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They should really drop the romance tag on this. (EDIT - Not anymore, thanks XEELTom for giving me the heads up! :) )

Quick summary - in a world where people have flying shoes there exists a sport that's called Flying Circus. Basically you touch four poles as fast as you can or you whack the opponent's back or well, you prevent the opponent from doing so. Not really much of a premise there LOL.

This was pretty much a sleeper hit, it was a really outstanding show from start to end considering it was based off a VN. Instead, they dropped the romance and made ... it all about the sport and the girls, which was a very good approach. Character development was surprisingly well done.

All in all, if you are looking for a light hearted sport anime, this should fill that palate of yours.

Basic summary of the show - set in the Muv Luv Alternative universe where aliens known as BETA start invading Earth and eating people, and stuff. It's 1983 and our heroes are part of a divided Germany and the BETA is pretty much at their doorstep.

Luckily there isn't any real need to dive into the Muv Luv universe as a whole (it's great though), since the anime is pretty much a very good standalone gateway into the franchise itself.

FripSide OP. I'm a big sucker for fripSide's music so this is a big plus for me haha. ED complements the show very well.

The anime actually starts ... off slow here, the first three episodes feels rushed and a little disjointed because of set up and character development etc, but it starts getting good around episode five, and it kept me waiting for a new episode every week.

If you're into mecha, this is for you. If you're into dark shows where characters have basically no plot armor and you fear for their lives, this is for you.

Coming from someone who went to read the manga after watching the entirety of the first two seasons, SchoolRum San Gakki felt incredibly rushed, in comparison with the manga which clearly had enough content for another full 24 episodes.

Instead it adapted some of the more important scenes (all of them were well done, though it felt incredibly disjointed at times, non manga readers may not see it though), due to perhaps popularity or budget, which we will never know heh. Perhaps of note is how the MC Harima developed over the very short adaptation - it was done very well and conveyed just how ... good the character development was in the manga.

Though overall, a rather lacklustre end to a great show that gave me 2 seasons worth of laughter, due to perhaps unexpected circumstances if anything. Do read the manga if you want to know how much you've missed! :)