Story: 7
You have to go into this anime with the right perspective. It is short. It is going to be rushed. Obviously, the story suffers. And the story is naturally simple and can be summed up in one sentence: "Boy can't paint anymore, childhood friend is sad and tries to help him while she also sees other girls come close to him and gets jealous." But if you are an artist or a romantic, this story of someone who is struggling to paint- and romance- is still a well done simple concept. The one trope that is overused that lowers the score is as each girl character appears and is somehow connected to our MC, the camera zooms in on the girl's face, showing her jealousy. But while this is not very well done, and kind of meaningless- the main focus is the relationship between the MC and the main girl. Everything else is just extra to develop the main characters that goes by pretty quickly.
Art: 7
The art is what you would expect from an OVA made nearing 20 years ago. The art is simple, but it is well done for what it's worth. It's representative of the anime of the time- and surprisingly good at some points.
Sound: 7
With no time for OPs or EDs, the background music is the only thing to judge. It's decently good. It doesn't distract overly, but it does enhance solidly.
Character: 9
Again, this is with the understanding that it's a 2 episode anime. It's not going to have the deepest characters developed over 50 eps. But for what it is, they have cute, well developed characters and I find myself rooting for them. They are flawed, and they are human, and while they are very stereotypical like most anime- *the clingy childhood friend*, *the tsundere*, *the tomboy*, etc. They are still presented well.
Enjoyment: 9
The big thing here is that this is also from a VN, similar to Canvas 2. But this one being an OVA, it does go into more mature visuals and concepts in terms of the MC and main girl's relationship. If you enjoy VNs where they usually culminate the relationship in an emotional love scene, then the payoff for these 2 eps is pretty nice. The characters feel like they genuinely care for one another and I was happy for their successes in life and together. It isn't a perfect romance, but I will be remembering this series.
