Considerations This is a spoilerfree review. 80+ in my rating means really good. Ive added one of the anime soundtracks OP to the sound section. If you wish scroll down start it and use it as your background music while you read. Story The story follows Iwata a girl that is much taller and stronger than the average girl causing her to be perceived almost as nonladylike because of her body. Shes in love with a friend that she has known since elementary school Kamishiro. On the other hand hes the most popular guy in school because of his looks and his performance in the soccer club. Now in junior high theyre reunited in the same class and anything can happen. The story is clich? Yes but its good enough for a romance. I felt like in the beginning it had a lot of drama and hoops which was kind of turning me off some but soon the focus shifted into being a comfort/cute anime. During my time watching Ive been extremely delighted with this anime and I would like to add that theres a good closure to season 1 no cliffhangers or things to make you want to kill the director. With a Season 2 already confirmed it makes this anime a good romance option. Art The art is average. The animation sometimes is nonexisting but for one romance animes do not need a really good animation its all about not being straightup terrible. One thing that I personally liked in this anime was the changes in art style. Sometimes the art would change to have a heavier tone in impactful scenes and that was combined with a change in color palette most of the times with high exposure. So youd have a scene that was vibrant and overall impactful and I think that was a good decision especially for the moments that we all look for in a romance anime. 420https://3.pillowfort.social/posts/ea6bf6868cb1e93fa5eb.gif Classic shojobubbles effect Characters There are a medium amount of characters in this anime mostly the classroom students teachers and such. Theyre all well done Iwata has her close friends each with a different personality and style and the colleagues are also funny and fit well with the sidecharacters. They get some good screen time and youre able to distinguish everyone both in terms of character design and personality which is good. 420https://media1.tenor.com/m/h1lCYGzbkAAAAAd/astarbrighterthanthesuntaiyouyorimomabushiihoshi.gif As I always like to talk about the main character Iwata was a good main character. I was able to empathize with her and I was cheering a lot for her. She wasnt frustrating to watch as some romance animes do and in general I enjoyed everything about her. Soundtrack The soundtrack is good. I personally liked the song on both the ending and the opening. The ending was really well done artistically speaking but I just didnt like the main beat I think. In terms of VA theyre well done I feel like their voices really suited the style of the character more chill characters had a monotone kind of voice that got along nice. Overall the soundtrack was able to engage my emotional side when needed and thats all I can ask. https://www..com/watch?v=2OQL1CSNJNw Conclusion If youre like me you skip everything and read only the conclusion because you dont want to get spoiled with other themes. So I will try to be brief on this point: Watch it. If you like romance animes that focus on cutesy and satisfying romance without much drama thats a good pick. I also think that the story of a main character whos strong and tall yet cute in their own way sets this anime apart from the majority. Im excited for a 2nd season of this anime.
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