the one major factor that was the same in both was the lack of Romance. the title "maidens are falling in love with me" can give viewers the presumption that they are going to be watching a good romance series, but that only appears to be the case in the final episodes of both series.
focusing now on Futari no elder, the overall feeling i got after was finishing the last episode was border lined with "That was cute" or " . . . and they lived happily ever after". Not that i was unsatisfied with the show, but i was left feeling that there could have been sooooo much more. especially with the relationships of the characters. along side the relationships, many of the characters personalities could have been portrayed a little more, instead of leaving the viewer with one a two impressions. Now stepping away from the plot, if i were too give this anime a score based solely on animation, sound, and art i would give it an 11. the artwork was fantastic, and the music worked perfectly with the soft romantic feel.
Within the 3 episodes you meet the 2 main characters who obviously are the titular elders. Chihaya and Koruko are extremely likable characters, and in some ways complete opposites of each other, for one Chihaya is a male. Now the story does revolve around the actions that involve these two, but the other characters are what act as the foundation for their building friendship, and eventually Romantic feelings as seen in the final episode which was beautifully made, a little too coincidental, but nonetheless beautiful.
My only regret about the anime is that some of the problems,relationships, and pasts of the characters could have been fleshed out more to give the viewer a better understanding of the situation the main character Chihaya was in.
That's the end of my Review and i hope you to watch the anime as well!
