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I saw the first episode or "step" to this show and couldn't understand why it was getting a lot of hype. Curious I stuck around and watched it till the end. I have to say for those twenty minutes my face expression went from blank to *GASP*.

Story: The story is plainly forbidden love. It's a more serious subject, that is evident in our world today. I'm glad that a few animators took the time to create something short and cute with that kind of topic.

Art: The art is just cute. I couldn't help but aww at Doki and Nabi many many many times.

Sound: ... No spoken words, just songs. Don't worry about not being able to speak Korean. You just gotta feel the rhythm and the animation tells the story without the words.

Character: Ahhh the characters. Now the characters, seem typical. You have the guy, the girl, the envious one who likes the girl. But don't let this stop you from watching this!

Enjoyment/Overall: It's short, it's cute, it touches an important subject and it's very enjoyable! It's definitely a good watch and I recommend it to all those who wish to watch it.

Kare Kano is the first shoujo anime that I really liked (Excluding Sailor Moon). Kare Kano takes a spin on what could be a normal/ seen it/ shoujo and makes it into something that I was not expecting.

Story: As for the story it has it's cliche moments, but as a whole is very unique and pretty powerful for a shoujo. (Ahh this review is making me sound biased against shoujos)

Art: People may often judge Kare Kano for its art, and while I am not crazy about it, you have to remember that it is one of the older animes. It also did not get ... as much money/hype as a lot of the "prettier" animes.

Sound: I honestly didn't know this show made it to America and was dubbed so I can't tell you about that. However, I can tell you that the Japanese version is amazing. The show is a little old and the subs were obviously done a while a go, so the subbing might be a bit sketchy.

Character: All the characters in Kare Kano usually are very funny. The two main ones, are definitely the main focus, but they do go into backgrounds of the other characters.

Enjoyment: Overall I really liked this anime and I was super-sad to see it end so soon (it was never finished so be warned of the short -abrupt- WTF ending). I had to read the manga straight after this to see how it ended. I recommend this to all who want a good dramatic love story with some surprises in it.

If you have seen my review for Deep Love Ayu no Monogatari, then you might see some similarities.
Deep Love Reina no Unmei is probably the saddest, and most tragic. It tells the story of a friend, lover, and mother whose name is Reina. The art is good, and there are not many characters, but not many characters are needed for this short manga. It's a quick read, but a hard one to get through. If you are looking for a happy manga I suggest you turn around before reading this one. However if you think you can handle it then I strongly suggest you read ... it!