Review of Sasaki and Miyano

I'm pleasantly surprised with Sasaki to Miyano! It's a slow burn romance, which I haven't seen much of at all in the BL genre. It's like a breath of fresh air, and I think the way their love for each other develops is pretty realistic. Story: I'd give it an 8. It's pretty good. I enjoy the way Miyano slowly comes to realize his love for Sasaki, and how Sasaki is patient. Sure, Sasaki wants to be around Miyano a lot, but he isn't very pushy and doesn't force Miyano to do anything sexual. I also like that not all of the characters are automatically gaybecause it's a boy's love story, and that some characters have girlfriends. However, there's some points off in this category because I feel like sometimes the show can be a bit boring at times, but it's no big deal.

Art: The art is very, very good for a BL anime. It's animated very well, and is pleasing to watch, so it gets a 9. To be honest, the anime I've been watching recently are all from the early 2000's though, so maybe I'm just used to choppy animation, and Sasaki to Miyano actually just has subpar animation. I don't think that's the case though. The colors are bright, the hair is highlighted and shaded well, and the hands are beautiful. Overall great animation.

Sound: The opening is cute, and so is the ending, but the overall soundtrack is kind of forgettable in my opinion. It fits the scenes, but they're not outstandingly good or memorable. But the music isn't bad either, so it gets a 7. I'd also like to mention that the voice acting is very good. All the voices are so soothing, and you really feel like the actors put emotion into their lines.

Characters: 9/10. For a boy's love story, it definitely gets a 9 for characters. They are different from normal BL anime characters. Miyano isn't completely weak and submissive, and he wants to be seen as masculine, which I haven't seen in many non-dominant BL characters. Sasaki is very gentle with Miyano, and I love how he was able to recognize his own feelings early, but doesn't rush Miyano's feelings. Also, random thing, but I have a weird love for Kuresawa. I just really like him and I don't know why. His voice actor is really great. Ogasawara and Hirano are also good side characters.

Enjoyment: I'd say my enjoyment for this BL anime is an 8/10, compared to the 10/10 enjoyment I had for other BL anime like Given and Doukyuusei. Sometimes there are scenes that just aren't interesting to me, but most are, so I'll only take off 2 points.

Overall: I really enjoyed Sasaki to Miyano! Very cute and actually pretty realistic anime. It gets an 8/10 from me. I recommend it to anybody who's looking for an adorable love story. It's one of the few gay anime that I've seen that have gone really deep into emotions and feelings. It's great.