Takane to Hana

You can't expect a sophisticated plot or complex characters in eight half-hour episodes. It's all fast-paced and concise, but that's okay because it's still fun. Now that's what I call a quality manga commercial. It's likable, lively, perhaps a little unique in that the heroine and hero talk to each other, make fun of each other, and overall you can see that it's not a relationship built solely on him being the hero and her being the heroine, but that they have chemistry with each other. A pleasant 3 stars. I'm looking forward to more stuff from Takasugi, because he played very interestingly here, he caught my attention. Maybe a new Yamada Takayuki? Maybe. We'll see in the years to come. (2019.06.11)