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Flip Flappers is without a doubt eye-pleasing. The first half of the series is intuitive, spontaneous, and entertaining. At first, the story is confusing. It's not clear what you're watching but makes you connect the dots as you watch more. For one thing though, the animation is superb.

The themes are not clear cut, they're actually quite ambiguous. The show's themes require you to think a little bit and piece it together which can be challenging but interesting. It makes you think and each scene is meticulously made to probe thought. But as you watch more you'll find the themes resonate more as a coming-of-age ... story surrounding the main character, Cocona such as gaining independence and exploring your place in the world and identifying who you in relationship to the people around you.
Unless you wanted this theme explicit to you, then this may not be the anime for you.

Otherwise, this anime relies on animation a lot to help the audience make inferences about the story and drive the momentum of the story. However, this also means that the characters are not fleshed out enough. I feel like the show had a lot of opportunities to grow their characters more but a lot of them are left without actual substance to the story. For instance, there are a few characters that come up that are seemingly important but if you were to think of their contribution to the anime as a whole, that importance may not be there.

Also, the pacing of the anime is confusing (perhaps re-watching might change my mind about this). The first half of the series is a slow-build and it gets more intense towards the last 4-5 episodes. But as the series goes into the end, the story becomes messy and there's a lot of information thrown at you which can be overwhelming. Surprisingly enough, the animation quality is still consistent. But, there's quite a number of plot holes and ongoing questions that the anime fails to answer or give closure. There is some attempt to answer these questions but it's still very ambiguous episode after episode.

Overall, the the series is highly commendable. It's intuitive, fun, and very eye-pleasing. The use of colors and animation is superb and impressively consistent. An ongoing problem with the show is that there's a plot holes in most of the episodes (probably due to their heavy reliance on using animation to tell the story) and become more frequent in the end of the series. However the ambiguity makes you think and urges you to piece it together.

Also, there is a tendency of throwing too much information at the audience especially towards the end of the series. The characters are not fleshed out that much but perhaps this was done intentionally to probe that "coming-of-age" theme.

Even so, I would urge anyone to watch this anime. It's entertaining, amusing, thought-provoking, and fun-loving. Give Flip Flappers a chance!

(Review subject to change after rewatching)

Pardon any typos below. If you're one that appreciates character development, you'll find yourself relating to many characters in the show.
Yuri!! on Ice is a beautiful and moving story with a main character that's capable of relating to anybody and everybody in the slightest.

He's unique in that he he showcases vulnerability and holds doubts about his abilities to achieve gold medal. He's not perfect and he knows it. He holds doubts, but still keeps his determination (although not at first).

With the help of establishing an intimate relationship with Victor, it was refreshing to see Yuuri develop more interpersonal relationships with his opponents alongside strengthening ... himself on the intrapersonal level.

I appreciate how fleshed out the characters were (main and minors), it was consistent in foiling/juxtaposing against the healthy relationship between Yuuri and Victor. Each opponent had a unique character to them as well as their own strengths and weaknesses which kind of shines light on what Yuuri himself needs to hone in.

As for the art, it's good and the animations are your standard animation. They emphasizes more detail in more significant scenes but the level of detail is inconsistent when it comes to performances. It can be choppy and awkward but it's not horrific.

There are a few iconic sounds in here (other than the OP and ED) and most of the soundtracks for the main characters are accompanied by their own personal taste and compliments their personalities. Perhaps the most beautiful track is Yuuri's free-skate (also titled "Yuri on Ice")

In regards to the storyline, the anime is highly enjoyable and I appreciate the production's take on portraying intimate and mutual love. The love portrayed in the anime is multi-dimensional (friendship, mentorship, romance, companionship, and more). Yes, one can say that his anime is very gay, but it does so without attaching that "shounen-ai" tag to normalize gay/bi characters/relationships or at least mutual relationships.

Overall, I liked this anime because the characters and relationship dynamics are fun. The story is inspiring and holds sentiment that makes you connect with the emotions of the characters. The characters are hard to dislike as each have their individual strengths and weaknesses (all of them are highly commendable). There is a variety of music that goes from fun-loving to intense and gorgeous. I highly recommend anyone to watch this anime.