- Story (8/10): In this anime there are 7 independent stories, the truth is that they are quite good. The only thing that all the arcs have in common is the beginning, because they all start at the point where Junichi, our protagonist, was left standing on a date for Christmas, so he is afraid of falling in love again. Each arc has different situations, individualized for each of the girls, this is quite good, because it makes all the spectators happy, it does not matter which girl you like, they will all have their beautiful ending. There is no temporal continuity, so no matter what order you watch, it will be fine.
If you want to see the anime in another order than the one broadcast, here are the episodes corresponding to each arc:
(1 - 4) Haruka Morishima
(5 - 8) Kaoru Tanamachi
(9 - 12) Sae Nakata
(13 - 16) Ai Nanasaki
(17 - 20) Rihoko Sakurai
(21 - 24) Tsukasa Ayatsuji
(25) Risa Kamizaki (It's better to leave this arc for the end)
Additional comment: I would give the story a 10/10, but I lowered it 2 points for Rihoko and Risa's arc, which in my opinion, were very disappointing. All arcs culminate in a kiss and an official declaration. Instead, Rihoko's arc only had an open ending, where there was neither, she simply ends the arc with the line "I hope my feelings reach him one day". And regarding Risa's arc, it wasn't bad, but the duration of 1 episode is extremely short, there should be better character development honestly
- Art (9/10): The art isn't bad at all, in fact, considering that this anime was released in 2010, it can be said with certainty that it has good animation. The characters are well drawn and the animation is fluid. I have not noticed any situation where the characters and the background are mixed (Unlike other anime of this time), so I affirm that the animation is quite clear. Even so, don't think about comparing this with a current animation, because obviously the quality of the animation of this anime will be much lower, keep in mind that 12 years have passed.
- Sound (8/10): The OP's are good, but they're not wonderful either, it's what you'd expect from a romance anime, nothing to write home about. Still they are quite addictive to say the least. The ED's did leave something to be desired. In the anime there are 7 ED's, one for each arc and sung by the seiyuu (voice actress) of each girl. On the other hand, the soundtrack is good, the background music matches very well with what is happening in the anime.
- Characters (10/10): Honestly the characters were the best of all the anime. 7 girls with an arc each. There are also supporting characters such as Miya, the sister of our protagonist or Hibiki, Haruka's friend. Each girl has her own personality and very developed. While I did complain about Risa's character development, I have to say that in just one episode, she manages to make it feel like you knew her from the beginning.
- Enjoyment (9/10): You are going to enjoy it very, very much, especially if you like the school romance genre. All 25 episodes of this anime and its OVAs/Specials are totally worth watching. I only lowered it 1 point, because honestly Sae's voice in the 3rd arc is very high-pitched and became quite annoying.
- Overall (9/10): I don't regret watching this anime at all, it was just beautiful to meet each girl, her personality in public, private and her insecurities, I'm totally in love with this anime!
