Review of We Were There

Bokura ga Ita is a light hearted romance revolving around the two main characters Nanami and Yano. While Bokura ga Ita starts out moderately promising with its enjoyable art style, sound as well as an interesting potential dramatic sub-plot it inevitably falls flat. The art style can be best described as dreamy watercolour landscape which is pleasant and pleasing to the eyes. It has a very similar essence of Kimi no Todoke with the colours chosen as well as the character design, however the choice not to draw the eyes of characters at times tended to draw from the experience or moment portrayed. Furthermore, the sounddirection is overall fair, it does not do anything spectacular, yet it does not do anything awful.

There is obvious potential with the story, early within the first few episodes there are hints towards possible drama between the other side characters to possibly drive the story in an unpredicted path, or to even further develop the main characters' depth as they overcome their challenges. However that opportunity is lost, the story stays on the well beaten path of safety and goes no where interesting. There are shimmering moments which enchant the heart, but even for a light hearted romance the characters are uninspiring; despite the length of the series, the characters' progression is very shallow.

Overall this would be something to skip over, while the artwork may be alluring, it fails to make up for the rest of the elements of the series. If you're looking for something with similar elements, but with better execution, Kimi no Todoke would be a better choice.