Review of Ahiru no Sora

This anime has all the elements of a standard sports anime - the talented hero with the handicap, passion for the game, the extremely difficult path and some geniuses. But still, and maybe because of, following the general formula too closely, it managed to remain very mediocre. I'm really struggling to write something unique about it or something I liked, but nothing just hits, which should tell you a lot about it in itself. I will say though, that the technical part of basketball is quite well explored, which I appreciated. Also, I don't really understand the point of Madoka? She never really did anything throughoutthe series, and nothing would have changed if she wasn't there.

The anime has the team losing every single time, which I'll admit is realistic. But since the anime itself was average, it just makes you even more depressed instead, so that kinda backfired.

This is a pretty long one, like 50 episodes, and I honestly don't think it's a good investment of your time. The art to me is annoying, the characters are too generic, and there isn't really anything much to write home about. The only reason I'm even giving it a 5 is the=at with all it's mediocrity, it still kept me going and made me finish it. SO that's gotta account for something, right?