WTF is this one... Why does this look so good but have stuff that makes me go ehh... It does not make sense. Why? Because these things are usually in one-off episodes and others are not that great. This is actually a quality show. Is it the first one to pull it off? Probably not.
So Mahiro gets drugged by his sister and now he's now a girl. Oh boy, that doesn't sound good isn't it? Fortunately, for the most part, it's wholesome. As for why? You should watch the first episode of this. A little convoluted but alright.
Under the surface, it's a well made show. The studio clearly gave it love. The dynamic between the Oyama siblings is there and it's good. This is mostly the focus on the first half of the show. The latter half shifts to the typical wholesome school life with the introduction of his classmates. Could these characters be better? Yes, but for the purposes of the story, they're good enough. Probably not stand out. As a side note, it's kinda weird for them to appear on both the OP and ED before that point. Under the gender-bender theme, it's pretty much a daily school life plot especially the latter half. Because of how crowded this genre is, it doesn't stand out amongst the crowd by a lot. Since it's a gender bender, there's the obligatory stuff that comes with it. Oh boy, the toilet running gag gave me flashbacks on a terrible anime that aired last year. Fortunately, it's not overly long as that one. The ending was pretty good I must admit. There isn't a need to think about it too much and the characters aren't that deep, even for the main characters but, it does the job. It does open the door for a second season but then again, that is not a guarantee that it will get one.
Visually it looks pretty. It has a more pastel appearance compared to a typical Japanese animation production. Also there are new scenes not seen from the manga. Some doesn't look comfy. Some are pretty wholesome. 99%, it's well made. Animation is also good. I also like to mention their OP/ED. OP, I don't recommend watching it. Just listen to Spotify or the like. The ED, watch it.
This one is actually good unlike what others are saying. Under the surface, you get a pretty good school life anime. It's a well made show with high production values on top of that. Whether or not you'll like this will depend on if you could tolerate some of their additions because of it, I can't recommend it to everybody. Try one episode then 3 episodes and then watch it fully. I'd be surprised if this doesn't make the cut on Best Visuals or Animation.
Story: 7/10
Characters: 8/10
Visuals: 10/10
Music: 8/10
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