I understand that many who are used to the modern style of anime art may not find the artistic approach offered by Gokinjo Monogatari appealing, however, if you give it a chance I am sure, you will not only get used to it, but embrace the artistic style. And this story has to be told through the catalog of expressions that this style of drawing achieves for its characters. It is wonderful how slight movements in the faces of the characters denote so much of their personality and the emotions they are feeling.
As for the music, Gokinjo Monogatari has such a characteristic OST, it's one of those OSTs that don't go unnoticed and stay engraved in your memory. Its opening song may be puzzling to many, but it completely describes the vibes of its protagonist and if you like the series, you will be infected by its vibes and therefore share the feelings of the protagonist in its opening.
And without a doubt, what makes this series stand out the most is its story. In my opinion, this is the best Slice of life about teenage life I have ever seen. It deals with emotions in a forceful and at the same time subtle and realistic way, as I said before, it helps a lot with the tools provided by its artistic style to make it clear what each character feels with slight changes in their faces. This anime touches too many teenage themes in such a funny way but at the same time so easy to identify with them. More than anything portrays how complicated interpersonal relationships are, many of the problems between characters are only due to poor communication, so we see how they deal with jealousy, feelings of inferiority, vocation problems and the feeling of being derailed in life, unrequited love, contempt for oneself, feelings of misunderstanding, loneliness and many personal fears that I could not explain in words, because it is not an explanatory anime, but rather demonstrative.
And that is, if you were ever a teenager, this anime will remind you of that time and the immensity of emotions, worries, desires and aspirations that we feel in our youth.
