Never heard of this anime? Neither had I, I found it on a list, saw it was short (all the episodes are about 10 minutes long), and wanted to watch something chill, so I told myself "Why not?".

I love romantic comedies, and watched a fair bit of them in most media forms, but this anime hit me like a breath of fresh air: this is not a typical High-school rom-com.

Before talking about the categories, it is important to talk about the structure: the episodes are composed of multiple 1-2 minutes long segments, each one tells the story of one of the couples, not all couples appear in every episodes, and not all of them have the same screen time, that's for the best though, because every story is different in length and complexity.

First off, let's get the techincal aspects away: the art style is good, even though it isn't outstanding, it's not a bad thing though, 7/10.

The japanese dub is very nicely done and, unlike in some other cases, it really is an added value to the experience. The opening theme is very good, but the ending, while it's a good song is a bit too sad, and it often clashes with the mood of the episodes, most of which are reasonably light hearted, still deserving of an 8/10 though.

The characters are probably the weakest link of the whole anime, and while the short, bite-sized episodes are refreshing and easy to watch, they make developing original and deep characters almost impossible: most of them end up being stereotypical and predictable, so if you have watched many rom-coms the surprises are very few and far between, at least up until the second part of the series, but again, it's probably for the best, given that there are loads of main characters, and all of them are important, so you have a really short time to learn about them, so you may have a hard time remembering all the names, I don't think deep and complex personalities would've made it any easier, 6/10.

Now for the story, oh boy, all the arcs start out with different rom-com tropes, but they then develop in some very original ways, even though some succeed in this more than others, what's very interesting is that many of the arcs start off as very separate compartments, but they slowly intersect and interact with eachother, so that more than one story can develop in a single section (for exeample, two characters that notice what the two main characters of one section do, they usually remember it and act accordingly during their section).
Most of the arcs converge in the ending episode where we get kind of a closure, but we also kind of don't, as we should with a series like this, as the ending of the series is the beginning of the rest of the characters' life.
Deus Ex Machinas are plenty, but they're not bad or absurd, for instance, it's not an impossible coincidence to drop your phone in the water if you're using it while bathing: is it a plot device? Yes. Is it unbearable when it happens? No, because it could happen to anyone!
That being said, I still have to talk about the best part of the series: the depiction of the crush-phase of falling, especially for young people, often at their very first sentimental experience, with numerous shades of awkwardness, and many different kinds of people they have to and want to interact with.
The only let down is, once again, the length of the episodes, that makes it hard to really flesh out the plot, but still very good, 8/10.

Last but not least, the enjoyment, which is great: most of the segments end right before a big plot event, so you're craving to know what comes next, and mabye you don't get to see these people again for a couple episodes, this happens art least two or three times per episode, and given that they're very short you could easily end up binging the whole thing in a couple of hours, which I did. Moreover, all the arcs are interesting, fresh and varied, 9/10

Overall this is a great chill and mostly feel-good anime, that is great for a short break through longer or heavier anime, manga or series, even though it's shortness is also the only thing holding it back from actual greatness, 8/10