I'm so sad it's over. I really like how all four of them now have something to work towards without having to compromise who they are in the process. This anime gets a 10/10 from me for sure. Definitely in my top 5 for this season.
The story wrapped up pretty nicely with everything being essentially resolved. I doubt there will be another season but I don't mind. Mahiru learned to love her art, Kano performed in front of an audience of 50K, Kiui is more confident in herself and Mei gets to spend all day with her oshi 😍 /hj
This was a surprisingly good show. I guess the only things I can really say that disappointed me about the ending though are:
It felt kind of rushed. This could have used like one or two more episodes. Like there were 3 parts shoved into one episode: Whatever happened between Mahiro’s meeting and the concert, the concert, then the epilogue. So we kind of had to skip a lot of stuff to fit it all in one episode. Did they not talk between the meeting and the concert? Was their relationship just in suspended animation until they met after the concert?
I’m surprised they never addressed the kiss. I don’t know where I’d expect that to go, but it’s weird that they just never talked about it again and just left it as a tease for the audience. Idk, it’s not the biggest deal. They still had an interpersonal emotional arc independent of any yuri bait. But why include that at all if it wasn’t even going to affect their relationship in the slightest?
But setting all that aside, great show even within a pretty packed season. Fun characters with relatable problems and a story that kept a good pace at least until the last episode.