Yubisaki to Renren

A solid anime. Very good animation, staying away from cg, which I personally appreciated. Characters and story are fine to good. The characters are not overly deep, nor the story terribly unique, but enjoyable and different enough to be interesting. The voice acting was surprisingly competent not ground breaking, but for a dub, pretty dang good. The soundtrack a big highlight in this anime, really good. The op is good, but the ed it kind of just alright. Overall, the highlights are the art and soundtrack. However, the story and overall aesthetic is very cute and enjoyable as well. Especially if you enjoy a good ... romance anime. 7.50/10 Dubbed

"A Sign of Affection" explores elements of romance that resonate across all ages. It captures the excitement of a crush and the fluttering butterflies of young love while also delving into more mature relationship themes. A dominant theme is the concept of distance in a relationship and the effort required to maintain communication. The anime beautifully illustrates that when people truly want to make a relationship work, they will, regardless of the circumstances, and that the journey is worth the effort.

Although the story is decent, there are moments where the relationship doesn't develop significantly, which is understandable given its 12-episode format and common within romance ... anime tropes. The other relationships in the series could have benefited from more depth and focus, but it remains enjoyable to see how two people—one inexperienced in love and the other hesitant until meeting their special someone—can come together and overcome their differences. The side characters also experience unrequited love, highlighting the pain of longing and waiting for the right moment that may never come.

Beyond the story, the animation and art style are stunning. The anime features beautiful scenes of flowers and skies, with bright, airy colors that convey the characters' emotions vividly. When the colors darken, it effectively reflects the mood of sadness or pain.

Overall, the story is quite typical and not particularly groundbreaking, which might appeal to some while others may find it less engaging. It is simple yet addresses common relationship issues, making it a great choice for those who can relate or enjoy a slow, calming, and sweet narrative.

It started pretty nicely but as it went on I started to hate both the female lead and male lead, but this is what you would expect from a typical shoujo, the perfect 6'8 popular hot guy with all the positive personality straits that will dote and take care of you, the shy, pure and cute girl(only this time she's deaf) and they will live happily ever after, also the villainized childhood friend who will never win because he's a osananajimi(Oushi u deserve better)


Characters - holy shit both male and female leads are so ass(literally skipped like 10 mins of the last ep bcos it ... was just them 2) but others are okay.


Story - typical shoujo(if you loooove shoujo, then you can watch this and "squeeeee" at the sleazebag lead male)


Art - art is very nice