Having watched many anime on Funimation's channel that featured action and the supernatural I fancied something completely different and this certainly was different. I expected a romantic comedy but it is really a romantic tragedy. As the series starts Takayuki is starting a relationship with his friend Haruka but as he walks to meet her for a date he is delayed by his friend Mitsuki, when he gets to their meeting place he finds that Haruka has been hit by a car. Things then move forward three years; Haruka is still in a coma, Takayuki has dropped out of school and is working in a restaurant and Mitsuki has stopped swimming even though she was potentially of Olympic standard and is in a relationship with Takayuki. Nobody is particularly happy but they are getting on with their live. One day Takayuki gets a call from Haruka's younger sister saying she has woken from her coma. He can't bring himself to tell her that he has moved on and as he continues to see her Mitsuki's life starts to spiral out of control. If that sounds too bleak comedy relief is provided every time we see Takayuki at work where waitresses Ayu and Mayu are always up to something, especially Ayu who constantly argues with customers and calls Takayuki a dung beetle.
I really enjoyed this series, normally I like to take my time watching a series but this time I wanted to watch the next episode as soon as the previous one had finished. The characters were believable and felt far more realistic than most live action characters let alone animated ones. While the main story was sad enough to cause tears these would turn to laughter as soon as Ayu appeared. The animation looks good and all the characters were distinctive, even though I had to read the subtitles to understand what the Japanese voice actors were saying I hear the emotion in their voices. There is a small amount of sex and nudity but it is tastefully handled and did not really feel like fanservice. I would certainly recommend this series to anybody looking for a drama featuring tragedy, comedy and a bitter-sweet ending which nicely resolved the many questions posed during the story.
I really enjoyed this series, normally I like to take my time watching a series but this time I wanted to watch the next episode as soon as the previous one had finished. The characters were believable and felt far more realistic than most live action characters let alone animated ones. While the main story was sad enough to cause tears these would turn to laughter as soon as Ayu appeared. The animation looks good and all the characters were distinctive, even though I had to read the subtitles to understand what the Japanese voice actors were saying I hear the emotion in their voices. There is a small amount of sex and nudity but it is tastefully handled and did not really feel like fanservice. I would certainly recommend this series to anybody looking for a drama featuring tragedy, comedy and a bitter-sweet ending which nicely resolved the many questions posed during the story.