Oct 18, 2015
Why I hated it but it was good
I watched a lot of animes without writing about my opinion in details (I am actually lazy), but it felt like I should state what in my view is the main point of this show and why it can be considered good.
I didn't enjoy this for the most of time. Many times I was ready to drop it and mark it as bad. It makes you think just how messed up everybody is here a lot of times, with them behaving silly or bitchy (having random sex included, though I think of it as of a good part
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because it is unusual to see in shojou). I also hate the feeling you get watching how misunderstandings create problems out of nothing as well as people pulling dirty tricks on others, and here you will get it a lot. All the predictable cliche situations probably ruined the impression for many people, too. Though, somehow it manages to make you continue watching and wonder about the next episode.
After your typical shojou start where a popular guy meets a strange girl and takes an interest in her with all the moments which make you like "aww" - despite we don't have to watch them being too shy to approach each other directly till the end - they begin dating almost right away and this makes you curious what will we get to see next.
The great thing is how it is not just focusing on depicting girls' dreams about a great guy afterwards but on relationship problems, including friendship. I could say a lot analyzing each of the characters but it all sums up as they had their story which made them act as they did, not meaning it justifies their actions but somehow makes you understand and even like them more gradually. You can see that in other animes, too, but all the mess here was exceptional. Someone even compared it to School Days - but this show is certainly more realistic without yanderes killing anybody. Even the least stupid character (and I actually think he's a great guy) was trapped in a wish to get a revenge on his bullies (though he realized it was pointless afterwards).
And this is how life is, as well. I bet some people could see themselves here or at least relate to the characters at some points. Everyone goes through similar problems in their school years, though it doesn't always work out in real life as it did here. That's why afterwards it leaves you in deep thought. Was it good that everything worked out for them here - well, I think yes. It would be a disappointment and too much of drama otherwise, while this way it even gives a viewer some hope.
Things could seem rushed sometimes but I guess it can be overlooked since we only have 13 episodes. Actually, I think this being hard to watch already would only get worse if it had more. I didn't read the manga, though.
There are some good dramatic moments and the art was nice, though some of the girls who were supposed to be beautiful looked more like silly and plastic to me. No complaints about the sound and the OP song was quite touching.
Also, the last filler episode was kinda bad while the 12th episode really concludes the story, but I can imagine someone finding it funny.
Then, in general I wanted to say that despite a lot of flaws and being hard to watch this is still worth watching. My overall score is 6 which I don't consider bad, more like "somehow enjoyable". The one thing is certain - with a lot of people hating or loving this show it probably won't leave you indifferent as well, so at least give it a try.
P.S.: This is my first review here and I am not a native English speaker, so sorry for my writing flaws if you find any.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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