I started watching the anime right after reading the manga, which definitely is not the best way to experience it since the adaptation is almost a direct translation from page to screen. Thus, story wise it added nothing new to the experience. Still, I think the anime did capture the unique feel of this manga pretty well. It gave off the nostalgic vibes that resembled the innocence of first love. The manga itself has a very unique minimal line and curve art style, while the anime goes for the water painting, hand drawn look. Basically a perfect fit visually for the medium. The voice acting fits the character and I'm glad they go for gentle rather than over-the-top expressions.
The volume this anime adapt is a simple story of two classmates with opposite personalities falling in love. If you stay on for the ride until the end (in the manga), you'll experience one of the most beautiful, bittersweet, and realistic journey of love between two men.
