dibbert.justina - 2016-04-05 17:33:39

I was expected it to be a pure slice of life but I was wrong, it have a bit heavy plot. Is it a worth show to watch? Yes, let me explain why it was a worth show to watch.

Story : 3/5 *good*
The story was unique (you might surprised), despite that the base concept was very usual. It starts slowly with a lot of heartwarming moments then will go faster and deeper with some fighting lately. And yeah, there was a plot twist that escalate my interest.

Characters : 4/5 *great*
I can say the characters are a bit generic. But there aren't annoying characters and wrong development on it, so it was good. Each characters have their own manner to protect their self and their loved ones. And of course, they was loveable. Great news, all side characters are useful to set up the story and mood without overshadowing the main characters. Side characters are also well developed.

Art & Animation : 3/5 *good*
Art style was good for 2007-things. Beautiful? Yes, it was! I have no problem with it and it was appealing at my eyes. Animation at fighting scenes was just good.

Sound : 2/5 *generic*
It was the weakest part. Yeah, both opening and ending theme song are easy to forget. But I can deny, they was able to build the mood before and after watching it, so they weren't bad. Other sound-things like the voice actors and background music? I have no problem with them.

Enjoyment : 4/5 *great*
I love it! It was pleased me. And as an emotional viewer, it succeed to make me feeling the characters. It was a zero boring-point show.

Final Score : 7/10
(average of quality value / 2) + (enjoyment value / 2) = (3/10) + (4/10) = 7/10

macejkovic.sophia - 2013-05-21 20:17:25

I watched this anime more than a year and a half ago, but it's still has an impression in me, so I decided to write a review about it.Sola was the first anime after Naruto, that I started to watch in japanese, so maybe that's the reason why I like it so much.Story 10: The story cought my attention right away, mostly concentrating around the sky and the characters' actions are all influenced by it. I don't mind that it isn't progressing fast at first, because at least we have some time to know the characters and the reasons behind their actions. There are lots of great ideas attained and as how the story continoues there are more and more flashbacks showing the characters' past and connections. There are always something surprising during to show, sudden changes that keep your attention on it. So I decided to give this a 10.Art 10: I loved the art, it was beautiful. Especially the backgrounds and the pictures of the sky. They made it so lively with those pastel colors. All the sunrises, twilights were beautiful, the flowing clouds in the sky made me feel at ease... They all made the show beautiful and enjoyable. It shows that the animators put some work into making this anime and there were just a very few lacking.Sound 9: I liked also the openings and the ending, they were all suitable, having the same mood as the anime. Ceui made a good work, her songs still on my mp3 player, also Aria Yuki's Colorless Wind so...The ost was great to, nicely choosed for the different scenes, they really created the mood for them.I was satisfied with the voice actors, Noto Mamiko was a good choose for Matsuri, but they all did great.Character 9: The character development was impressing in the series. You know, there are those kind of characters too, who at first seem to be the enemies, but later you realize that they have their own reasons to do what they do. And sometimes those reasons as painful and sad as the main characters'. As the story is progressing you start to like them or they become your favourites. I like when an anime make the bad guys likeable, maybe sounds cliche.But I like the best Aono's character development in the end. The way she reached that point was hard and painful, but she was able to stand up after the happenings and live her life as it should be.Enjoyment 10: I really enjoyed this series, I finished it within a few afternoons, I just couldn't stop watching it. And after I finished it, there was the feeling of lonelyness. It can't be helped, series I like always does this to me.But thanks to this anime, I started to see the sky, and to be honest I realized that there are lots of little pretty things, that we don't sense and we just skip them. It's impressed me the rate I started to make pictures of the sky too and still if I see a beautiful scenery, I can't help but make a photo of it.Overall 9: I recommend this to everyone, because it contains romance, some light fight, deep emotions and you can know a great storyline. Of course at some point I caught myself almost crying so if you are emotionally weak, prepare some tissues for the last few episodes please.