A boy wanders around town at night.

This is by the Dagashi Kashi author (and features pretty much the same character designs lol). I’ve been reading the manga so I knew this would be good (btw it keeps going from where this left off).

The show did not disappoint. Very well done, beautifully animated, great characters. But what I like best is what it does thematically. It feels at first glance like it will be a goofy light-hearted comedy like Dagashi Kashi (well, ok, it kind of it is) but it also takes a very critical look at romance, love and freedom. I especially liked how they used the main character attempting to fall in love to look at romance with a more critical eye than we pretty much ever see.

• Storytelling – A – Loved it. I got sick of the classic SHAFT style but here they didn’t overdo it and it worked really well.
• Voice – A – Feels totally unique.
• Characters – A – Fascinating characters.
• Attention Grab – A – Excited for each episode.
• Production – A – Looks great.
• Overall – A-

Recommendations – Dagashi Kashi, Bakemonogatari