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Well someone said to me that Fall anime season is gonna suck so I followed that but then Just Because! popped up on my radar and the cover art immediately made me interested.

So then I decided to give it a go. First 2 EPs already won me over due to the sound and art. I know that the animation quality suddenly dropped after two EPs but I kinda let it slide for now since that news article that featured the Pine Jam production team where the director is having problems in terms of making Just Because!. But then I realized that they're the same ... guys who made Gamers! anime and I was like "Dude. Two animes in a row?" I get that making animes is their job but making another anime after a season? That's where I immediately sympathized them and I'm fine with the sudden quality drop in animation.

Looks like I went off the review now. Going back, Just Because! is another school romance anime by Pine Jam and I must say after watching Gamers!, this is a step up from the last anime they made.

Storyline wise, it's about as simple as it can get. It's about 3 high school students who are almost graduating but then a transfer student arrives and this is where everything changes. Now I don't mind usual school romance stories and this is one of them. As for the pacing, as you expect from a school romance anime, it's slow but in Just Because's case, the slow pacing is alright.

Art. Well as mentioned above the first 2 EPs were good in terms of the art quality but eventually EP3 arrived and that's where the art quality suddenly dropped but for me I really don't see much of a quality drop but it varies by person.

Sound. Good. Very good music. The songs used fits well to the Winter atmosphere of the anime. Can't say much from here.

Characters. Well I do admit that Eita Izumi reminds me a bit of Makoto Yuuki from Persona 3 in terms of his personality. But anyway the characters, they're alright and not one character made me hate him/her.

I enjoyed the anime overall. As a guy who keeps on looking for good romance anime (especially school romance), this one is good because it captures that feel where you're almost about to graduate and you need to make some moves quick especially when it comes to love confession with someone you liked over the years during your high school days. It actually made me remember my days as a high school student.

Oh and last thing: Pine Jam, please get yourself a well deserved rest. You seriously need it especially after doing two animes in a row. You deserve it.