The characters in School Days are drawn superbly, as one can tell from any picture of the show; the soundtrack is great, which includes the opening and ending sequences in addition to the beautiful music that accompanies the romantic kiss and sad scenes; the story, as mentioned above, has an outstanding premise (although there seems to be some sort of disconnection between episodes) even later, because it explores Itou Makoto and Katou Otome's (the girl who went to the same middle school as the former and is (or should be) deemed important) relationship, to an extent; and the seiyuu (voice actors) do a good job, despite the fact I did not like Saionji Sekai's (ironically, she is the only seiyuu to have worked in the visual novel, anime, and (I think) radio drama as well (there is no escaping this one)).
Overall, I enjoyed this anime; it caters to a wide range of tastes. If you like what some would call "cliche (I hate this word) love triangles," you will like the first half of the series. If you prefer unexpected turns of events, you should enjoy the second. There is something about this show that makes everyone watch it to the "bitter" end, which is apparent in most of the other reviews, even of the ones who hate it; in fact, the finale is probably the reason for the angst, as it is unpredictable as well as bad, and the conclusion is usually what stays in the viewer's minds, as a director once said: "You might make mistakes here and there, but the ending is what the audience will remember; that is where you have to wow them."
