I really want to give it a higher score... The story is beautiful, the characters... chief kiss ! Kai's progression was a delight to watch from the "feral" prodigy to the serious player. Ajino's story too (past and in-anime) was moving (I love Ajino). And of course, the music was great, heh. I don't know if it's listed as such, but I consider it iyashikei, my favorite genre. The art was fine and fit the atmosphere. But the CGI was too awful to be ignored. And the still pictures... I don't know. I've watched the series, not knowing there was a movie. People should rather watch that one,the animation could be less distracting. It is a good series, though.