Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is an anime based off the visual novel of the same name. I haven't played that visual novel, more specifically I don't play visual novels at all, so I cannot comment on the coherence of the adaptation. Instead, I am going to analyze and critique this anime as a standalone work. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi tells the story of two brothers who are in the process of moving homes. As they're looking for a place to stay, the older brother (Kazuma) gets lost in a forest. He meets a girl, and of course, he ends up "accidentally" kissing her. This is the beginning of the girl, Ui, and Kazuma's romantic relationship. They also happen to go to the same school; good lord, the coincidences. And that's about it. The entire story is about how Ui and Kazuma will manage to confess their love for each other; exactly why I give the story a "5". Not surprising, though, as this is a visual novel adaptation after all. This isn't to say that the story is completely smooth as I made it out to be; there are a few edges in this anime's romance, it isn't just a straight line. In the end, you could see where the story was going, and the characters were fairly easy to read. To be honest, Hoshizora could've been something great if it weren't so linear. It has beautiful art, an amazing opening, and a likeable set of characters. It's just a shame that its story is so bland; don't expect too much when you're watching this anime. There is also never any sort of major conflict. Despite that, it is still a refreshing anime that you can unwind and relax while watching. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is not a bad anime in the slightest, and there are some bright moments within it. Overall, an enjoyable watch that is unfortunately shallow.

"Dont judge anime if you havent watching all the episode" LESSON LEARNED~ Why would i say that? First, like the other reviewer said, the first impression that you will get was "Incestous Homosexual" but praise to the lord and the creator of this anime, the anime wasnt about that. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi or A Bridge to the Starry Skies (kinda weird name) is like your usual generic harem anime which we have a bunch of cute girls and one boy that being liked by many girls. what means "like your usual generic harem anime"? USUALLY or we can said ALWAYS, harem anime didnt have any romantic ending or get laid (based on all harem anime that i have watched). and not just that, USUALLY my perspective about harem anime was : - Have a little sister that have brother complex - Being liked by ALL of the girls in anime itself (sometimes they liked without any logical reasons) - Surrounded by beautiful girls - The girls usually have their own uniqueness (tsundere, dandere, and kuudere) (if you're looking for yandere, then it wouldnt be a harem anime, it would be a horror anime) LOL - The MC usually at the end didnt get laid or girlfriends (For all the harem lover will know what i mean) And why i am saying all that meaningless words? FYI, HoKaHa (since the title is so long) is really crossing my perspective about harem anime. its something unique yet its not so amazing too. Why? for the first i have a problem with the story itself, while watching this anime episode after episode, many question clinging into my mind "What is the actual story/main story?" "Did this anime focus on the LUCKY BASTARD kiss incident or about the MC's little brother sick?" and until the last episode i still dont get what this story about, what i know is the last episode is really surprise me. A LOT. "Oh so this anime didnt have any main plot, so whats so good about this anime since you rated it 7?" Calm down, yeah it doesnt have any strong plot or main plot, and just what we know is when we're watching this anime was the MC moving to that village because of the little brother (he is have some MYSTERIOUS disease that until now i dont know what disease that he have) and then he got a kiss incident with a stranger girl. Ok you can imagine that.... i give you a time for imagining it. Done? lets process to the reason why i think this anime was good, for the first HoKaHa really suprise me in many ways, it crossess all of my expectation about what harem anime was (see all the list that what my perspective about harem anime in beginning of this review). then HoKaHa was surprising and sometimes it have a touchy and some moments that will make us smile or maybe jiggle a bit. i must say it was amusing and really worth of my 300 Minutes or 5 hours (12 episode x 25 minutes). After we talk about the story, lets talk about the other aspects, Art. I can't say to much about this one, but for sure, the quality of art in this anime was so amazing, On the first episode we can see a beautiful drawing in the forest, amazing scenery and even the water flows was like the real one. Well, its not the best, but atleast it will not make your eyes bored. Moving on to the sound section, well it was so - so. since i dont find any amazing sound that happen in this anime, from the OP, the ED or in the voice actors it was like any other harem anime, it was not really good and it wasnt really bad either, so we can said "normal". LOL And for the closing, i must said it was very amusing harem anime, what else do you need? - Harem,check ; romance, check; comedy, check; dere girls, check; GET LAID; check! if you're looking for an unusual harem anime, this maybe the right anime for you, cheers!

Even though people haven't given this anime very good reviews, I still liked it a lot. I just had a fun time watching it, and it'll be my Summer Anime to watch along with Air, so don't think that I'm overrating things, because I really loved this anime. Story: 8 Story of boy meets girl, so pretty normal, but the entire anime is full of comedy, romance, you know, normal stuff for harem animes. But I was amazingly satisfied with the ending, so watch it, you'll know what I mean. Art: 10 I loved the art, in fact, this anime had the best artwork I've ever seen in an anime. I love the design of the characters, but their eyes were beautifully drawn, multicolored, which was more realistic, and prettier to look at, and then the scenery was realistic too, the streams and trees looked real. Sound: 9 I love the cast, because they act out the characters so well, and then there's the music, which I'm a huge fan of, especially "Mighty Girl Power de" and "Horoscope Nomico". Both really good songs. Character: 10 There are almost always characters in animes that I can't stand, such as Renge from "Ouran HighSchool Host Club", but this anime had no characters that I wanted to beat up. I loved every single character, and I'm a huge fan of Ui and Ibuki. The characters are all fun to watch in action, and I love their personalities. Enjoyment: 10 Easy 10. I didn't hate any of the episodes at all, and I've rewatched the series numerous times. It never gets old. Overall: 9 The story could have been the slightest bit better, and that's pretty much the only reason it doesn't get a 10 from me. Don't get me wrong, this anime is in my top 10. I recommend it for almost all people who liked Negima!?, Maburaho, Nagasarete Airantou, etc.

This is a really cute romance show that I will probably want to re-watch again in a year or two (that way I forget the details). The story evolves around a boy named Kazuma who once visited this small town and now, 10 years later, has to live there, but the only memories he has of this small town was his short time that was spent playing with a girl. On his arrival to the town, his little brothers hat gets stolen by a forest monkey and Kazuma then chases it far into the forest. Finally, getting the hat he stumbles upon a girl name Ui, who was out gathering vegetables in the forest. On the way back to the bus station, they had to cross a small stream and the only way across is to hop on some stones, but when Kazuma tried to cross the stream, he slips and lands on top of Ui effectively stealing her first kiss. And that's how it all starts. At first, I thought it was kind of lame, but I guess the beginning could've been worse. Story ~6/10~ Overall, the story isn't unique, but it has it's good points to it. A boy going around proving his worth to several girls in his school and to turn around and not realize any of their feelings... sounds quite familiar. But I still cried like a baby and laughed occasionally. Art~7/10~ The art isn't something worth jumping off a cliff for, it has flaws here and there, but overall I would give it 7/10. The backgrounds were well drawn and I didn't get blurry vision (like I do watching some animes), so that's a plus. I guess the art is like the music, easily forgettable. The art has its own tone and gets the story across quite well. Character ~5/10~ This is where the originality completely disappears. The characters you'll see in this anime are the same characters you've seen a million times. 2 stubborn athletic girls, one who is extremely shy, one who is shy because of her height and another shy girl who (happened to be the girl Kazuma met 10 years ago). So, the characters are either the two extremes, shy or in-your-face. If you can find some originality in that... I'll cook you dinner. Overall, I give this a 9/10. I enjoyed this show and I do recommend it. My review cannot simply tell you the experience I had watching this show. I just hope others find it as good as I did. The first episode might seem like a big disappointment because of how the story starts, but after that, the story doesn't seem so bad. It's worth giving a shot.

Even though almost all harem anime are very similar (in terms of plot and characters), at least most of them have a little unique element to help separate themselves from others. This is not the case with Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, this anime is probably one of the most generic series out there. There is just nothing about this series that pops out. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi starts out like most harems, the protagonist has just moved into a new town and then has the accidental kiss with the main heroine of the story. After getting introduced to all the characters, the protagonist gets one on one time with each girl and helps solve each of their problems. Finally, the main characters realize their true feelings for each other and that's pretty much the whole series. This series is pretty cliche after cliche after cliche, nothing special ever happens (a problem that many harem series suffer from). Another problem is that the feelings that the main characters have for each other seem to come out of nowhere .The reason for this is that there is very little development between the two main characters because most of the time is spent on the other girls. At least the ending offers closure instead of leaving the ending up in the air. There really isn't anything else to say, everything about this anime has been used in many other harem series already. The characters are also very one dimensional and generic. The main hero of the series, Kazuma, is very kind and always helps others with their problems, and this turns into the quality that makes others fall for him, very much like many other protagonists in other harem series. A positive about the main character is that he is not extremely dense making him more likable. The main female in this anime, Ui, is actually the most unique character of the bunch because she has more traits than the rest of the cast, but that really isn't saying much. Her character is still very generic and not that interesting at all. Also some of her features may turn some people off. The other characters pretty much have the same personality as the characters in many other harems, give or take some minor features. They are all likeable in their own way but again nothing stands out. The art and sound are fairly good, everything is certainly colorful and backgrounds are pretty nice. The sound is what you could expect from other harems, an upbeat and catchy opening and ending. Enjoyment all depends on the viewer, if you don't mind watching a harem then this would be another one to check off the list. It is still mildly enjoyable as long as you aren't looking for too much. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is the very definition of a generic harem series. Has nothing unique about it and if you have seen even one harem, there is really no point in watching this. Thanks for reading.

The anime was really, well, how should I saw this... It's some sort of harem that indulges in dreams, hopes and of course, the element an anime never misses- romance. The anime talks about the main lead Kazuma Hoshino who had always cared for his (overly cute) little brother. It talked about his experience when situated in a rural environment. The story in general was good. You might feel familiarize if you're a bookworm or a movie mania, but it's still good. It's not the 'OH THIS IS ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE' type of anime, it's just your another 'OH THEY'LL END UP TOGETHER OMG CAN'T BREATH OTP IS HERE' anime, but still, it'll make you scream, laugh and cry nonetheless. The art style is great. I'll tell you that the visuals is so exquisite. Starting from Kazuma's cute and boy-next-door style all the way to Madoka's style is amazing. The visuals was just so pretty that it made the anime more enjoyable. I just had the thing against the style of their uniform (well, you'll realize that when you see how it looks on Madoka). I mean, no offense, it looks simple and absolutely adorable, but the tie, meh. The sound is great! I love all the songs and the starting theme! It gives us this exciting vibes and stuff. I usually skip anime intros because God knows how long they take, but I didn't skip the intro in this particular anime. The sound was just so great and it fitted with the video that I cannot help myself but watch it fully. The sound was able to relate with the mood and help the viewers indulge with the atmosphere more. The characters were good, I guess. I would appreciate it though if it showed more about how Kazuma's feelings developed, since I really shipped him with someone else. Ui's characterization was really clever, she was a bright and cheery character that always has an eye for food (especially cheese) (OMG EP 2's cheese still in my head). Madoka's characterization was rather strong and detailed- which resulted her to become my favorite character in the manga. Overall, the characters were nice. I enjoyed the overall story and had only a few critics regarding it. I really love it, honest. I'll probably recommend it to my friends. I also recommend it for those who are reading this review now. This anime is good, the 12 episodes is probably short for you but I assure you that you'll endure an episode of laughter, tears, and probably cringing at a whole lot of exchange of dialogues!

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is an anime that adapted from the same title VN by feng who also the creator of VN Akane iro ni Somaru Saka. Well The story itself is not so new and just a common teenager story. The MC is Kazuma, one day he and his (cute?) little brother, ayumu, moved to a small town and meet various girls there. The plot is ordinary but interesting. I laughed a lot when i watched this anime. But for viewers that seek the harem anime, i think this isn't a harem anime. Well, this anime rise in the art. After all, this is 2011 anime isn't it? The character, animation and background is very beautiful. Two things that catch my eyes in the entire anime is that the cute girls and beautiful BG. You will attached to this anime art, i swear. The music in this anime is okay. The OP was good but, i don't think with the ED. You can hear cheerful song and beautiful song from this anime. The Character. I don't think the character is a good thing in this anime. They just stay like the beginning to the end of this anime. Not a single character development (maybe sakai hina's father?). One thing that have been entertaining to me is cute girls and beautiful BG. The story is fine but its just too ordinary. Love story? A little boring. you know that she love MC for the first time they meet each other. And their relationship isn't progressing at all in the anime except just for the last episode. A rushed conclusion. So i recommend it to you if you like an ordinary love story and a cute girls. This anime will entertain you.

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, A Bridge to the Starry Skies gave a promising start but as it progressed it came out to be a generic harem. After reading the synopsis i thought it might be something different from usual harem but after first two episodes the quality really started to deteriorate. Story: 6 Story has nothing new to offer and is highly predictable in fact the synopsis given for this anime itself tells the whole story. Art: 9 It has a high quality art and you can watch this anime for it. Sound: 9 Sound is also one of the positive aspects of this anime. Starting theme is really a nice one. Character: 7 It has all the characters of a classic harem. Male protagonist is somewhat better in the sense that he is not indecisive so it is not as frustrating as other harems turn out to be. Enjoyment: 7 Though an average anime but enjoyed it since i like animes of this genre. Overall 7: It is a lighthearted anime and does not get tense at any point. So if you are bored of watching serious animes and just want some typical harem, itchy, romance you can watch it. But don't watch just for romance genre as it never gave that feeling of a romance anime.

A Bridge to the starry skies, is an adaptation of the visual novel "Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi". The anime centers around 2 brothers, moving from the city to the country side due to the poor health of the younger sibling. The anime is a cliche of romance and harems, as this is an adaptation from a game, therefore should be expected. Even with this, the anime does well, as the beautiful visuals is very appealing and quite outstanding in any standard of anime. The characters are different and varied enough that the heroines don't seem dull, therefore bodes well for a romance anime. I must however say, that as expected from a game adaption, it isnt the greatest or the most outstanding romance anime, however it does well as a harem, and EXTREMELY well as an adaptation, compared to other game-to-anime adaptations. All in all this anime is worth a watch if you like romance and comedy, it is quite cliched in many parts, however it works well with this. If you really like this anime, i recommend you try the game, as the stories of the other heroines are quite interesting.

Story: Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, or A Bridge to the Starry Skies, is another harem story about Kazuma Hoshino moving out to the countryside because his younger brother Ayumu has a certain health problem. Now upon arrival they sort of get lost and Kazuma somehow accidentally kiss Ui when he slips and fell on her. Kind of the typical harem thing anyways, and his life in the small town of Yambiko soon starts as he makes friends and help out the other girls. Another typical thing in a harem genre anime. However the story does have a sort of romance to it and with a tad bit of comedy. Though the plot is almost not there again, but it does have it sweet moments and funny moments. Art: The character design again really similar to many harem genre where the girls are cute and the guy is like dense. There is however a lot of scenery because the setting is in the countryside so you can expect scenes of beautiful sunsets, star filled skies, clear rivers, etc. Sound: The sound track is really suited for the anime. The character voices are pretty well suited for each character though some were not so well suited. Character: Since this anime is another harem genre type, the male protagonist is of course dense, though they do tweak the genre up a bit by adding a younger brother figure. This makes Kazuma seems like an even more caring person because he constantly cares about his younger brother due to his bad health. The other characters in the harem are like the generic ones, like the childhood friend, the female protagonist's best friend, the cool girl, the caring and sweet senpai, etc. So the character variation is not that creative. Enjoyment: Overall I thought it was a pretty good anime. It was like a short romance/comedy type in my opinion and I thought that it was pretty cute how Kazuma really wanted to take care of his younger brother. Though it was really short and you might feel that it went by pretty quick. There were some funny parts and some cute parts, however it does create the feeling that the anime was kind of slow. So if you are looking for a serious romance anime this is not for you. It is mainly a short funny and sweet story about a city boy slowly falling in love with a countryside girl and making new friends in his new hometown. Well hope you enjoy!

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is another harem romance. Thankfully recently the genre has evolved with the use of omnibus format, and a higher frequency of couples. Of course, these are some general things that have made the genre more bearable and enjoyable. Unfortunately, there is nothing that makes Hoshizora stick out among the dozens of harems, but overall not a horrible watch. Our lead Kazuma is pretty standard. He returns the countryside after a long time due to his sickly little brother. Kazuma is not horribly dense which is a relief, but he doesn't have any redeeming qualities other than the typical kindness towards others. As usual it is up to other parts to pick up the slack. Thankfully the story is well done, incorporating three town events. The rest are everyday stuff which leaves it up to the characters to make it interesting. Nakatsugawa Ui is even worst than Kazuma. Of course, the show starts off with a accidental falling kiss and you have two reactions. One is that it is incredibly cliché and stupid, but two you are horrified that she is going to be one of the main girls. While at least Kazuma is strong and kind, Ui acts like a five year old, treating Kazuma as a onii-chan, and all of her scenes consist of her being hungry or eating. A bit better we have Madoka who is androphobic. She the local shrine maiden and does make you want to root for her as she actually tries to get Kazuma's attention. There is also the senpai Hina whom for some reason is horrible at communicating. While there are a few stupid moments her arc is rather funny and enjoyable. Finally we have Ibuki whom is Ui's best friend and an archer. A bit tsundere at first personally I found her the smartest and most worthy in the entire show. The comedy isn't half bad in Hoshizora, and when the focus was on others like Koyori, self proclaimed ninja, it improved my impression of the show greatly. His little brother gets as much fanservice time as any of the girls as he is 'so cute' that he even cross dresses for us. Hoshizora will stay in my mind as an enjoyable show. As I write this review I can't help but realize that it was rather average, and it was rather disappointing in the end. There are better harems out there so I don't think I would recommend it unless you are looking for 'just another.' Questions and input on my review is welcome and accepted!

Some spoilers below Hoshizora e kakaru Hashi I liked this anime to some degree i would have liked to have seen more character development and more parts where Kazuma tried to interact with everyone. from the start i knew he was gonna get with ui i would have liked to have seen more dialogue between them STORY: to my extent there was really no story other than madoka and kazuma were friends it disappointed me that there was really no story just a bunch of random events that happened. i thought that the fact that kazuma would get with madoka since that's the only knowledge we were given in the start of the show Art: i will say i was pleased with the anime and the looks of the characters and how every character looked different from one another they could have probably made the characters breast some normal size that's my suggestion Sound: the voice acting was nice and the soundtrack was good for the intro i liked the fantasy hip intro that it had it really sounded mysterious and dramatic the voices matched the characters quite well if i do say so myself Character: the characters all looked different in there own ways i would have liked to have seen them maybe heightened there relationship with each other because you really don't know any of the characters background except for ui and i would have liked them to have all had there moment of shine Enjoyment: i enjoyed the anime with laughs here and there but it was more of something i watched when i didn't have any other anime to watch but the anime did have its ups and downs but i enjoyed the anime to some extent Overall: i would have liked there to have been more story and more of a background to each character or at least something to have made them stand out in there own specific way other than looks

Compared with other harem genre, this anime has a story that is 'finished', then at least the audience can expect the protagonist Kazuma will eventually have one girl character. And the preparation ofits setting is also not at all bad. The traditions of the fictional city of Yamabiko enough to be seasonings that will make fans of the romantic story touched. However, this anime is still unable to extricate themselves from having to peel the lives of the other girls, so this anime is full of events that do not need such help resolve an argument with agirl his father or to help a girl cheer a sickchild. There will probably be argued that even in small portions, these events are still part of the story, little by little become a stepping stone to eventually Kazuma and the girl chosen to unite, but if it is true, then the problem of this anime, however, lies in his storytelling that runs too slow and sometimes very boring.

(first review on here - see my profile to see reviewing style) Series was bland, cliche and overall just a bit crap. It's a harem anime, you know what to expect. Don't know why this is tagged as seinen as, baring some nudity in episode 6, it was a very basic, somewhat childish story. Nothing that's not been seen and done better before. Protagonist not completely stupidly ignorant of all the girls' feelings which was good. There's a shota bias, which I find annoying. Watch it if you have nothing better to do, but there are better harem ones if that's your thing. Art good, music meh, characters pfft. Ending predictable. Really, you'll probably be bored. Done. 5/10

This is just so bad, no character development at all, not even the main girl, she's just straight up annoying. DO NOT even waste your time on this dogsh*t show. Even the side characters got their own development but the main girl doesn't even have one, like the author just picked her for the heck of it. The story is just your average WN adapted harem, it's so niche but I still gave it a chance to see if I am wrong but guess what? I'm right, this series is straight up garbozo You will enjoy this if you like garbage story, that's for sure lol

To me, this is about as close to a perfect comedy/harem anime as you can get. It wasn't just a bunch of jumbled episodes dedicated solely to fan service, which I appreciate. Fan service is nice and all, but there is a thing called too much fan service, and many harem animes are guilty of it. Here, it's more, how should I put it... "fitting" "tasteful"? You get the point. Above that, there isn't some ambiguous ending. That's right, a harem lead that actually picks a girl at the end! He's not such an indecisive dunce as many other harem protagonists. Another thing I appreciated greatly was the fact that there was actually kissing in the show (and not just the first episode). In many harem AND straight up romance anime, a confession happens and the characters are never even see touching, or are showed holding hands at the most. It made it feel more real and gave more of an impact, especially with the beautiful art and scenery that comes along with the moment ;). My only qualm was Madoka's backstory. It's not a spoiler, because you learn it very early, but it seems like there was very little reason to have had Madoka and Kazuma meet when they were young. It makes sense to have it in; it very much helped Madoka develop feelings for Kazuma, but with the show only being 12 episodes, it feels like they didn't get a chance to fully explore it. Overall, I enjoyed this show immensly and will definitely watch it again at some point. Would recommend to fans of romance!

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi is an enigma in my book. Normally, I do not like ecchi, harem fan service filled animes. Strangely enough, when I caught myself watching Hoshizora, I wondered, what the hell am I thinking? There's no way I'm going to like this. Well, I decided to watch the whole thing through and gave it a shot...and to my surprise, it turned out to be a better anime than I thought. Does it have an interesting story? No, not really. It has sort of a sweet, adorable story but nothing that hasn't been done before. So what was so great about this anime? Honestly, I thought the comedy and writing was terrific. There were so many moments where I bust out laughing that I can't count on both my hands...and trust me, its hard to get a good laugh out of me from anime. The race/festival episode itself was to die for. I don't think I've laughed so hard through an entire anime episode in my life. I think what this anime pulled off well was yes, it had ecchi moments, but it seemed like those ecchi moments were balanced out well with slap stick comedy, not entirely used for the point of fan service. To me, this anime was a lot like Angel Beats...not in plot or characters, but rather, it was an anime with lots of flaws, but I couldn't help but enjoy it regardless. This is a difficult anime to review or recommend because I believe how you'll enjoy this anime really depends on your style of comedy. If you enjoy a dark, intriguing plot, definitely not the anime for you. Although, if you like to get a few laughs out of life humor with sex jokes and innuendo, you'll love this anime. Granted, I'm not usually one to find that sort of thing funny but I somehow managed to find this anime funny.

Hoshizora is one of those few animes that I've watched but haven't reviewed straight away. Not necessarily because it was bad but because it was dull and nothing caught my interest. Like most men I enjoy watching harem animes because, even though I know a harem scenario would not happen to me in real life, I like to pretend that I'm the male lead in a harem anime. Virtually all straight men will tell you the same. One guy, dozens of girls, what more do you want? Well, I'll have to disappoint you because Hoshizora is not exacly a harem anime, despite the tag telling us it is. Okey first then, the story - medicore at best. An extremely handsome guy called Kazuma with a brother who looks like his exact yet younger copy, decides to move into a small village. Once there a Japanese macaque grabs his brother's hat and runs off into the forest. Our heroic Kazuma runs after the monkey to retreive the hat. To our suprise he gets lost in the forest and doesn't know what to do. Miraciously, he happens to come across a good looking, pinked haired girl, around his age. Right. That's not all, read on. They start walking together and engage in a casual conversation, and then decide to cross a river(?). To cross it they have to jump on stones and the girl, predictably, makes it to the other side without a problem. The guy though, even though he's evidently stronger somehow manages to "trip" upon landing, pushes the girl over and... "accidentaly" kisses her. Apart from the fact that accidental kisses are cliche in anime, I've seen hudreds of them, the whole scene just seems so nauseatingly unbelievable, that you want to beat yourself on the head with a wrench until the memory of it goes away. After that little incident, or shall I just say - the next day, the male lead is introduced to the town and the dozens of good looking girls that inhabit it. I thought that this was the moment where the story was going to take off. I couldn't have been more wrong. Literally nothing happens. In most animes, we'd have some sort of development involving other girls and the male lead but for the larger part of this series, Kazuma is fixated on just one girl - the one he accidentaly kissed. I mean yeah some girls like him, some more than others but there's no harem feeling to it. There's no passion, like in Yosuga No Sora. There's no drama, like in School Days. Girls don't fight over him, like in Nagasarete Airantou. The male lead is not forced to make any decisions whatsoever. It's just dull. I daresay even, that watching this anime is like watching the bold and the beautiful. Dull, boring... not interesting and it's going to be like that right to the very end. I really wanted to give this anime a way lower rating, 4 or 5 perhaps but one good thing about this anime is the art. It's extremely good. I also watched the 1080p version which was, breathtaking. Yes, the art is definitely something the studio worked on and to see movie-grade graphics in a TV series is rare. Also the sounds were very authentic and the voice acting was good and it was thanks to a combination of those two that I was able to endure the horrendous story to the end. With all that in mind and wanting to be fair, I added 2 extra points to the score and that bumped it up a bit. Summing things up, if you're looking for a harem anime with a decent story I guarantee you that you're not going to find anything remotely interesting in here. This is more of a vanilla romantic story involving two characters only. However, if you enjoy good voice acting and brilliant graphics, well give it a shot.

This anime is exactly what it says on the tin, although based on a gal game it’s surprisingly well behaved. This show is one of those simple harem style anime, where you have that standard plot based around standard characters. Nothing exciting particularly happens but you do get that massive feel good sensation when the inevitable conclusion to the plot occurs. In regards to what’s bad about this anime it’s hard to say, because nothing really stands out, the whole anime is rather average so there aren't really any high expiations to start off with. It’s the kind of thing you would watch whilst waiting for the next episode of (in my immediate case) Shingeki no Kyojin to come out. It’s a bit of fun, but it’s nothing special. I suppose the main problem with this anime is the characters and plot, because everything else is actually quite good. The plot is that basic “A handsome guy moves out the country side and suddenly Girls! Girls everywhere!” I mean seeing as the anime is based on a gal game you can’t really expect more, but I digress. Although the plot is basic and relatively boring you do find yourself getting attached to the characters somewhat. This is probably because the anime does a fantastic job of centering the large chunks of the episodes on the feelings of the girls involved. The same girls that happen to be going after the previously mentioned lucky b*****d that somehow managed to move in to “hot single girl central” oh Japan we love you. Aside from this, however, the characterization is lacking a tad also. The girls presented are the usual line up of fetish, the quiet one, the strong one etc… The anime had been made well enough for it to want more but it has been bent rigidly around the harem, gal game, genre resulting in some of the characters coming across as forced. I’m aware, by the way, that that’s kind of what it’s supposed to be but the anime, at points seems to want to be more than just a tacky standard harem anime, and it could have been. Now regardless of the fact that there is no way this anime could even be compared with the giants like Gurren Lagann, or Cowboy Bebop, in terms of my personal enjoyment, and to some affect production quality, it’s done pretty good for itself. To this extent I mean the animation is actually pretty good, it’s not Guilty Crown blow your face off good, but it’s not bad. The music of the entire thing fits quite well too, so it makes you feel the right things at the right time. Overall I rather enjoyed this short little piece, it may be a standard one of a thousand anime that are all basically the same, but it’s a bit of fun you know? On a final note because of the spectacular averageness this anime has managed to achieve it’s difficult to say much more about it, so I apologise for the short review. This anime is by no stretch of the imagination a really good anime, but neither is it really bad. Premise: 5/10 The idea this anime is based around is incredibly mundane and has been done a thousand times before, but it manages to pull it off in its own way. Plot Development: 6/10 The plot development is okay, but not brilliant. It’s slow going and you only start to feel that the anime is progressing in the final few episodes. But those final few are very entertaining indeed. Animation: 7/10 The animation for this anime is surprisingly good considering its roots, however because of a lacking of any times where the animation could be put to the test there is no real proof of it’s worth. Characters: 7/10 The characters in this anime is one of its strong points because it manages to fit in the usual line up of boring harem figures and then puts a slightly different spin them and even explores their personality allowing you to become somewhat attached to them at times. Character Development: 6/10 The character development in this anime is surprisingly good, because the anime manages to start off with the staple line up of characters in the beginning and end up with a group of characters you’re emotionally attached to; having said that it’s incredibly slow going and only seems to work on one character at a time. Fluidity: 7/10 This show flows quite well; there are no dodgy jumps in the story line, and you’re never really left feeling like you’ve missed something. Music: 8/10 The music is very good but not very diverse. The correct thing always seems to be playing at the right time, setting the scene perfectly. But at times you feel like it’s the same few tracks being played over and over again. Intro: 8/10 The intro for this anime is fantastically done and it possibly one of the best features of this anime. Everything from the music to the animation seems to fit very well and puts you in the perfect mood for watching the episode. Outro: 6/10 The outro is quite disappointing compared to the intro because nothing really happens; it’s just a series of credits and pictures, having said that the music is upbeat and very nice to listen to. Personal Enjoyment: 7.5/10 I enjoyed watching this anime rather a lot, and the ending is quite nice. I only wish it was a bit longer and had a more in-depth story-line seeing as it has a lot of potential. Total: 6.8/10 (Fine) Stuart Macdonald (Note: This blog is not the main blog and origin of these posts, the main blog can be found at: http://theanimelistreview.blogspot.co.uk/)

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi. When I first started watching this anime I had very high hopes for it. Up until episode 5 I was actually thinking that it may have been good enough to be in my top five. But, as is usually the case with the harem genre, it fell flat of my expectations. Now that i've got all of my complaining out of the way, I would like to focus on the good points of this anime, which despite my complaints, were quite abundant. Story: A typical harem genre story: Boy who lives without his parents moves to a new city, where a large group of attractive females fall in love with him. However, Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi goes a little beyond that. The viewer is actually presented with a legitimate reason for Kazuma Hoshino (our protagonist) to have moved to his new home. On his first day he meets Ui Nakatsugawa in a most unusual way, and this is when the story truly begins. The story is not completely predictable, but you won't be utterly shocked by most of the events. There wasn't as much "romance" as I usually prefer in an anime like this, but there was enough to keep me interested. Art: This is where the anime truly excels. It may just be my personal preference, but the bright, colorful, and lively art style used in this anime is one of the best I have seen. Characters, as well as the environments, are represented quite well in this style. Every main character stands out from one another and their environment, but not so much so that they are the only thing you can focus on. The "sharpness" of the images makes it seem like your watching it in great quality every time, even if it isn't in HD. Sound: The opening and ending themes were quite fitting for the type of anime this is. The opening is light and enjoyable, with just a hint of seriousness. I actually found myself going back to listen to it a few times purely because I enjoyed it so much. Character: Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi has a large list of character types including: A loli, a tsundere, an incredibly shy girl, and an airhead. These different character types actually work well to complement each other. My problem with the characters was the lack of development. Each character only had a few episodes in which to develop. Some characters don't even get a chance to be developed either. Also, at some points it seemed like some of the characters were forgotten and simply put in later episodes to let us know they are still there. Enjoyment: Despite my complaints, I actually enjoyed watching Hoshizora e kakaru Hashi. There was an episode or two I didn't care for, but for the most part I really had fun watching this anime. It doesn't need to get a 10/10 to be enjoyable. Overall: Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi wasn;t the greatest thing I have ever seen, but it was actually pretty good. These are just my opinions though. This anime may end up being your favorite of all time. I recommend that you at least give it a chance.