Jul 19, 2020
I think one word describes this anime well: A N T I C L I M A T I C.
In one phrase, would be the classic: "You never know how good the things you have are until you lose them".
tl;dr: The story gets to a point where it becomes so annoying that all you want to see is Haru.
If you search for more realistic (in terms of art and setting) romantic seinen drama anime in MAL, you will notice that the ones with the higher scores are the ones with incredibly well done heartwarming (or hearbreaking) climaxes. Those are the ones with more than 8,5.
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Then comes the ones with no proper ending, but with a story so, so good, that you forgive them. Those are the ones which barely get higher they 8. Then we have the ones like this one. Which are given a little more than 7, probably because the extremely good art, and the presence of that one good girl. Yes, Haru is the famous case of Right Girl in the Wrong Anime.
I think one thing that everyone agrees is that the anime starts very very well. But gets annoying. Not really "bad", but annoying. The MC acts like a jerk towards Haru during the first few episodes, ok, understandable, he is a MC after all. But it gets annoying SO D*MN fast. By episode 4 it should have stopped. But it ddin't. It never did.
Haru is sweet and lovable, she is complex, hard working and she tries hard to find her way in life. It seems like the author only really tried to write a good character when writing her.
And then we have the most important scenes. And are they are just... lackluster. When the anime tries to get back on track, is too late. Like, "credits rolling on the screen" to late. But the thing that gets us, it's how annoying everyone is. Only Haru and the side characters are actually not a pain in the ass.
Spoilers Ahead
Lastly, the anime is poorly written when approaching the "I lost something I really treasured" trope. The anime would be much better if Shinako really really suffered after losing the MC, seeing her being punished for being unable to move on from the dead dude would be heartbreaking but satisfying. Maybe we would start liking her more. But, if they ended up together anyway, it would be great to see the MC noticing how much he misses Haru, and, when eventually trying to contact her, she would be in another relationship, trying to move on after being rejected, in a way he never could. Also, Shinako could have less of a dull personality, it is just... empty. Many things in this anime are so empty.
Anyway, the anime had potential, but it was anticlimatic. It was empty. It got annoying. Such a shame. Haru deserved much better.
Example of another Right Girl in the Wrong Anime: Felli Loss in Chrome Shelled Regios.
Example of a girl like Haru in a better anime: Noe in True;Tears.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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