With that preface, one would hope that whatever studio sought to adapt Sawayoshi's work would take as much time and care into capturing the spirit of the original work. Those hopes were crushed when Children's Playground Entertainment released its product.
Obviously, with an adaptation of a series I'm quite fond of, it's impossible to be unbiased. Despite that, I will go so far as to say that while this may not be the *worst* adaptation of a manga, it is certainly one of the worst that I have ever seen.
Gone are many of the expressive faces that pepper the story. Gone are the sex-jokes, suggestive gags, and strange conversations that gave the original material life. Gone are entire chapters, many of which, while not critical, provide some much needed characterization to an otherwise already-rushed story. If the opening is to be believed, this production is going to attempt to compress 63 chapters into 12 episodes. Not only is this a foolish venture; it's wholly unnecessary--there's plenty of places for a good spot to end it for one season.
The supporting voice-casting is also quite unusual for this series. Nao Touyama and Rie Kugimiya are excellent seiyuu, with hundreds of roles between them. Using that level of talent for the characters they're casted makes little sense. Surely, less-experienced but still talented seiyuu could have given an excellent performance while saving some of the budget, which is patently thin.
Animation for the show leaves much to be desired. Another victim of the adaptation is the distinct art-style of the manga. Girls especially are significantly more flat and generic in appearance compared to their manga counterparts. Sawayoshi has a distinct style of lips for his girls, which is notably absent from the show. All-around, the animation quality is bare-bones. It is highly unlikely anyone will remember this show for its style--as it blends into every other high school rom-com that's come out in the last five years.
This is the first review for any series that I have bothered to create on MAL. Please consider the fact that I have done so here as evidence of how poorly this show is doing. If readers should take anything from this review, it would be:
Do not bother with this anime. It is a shallow husk of an otherwise excellent manga.
