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the quality drops off a lot towards the end , shoves in a bunch of the original comic strips scenes & doesn't adapt them well , but if you enjoyed the first half & feel like dropping it when it drops off, be sure to watch episode 12 at least , it has those issues but it caps off those good earlier parts really well for the main duo , & it makes the general experience of the series feel good

kinda goes without saying, the first half carries this series & is some really nice shoujo with some neat spins , I think it's ... well worth watching that part , the visuals, characters & sound are all good or better there

the score of 7 reflects that I skipped episodes when the quality noticeably dropped , I can't give what I saw as low as a 6, because it was good , & can't give something that drops off in quality that much an 8

This is a 9.7 out of 10 anime in my opinion, a near masterpiece, it has simple but fantastically portrayed story arcs, in my opinion great characters, some brilliant ost, a really nice well stylised art direction that fits well, great VA work - sometimes overdramatic yes but that very much fits the work too, & is a very enjoyable watch overall, it also pulls off its ending well.

I detract 0.1 point because although the second opening is a great animation, the song on it is exceptionally awful to the ear of an english speaking person in my opinion, they'd have done better keeper the ... original opening through to the end & only switching up the animation, I muted it through most of my watch through.

I detract 0.2 because sometimes escapes from losing positions are made from clearly lost states with total ease in order to make the fights as a whole better, & because sometimes a move is fully animated to show off the sumo better in an 'imagination' sequence that does look good, but adds along to the skips to break the feeling of continuity during fights/bouts sometimes.

Though being a fan of Sumo likely does add to my opinion of it, to me I find it comparable to old sports & martial arts anime like Prince of Tennis & HGD Kenichi, and in some areas this surpasses them for me.

This is a great anime & I very much recommend it.