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I have to admit, unlike quite a few people who watch this anime, I haven't played any of the Persona games, so this review won't be about how faithful it is, but about enjoyability for novices to the story.

I think what first pulled me into the anime was the clean, nice and just good quality animation and art. The sound was pretty decent and the character introductions started off really well- they were all pretty hilarious and had their own quirks- I wanted to know who they were, why they were there and why all three brothers had such different hair colours (...I don't ... think we ever found out btw).

The concept, although not super epicly original, was still great and enthralling- there was mystery and no pointless fanservice most anime seem to be keen on including nowadays. (Also, there wasn't one of those annoyingly weak female characters whose existence is designed purely to annoy you.)

But then, one episode, I suddenly realised that I had no idea what was going on. I actually thought I'd skipped an episode, but no, there was just no continuity/ explanation as to the sudden and seemingly random timeskip. But I persevered until, having just finished the last episode, I turned to my brother with a genuine sense of: "dafuqdidIjustsee?"

The 'final battle', no matter how epic and emotional, made no sense to me at all. Neither the main character's nor the 'villain's' motivations were explained as far as I could tell, and I kept blanking because the characters would talk about people hardly even mentioned before without even a glimpse of a helpful mini-flashback to remind you who on earth they were.

Even so, I did enjoy it... and if anyone watches it and can tell me what happened... I'd thank them profusely. But hey, maybe that's because I haven't played the games? I'm planning on watching Persona 4 the animation next, so maybe that would help.

So, in conclusion: Story-4, art-10, sound-9, character-8, enjoyment-8.

Well let me start off by saying that, as a Brit, i've never really had much interest in Baseball because we don't have it over here. Therefore, i don't know ANYTHING about the rules, the players, the positions... I think the only thing I know is that "koushien" is where all japanese baseball players want to go.

However, i have been bowled over (no pun intended) by the amazingness of this anime, and am sure to continue watching it.

Usually, you'd expect a sports anime to be for guys, but I think that this one is pretty effeminate (and BL fangirls, there's been A LOT of moments ... so far, eg "If you're with me, you'll get to feel good as much as you want!")

So... basically, go and watch it, if not for the sport, but for the comedy and the story :D

Usually, when I see manga published before I was born (pre-1995) I run a mile. Usually because the art is pretty damn rubbish (I'm a massive art freak. I love beautifully drawn manga), and I don't get any contextual references... But for some reason, I started reading this manga, and i'm so glad I did.
Despite its obvious lack of beautiful art, the story so far (up to chpt.14) has been page turning. I literally couldn't stop reading until my eyes felt like they were going to fall out. The two main characters have such amazing and captivating personalities, who don't seem to be the ... usual uke/seme roles.
The manga contains the perfect mix of comedy, drama and enthralling plot, plus the gradual, but obvious transition of Friends> BFFs> Bromance> Boyhood crush> Something more... is so cute and perfect. I'd recommend it for anyone and everyone, even if shounen-ai isn't your thing.

I'd never heard of this manga before today, which is pretty depressing now that i've read it. The volume is split into 4 couples, over the 7 chapters.
Story: 8
1) The first story was so original, and one of the cutest stories i've ever read. There was plenty of comedy which made it seem so sweet, however they do... jump the gun a bit...
2) Another sweet, and pretty original story, slightly reminds me of sekaiichi hatsukoi, but about 20 times better.
3) Not quite as original, but sweet all the same.
4) Pretty darn adorable.
Art: 10
SO FRIKKIN' EPIC. Just beautiful. Have you seen the picture??
Characters: 10
Both Semes ... and Ukes are adorable. What else can I say?
Enjoyment: 10
I had a permanent smile on my face. One of the best manga's I've read in a really long time.
Overall: 10
The mangaka is quickly becoming one of my favourites, this manga is just so.. good.

Umm completely and utterly epic. I don't know what has just happened- maybe spoilers for the end of naruto, or an awesome professional AMV, but it was really good. I re watched it about 10 times. And to be honest, it's only 6 minutes long, so i don't see why you're still reading this, and not watching it.
[Also, Aqua timez is an awesome band anyway, so it's all good]