The Story:
I had never expected the last volumes of the series getting adapted, since they are heavy on content and discarding anything could badly affect the flow, but it is also true that feel. BARELY made it with the second adaption. Then, what we had there? A bloody mess in the timeline, and accuse me, I had been only sleeping and refusing to conceive what had been shown on the screen. As a result, the development of characters had gotten continuously interrupted, and I had gone into thinking, how many more times… and what was the intention in doing things that way. The second point is feel. miserably tried offering some fan services, but honestly they were just terrible and shouldn’t have been there for the sake of greater good.
What bugged me the most were details. Many details that should have been emphasized, were either missing, or poorly done. An episode titled ‘Yui Yuigahama thinks deeply about the future’ without her actually thinking about it, and a discussion in succession without seriously discussing about the matter… There were others less significant, but for the things I had mentioned, one word is enough to summarise: garbage. Still, it is ridiculous that they managed to buy time for lame scenes.
The Sounding and Art:
The quality in artistic design was rather inconsistent, as though the studio hadn’t had anytime to do their work.
The sounding for the characters also earned its credit to this train wreck. The lines, and thinking progress of characters were monotone and emotionless, as if even the staff behind the mic didn’t want to participate in the project. Therefore, what possible to see on the silver screen was just the very sham of its origin. A slower tempo, along with some disruptions, or many of them, could have made things better.
The soundtrack was hardly exciting, as though all the best had laid within the second season. At least the ED was able to fix a leak with a Smiling sticker on a levee that would very soon break... Genius idea, by the way.
Conclusion:
The content talked about something genuine, but it is ironic that the final adaption was at this degree of pretension. Anyway, fan service, as well as the Snow underneath the Snow have been enough to satisfying the fans, whose majority is in her favour. With the purpose promoting the side stories, it has supported my negative reception for those successive works from Watari Wataru, which are void of direction and purpose. Nevertheless, for those who still wonder about this show, a wise choice is to experience and accordingly valuate on your own.
