Review of Stars Align

Child abuse is not something that I often see handled with tact in anime. They often reconcile quickly without any good reason. One of the few that i remember handle it well is Tomoya relationship with his father in Clannad. So when Stars Align came with so many type of child abuse and handle it with so much sensitivity, I'm really glad. Beyond that, it is one of the best show of 2019, and dare I say, of the decade. All the kids are loveable, charming, and most importantly, feel real. I particularly love Mitsue (who I still don't know what her purpose in theshow, but again, I love her), with her cynical attitude towards life, is kinda like me, I guess. There's a bit at the end of the final episode that honestly feel mean spirited. But I kinda give it a pass, because as we know it's not the end of the story, even though anime continuation seems unlikely. Still, I'm holding out hope. In the end, this is as terrific show about kids that grew up and trying to cope with shitty parents, and once again, one of the best show of the decade.