It made me so nostalgic to watch it so I think it influenced my opinion on it. It's the type of show that makes you want to have friends and live a cool and happy life during high school... I loved the character's backstory and their motives, the matches were just too long, cuz wym it can lasts a whole season... I love it for the vibes, but I don't know if I would recommend it to someone who wants to start sport anime because it was really long and not everyone would have the strength to not give up before the end.