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One of the worst anime I watched.

Firstly, let start with some positivity, and talk about the one and only good aspect of this anime. That being the premise/concept.

An old couple, who has been married for over half a century, one day found their bodies reverting to their youthful appearance. The 2 who faced troubles in the past, weren't able to truly enjoy their time as a young couple. But now, thanks to their current stable life and this supernatural event, could they make up for the past?
This premise intrigued me, creating an ideal setting for a unique romance anime, one that will focus on ... a more mature romance. Which will differentiate itself from the hundreds of romcoms existing. Yet, unfortunately, it didn't live up to my intrigue.

Plot, the series is quite episodic, mainly focusing on the eccentric events surrounding the 2 main characters. Eccentric events being other characters reacting to their transformation or to how amazing they are. When it's not this, it's a 'sad' story relating to the past, or romance between the 2 main characters or other characters. The romance part being the worst of it all, Shouzou and Ine act like virgin middle schoolers, even though they have been together for over half a century (which the series constantly reminds us of) and had 3 kids together. This is so unrealistic and unnatural, and it completely ruins my expectations. What also made me more annoyed at it was that the Mushoko Tensei sequel aired in the same season on the same day. Mushoku Tensei is a series that is actually capable of depicting a mature and developing romance.

Characters, the characters in the series, are the definition of shallow. And you can divide them into 3 categories.
Those who only exist to be amazed at Shouzu and Ine, be it their appearance, or driving skills, or cooking skills, or anything else, because they are so perfect.
Virgin middle schoolers, which is only really the 2 main characters. Cause everyone else need to be amazed by them.
And the combination of them both, which are any characters whose only purpose is being a reaction GIF to Shouzo and Ine. That purpose is to have their own dull romance.

Comedy & Supernatural, the other 2 tags of this series, and like the romance part, they also suck.
For the comedy part, I don't have much to say, with comedy being a more subjective thing, so I guess I can only call it, not my cup of tea.
While the supernatural part... At first glance, I understood the series wasn't going to take it in a serious manner, but the way it executed it was ridden with plot contrivance. The main characters freely use their 'powers' of changing their bodies from old to young, going out of their way to tell everyone they know about it. But do we get some consequences from it? Does the government want to experiment on their body? Do they gain national or international news coverage? And as you guessed, the answer is no.

Animation, I don't pay much attention to the animation of non-action anime, but in here the animation was so bad it caught my attention. Many scenes in the series had the designs look off, to the point it harmed my watching experience.

In conclusion, this series had an interesting premise but a miserable execution. The author seemed more focused on creating a comedic and wholesome anime, rather than using the setting he created to its best.