Want a short watch that could motivate and inspire you? Then Hashiri Tsuzukete Yokattatte (I'm glad I could keep running) is the right anime for you! This anime is about two aspiring voice actor and actress (seiyuus) and their special kind of bond that healthily influence each other's lives to do their best in their craft. Chikako, has a stage fright due to her previous professor's strict way of teaching, which lowered her self-esteem and her confidence in portraying her roles. Minato, on the other hand, is new to voice acting and does a decent job but lacks the emotions and doesn't quite understand how to "breathe lifeinto a character".

I like how the characters are portrayed in such a way that it's convincing. Like, I could see a person like Chikako or a Minato in real life and I wouldn't be surprised. I could somehow relate to Chikako's stage fright and Minato's frustrations because I know it can happen to me and to anyone.

Animation-wise, it's beautiful. It's not the type of beautiful that you would see in anime movies but I would not say that it is "just good". I mean, it does its job in immersing me into the "inspiring" vibes and when important scenes happen, the animation and art perfectly complements the atmosphere that the scene just flourish and sparkles naturally.

Perhaps I can say it's above average, I guess.

Sound... Honeyworks.
Do I need to say more?

Oh, yeah, the voice acting is great. It should be. It would be quite ironic and hilarious if an anime about voice acting would have terrible seiyuus, right?

(Oh gosh, imagine a parody anime about crappy seiyuus... anime gods! can you hear me?! Make it come true!! Lol)

Overall, the story is decent enough is you have the time and it certainly wouldn't disappoint you, especially if you are fond of the Shoujo genre.