Art: 9
Sound: 8
Character: 7
Enjoyment: 7
Overall: 7
Sakura Trick is a lesbian romance with about 0 male characters. The only males of note are the girls' fathers, both of which get about 6 seconds of screen time combined. Not saying that's bad, just the school setting wasn't as flushed-out as I would think ideal.
That aside, it's a nice, short romance that doesn't seem to share as many tropes as other romance anime I've watched. However Sakura Trick lacks depth. In the first episode, the theme of cherry blossom trees (that is hardly revisited) is set and the girls kiss. The first three episodes have a strong sense of progression, but that weakens as the show progresses. It isn't as dried-out as many other anime are, but slowing down the progression definitely wouldn't hurt at all, maybe delaying the first kiss to episode four or something like that.
The art was great! A mix of chibi scenes here and there really help the tone that the anime is going for. The rest of the normal scenes are also well-animated. And though greying out the background characters isn't normal, I think it fits the style.
Nothing to complain about the audio, the voice acting was great and the music fit the anime well!
The Characters weren't simple-minded, like a lot of other anime end up doing, but they weren't very deep. There are two romantic relationships going on at the same time and we are shown glimpses of both throughout the show, but again, little progress is made on either. All we're shown are the conflicts themselves, and that the conflict for one couple is removed at the end (A good ending, but we aren't given closure on the other)
Since this is my opinion section, I'm not going to say much and just say, "Hey, it was something different that what I usually watch, so of course I'm gonna rate it higher!"
I have a good memory, so I doubt I'll forget this, but I do think that it is a forgettable anime, short as it is. It's not a gem amidst dust, it's more of a cool-shaped stick you found when you were a kid.
Overall, I enjoyed it, and I think this is a little bit underrated for a romance anime, but to each his/her own and have a good day!
