This show was a lot of fun with little angst but a whole lot of feels. It was a basic, unoriginal plot but it was made extraordinary by the cast. They really sold it for me, in every emotion they conveyed. I felt like more was being said through their expressions rather than their words, which is impressive for such a young and relatively new cast.

Right off the bat, it needs to be said that Tiwson is the perfect wingman and everyone needs a friend like him. It was a little sad that a lot of his lines were brushed off as jokes or nonsense because he had a lot of deep lines. "If high school love is like a lit candle in the rain, I will hold an umbrella for you." They basically have the crickets singing after he says that as if he's just being weird but this line alone made me fall in love with him.

This is probably the first show I'm tempted to get the full soundtrack to instead of just one or two songs. There was a different song every episode instead of the typical same two or three songs being used throughout the entire series. The group number in episode 5 that was started by Gun's mother was beautifully shot as you see all of the characters chiming in over the course of it even though they were all involved in their own situations. It was well executed and very effective. I got excited when I started recognizing songs that were covered in other shows (ie: Just Being Friendly used in Cutie Pie) but it was great seeing the different versions.

There were a few plot points that were either not explained well or just flat out forgotten about that was basically the only reason I didn't rate it higher. Like, when Sound is introduced, he and Tinn had a fierce rivalry and they do say as such, but they never really explain when or where or in what. And then, it's just forgotten about as if it never happened. They don't talk it out, they are just simply suddenly okay with each other with no reason why. And the thing with the teacher felt so forced, like they needed someone to be a villain but only thought about it in the final episode so they threw that conflict in just for the hell of it and then bam, sort of resolved 2 seconds later.

I thought this was a great showcase of friendships and family relationships while having just enough romance to be cute and drive the story forward. There were so many unexpected heart-pulling moments where I'd suggest you have some tissues ready in advance. Next time I watch this, (because I definitely will) I'll be better prepared instead of bawling into the throw pillow.