I recently finished this 2007 Spring series [as reflected], and though I found it far from spectacular, it has a nice shine.
Fukuzawa Yuki, is just that. She is a strange, intriguing character, to me at least, because she is quite typical, but at times she gives that feeling of development, or an urge for development. On top of that, Yuki’s random antagonistic moments are questionable as enjoyment, but were a fine source of complexity + added interest. What the hell was she always so spiced about anyway?
There wasn’t enough development for Yuki [or megane Asahi] in the series. Most of the focus was spent on the local road race, but I have a hunch that better depth lies in the manga. Consequently, I purchased the next 4-5 volumes of the manga (v6+). Japanese, but scanlation isn’t looking peachy at the moment.
Recommending this is useless, but if one were to attempt a viewing, I would recommend using the fast-forward control often during episodes 19-22. These 4 episodes were approx. 1 episode of material, stretched extremely thin via flashbacks and scenes from earlier episodes (overuse is bad). In short, the series would have been better around 22 episodes, or possibly 50 if the production quality was better, which would have given character development more time to solidify.
Ryan A
