I really loved the artwork, it had a very unique style, and it made the characters look awesome! Especially the faces, and even more so with the girls in the series, very kawaii! What? As they would say in anime, I am a guy after all! lol The setting was very interesting too, a private Christian Academy in Japan. I went to a Christian school myself for a good part of my primary school days, so I can relate to some of the stuff that I saw in the series. also, with the lead character living alone with his little sister, that was one of the reasons why I compared it to Bunny Girl Senpai. That and of course Rika being the Futaba of this series.
The story was at first not too substantive, but it got much more substantive as a story went on. And I don’t mean that in the usual way that stories develop either. This was supposed to be a slice of life romcom, but it turned out to be much more than that. I want this to be spoiler free, so I can’t give too much in the way of details. But you may want to get your tissues out for episode three, the one with the flashback of Kodaka as a kid, and that other kid who helped him. It’s definitely a bit heartbreaking, just as a heads up. And some really good back stories with the characters as well, I was really impressed by that. And speaking of which…
The characters themselves were much more interesting than I thought they were going to be. Yes with the backstories like I said, but even with the main girl Yozora, she goes from being weird, to being caring, to being very sinister and even depraved at times, to being caring and considerate again. And no, I don’t mean in a knee-jerk way like someone who has mental issues or anything, I mean the fact that despite some big flaws of hers, she is overall a very good, caring, and compassionate person. Sena, ugh, not a terrible person, but like I said in the episode 4 discussion thread, very stuck up, because she’s the spoiled little princess of the school president. And as the series went on, I understood more and more why Yozora really ripped into her at times, though that in itself went way too overboard sometimes as well. Kodaka, with his English mother’s blonde hair, and his scary looking eyes, you gotta feel for him for how he gets the wrong rap so often. But still, he actually takes that stuff really in stride, and only “uses it” like once or twice this season, and only to bail Sena out, with something that she herself started by clearly provoking those guys at the pool.
Kodaka’s little sister, Kobato, is the Rikka from Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions of this series, simply put. And I already told you about Rika being the Futaba of the series, though extremely perverted, and clearly a yaoi fangirl in addition to that. The little girl nun, Maria, has a serious attitude problem especially for someone who is supposed to be in the clergy. And no, her being a little girl doesn’t excuse some of the stuff that she says. And that finally brings us to the timid, effeminate boy, Yukimura. You know, I don’t know why both him and Maria are so damn gullible to Yozora’s words, but it shows up even more in Yukimura. I mean it gets to point to where she convinced him to even wear a girl’s swimsuit to a pool in one episode. I mean seriously? Yeah, and no way is him radiating a manly aura through that, supposed to make him any manlier. Yozora clearly played him as a fool.
I really, really love the music, especially the opening theme. It’s now one of my favorites, because that’s how good it is! It’s fun, upbeat, has excellent timing, and so much more!
Anyways, I suppose that this review has already gone on too long, so I’ll end it here. But I really, really enjoyed this series a whole lot! Not too many misunderstandings of pervertedness, (also with the many actual perverted scenes as it is! Lol) and even then it didn’t strain the relationships between the characters that much. Very heartwarming turns of events throughout the season, and just when it was really starting to get on my nerves, it kept making it up to me, time and time again. I’m really impressed with this series, and I can’t wait to see the OVA’s and for season two!
