The show is simple. A girl named Akane gets bullied by the kids in her school. They call her the grim reaper, and constantly pick on her for even the dumbest stuff. However one day a transfer student named Taiyou shows up and befriends her and turns that moniker into a positive thing. Taiyou is a lovable idiot, and he seems to think that all the grim reaper stuff is true, but instead of shunning Akane he tries to get closer to her to get more of her power. His stupidity is offset by his honesty and forthrightness. So a typical episode will be the other kids saying something mean, Taiyou comes in to turn it into something positive, and then Akane being embarrassed by the ridiculousness of what he said.
Honestly not much needs to be said. This is a little slice of life show about elementary school kids. The romance is an undertone that we can see, and that Akane has to wonder at, but since they are so young it's really just a show about kids being cute. If you don't like slice of life anime this probably wont be for you. I loved the show, but I can also admit that the show might have been a bit longer than necessary. A setup like this would have been awesome for shorts, though I am glad they had full episodes. Most of the humor is distributed through how ridiculously complimentary Taiyou is, and I can see how someone might get bored of it before they finish. I think my only other criticism would be that they didn't end with a quick scene where Akane and Taiyou are entering or leaving high school and holding hands. I cant imagine this show getting a second season, something like that would have been a nice way to end it. Especially when they named the last episode ten years later, bastards. Give it a go if your alright with slice of life shows, or if you need a palette cleanser between something serious.
