Reviews

This show is so cute! But if I had to pick one word to describe it, it would be "uneven." I think the first few episodes are the strongest - then after a while we lose the thread of Miyamura and Hori to meander around side character lane without really accomplishing much, only to come back to Miyamura at the end like we've gone through a miraculous journey with him when it doesn't really feel earned. In the second to last episode, Hori tells Miyamura that she still doesn't know much about him. I found myself thinking the same thing. Our show is ostensibly about Hori and Miyamura (yes? it's the title?), but it seems like development for them stops mid way through and then just devolves into... an episode about Hori's kink? It was funny, but, kind of a weird note when we hardly hear from those two after that.

I also found myself often distracted by the art and animation. The bright colors of a lot of the character designs for me didn't seem to gel with the rather normal toned world around them and a pet peeve of mine is those complicated hair designs that don't have much movement to them plastered onto a lot of same faces. The artwork in the opening theme song was really lovely - and every time I watched it I kept wishing it reflected the actual vibe of the show more. Watching this I could just feel the rapid pace the animators must have had to work at - a lot of the animation is just a little off. I think if given a little more breathing room they probably would have been able to execute a much stronger vision.

Still! There's not nothing here. I think that first half of the anime is really strong and sweet. I just wanted more of it!!!