The premise of bar stories usually catches my attention, so I blindly trusted and decided to watch this anime just after reading its name and synopsis. The best thing about this anime is knowing the story of each person who passes through the doors of Edenhall. It is always interesting to meet the people who come to a bar, not in search of a party, but of relief. How Sasakura, the protagonist, used the drinks, story and ingredients to give a sermon to the customers was fantastic. They are sermons that never feel pretentious, as Sasakura seems like a person who has had a hundred years of experience while appearing to be in his 20s.
The setting of this anime was too good, the whole aura that Edenhall exuded, the lighting, the sound everything was positioned in a way that was so calming for both the customer and the viewer. Furthermore, this place had the power to envelop you in any type of story that was told within these 4 walls. As for the episodic stories, there is nothing to complain about this beautiful anime.
On the other hand, the part where it does falter a lot is in this main plot of the Cardinal Hotel staff trying to convince Sasakura to work with them. This plot feels uncomfortable, because Sasakura always looks for a kind way to reject them, but rather than finding valid reasons, they simply end up pushing him so that in one way or another, the protagonist relates to the people and the type of work he will do within of the hotel. On repeated occasions, Sasakura says that this environment is not for him, but even so, the script tries to make this happen, even if it goes against the will of its protagonist.
The Edenhall ending is a bit disappointing, but I don't want to go into too much detail to avoid spoilers. It is an anime that has a lot of value for its episodic stories, but at the same time it tries to be ambitious by telling a main story throughout its 12 chapters and that cannot end it in a satisfactory way. Despite all this, I still strongly recommend this anime, since each story that was told is unique and it is just a matter of taking your time to know which one you can identify with.
