Review of Tsukigakirei
I have to say that this anime is genuinely breathtaking and if you're looking for a romance that isn't cliche and delivers a really powerful message with a great story you've came to the right place. I'll conclude my review within the five sections. (Story, Art, Sound, Character, Enjoyment & Overall) I will try to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, but their may be a few occasional slip up's so be warned! Story (9/10): So when I started this anime I did kind of expect it to be cliche off the bat seeing as the two MC's are introduced to eachother in a cliche fashion, butthe anime seems to take a more direct turn than prolonging where the story is trying to go and I really condeme this anime for doing that. What most romance animes accomplish in the span of the entire series; this anime manages to do in the matter of a few episodes and that's something fairly unique about this show. The story gets to the point and it's something I want in a show. I gave the story a 9/10 instead of full 10 because there were some points within the story where the pacing was a bit slow and it got on my nerves, but perhaps that's just me being impatient. Anywhom that concludes this section of the review.
Art (8/10): The art was beautiful & I am a sucker for colourful scenery which this anime is more than happy to use. It just makes the show much more satisfying to watch when you have vibrant colors & well drawn scenery in every episode. The only issue I have with the art is the 3d art animation, the running etc, looked awkward as anything and out of place. This doesn't really ruin the immersion whatsoever but when they over-use the animation sometimes it's a little iffy in my opinion.
Sound (10/10): The soundtrack is beautiful and well used in the scenes they try to convey certain emotions in. The music made me feel tense in the intense situations, sad in the sad situations & happy in the happy situations. When a soundtrack has the ability to do that you know it's good. 10/10 for me completely.
Character (8/10): The characters for the most part are ACTUALLY relatable to? A lot of romances these days seem to set the boundaries so high that you unfortunatly can't relate to the MC because you feel like it's been set up so perfectly for them that it isn't a reality you could relate to. But this anime truly makes you relate to in many ways with how the MC feels and the situations hes put in. It feel's like the characters are so easy to relate to if you've ever had a crush on someone and just been anxious around that person you want to talk to. The best characters are the ones you can relate to & this show does a high amount of relating to.
Enjoyment (9/10): For practically the majority of the anime I found myself clinging on the back of my chair when situations got tense, smiling like a idiot when happy/soppy moments occured and finding myself sad when there would be emotional scenes & it's been a long time since a romance anime as managed to captivate me and pull me in as much as this one. Of course there were a few issues I stated out within sections of the review, but they arent that noticeable and I'm sure I'm being picky, but they don't take away from how amazing this anime is.
Overall (9/10): To me this is a must watch if you're a romance fanatic. It's a romance you can easily relate to and mkaes you feel for each character and look at it from their perspective. The only reason this gets a 9 instead of a 10 is because I think there are few minor details that could be touched up on and I think my main point relies on pacing being a little tedious in some instances, but they're minor and aren't consistant throughout the entire anime so this gets a solid 9 for me. As I said, a must watch.