Tsurezure Children is a series of short 3-4 minute segments featuring about 10 or so couples. Funnily enough, I started watching the anime after watching a few of the clips on Tiktok. That's how I would describe this anime. It's like those Youtube videos that pop up in your recommended regarding anime or some tv series like Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen or sports highlights. A main reason why I will rate Tsurezure Children so high comes down to presentation and delivery. I am impressed with the ease in which I watched the 12 episodes. I am a big fan of the pacing. That is without a doubt the number one attraction to this series.

Each episode reaches about 12-14 minutes in length, half of a typical episode. Consequently, the entire series is about the length of 6 or so traditional episodes, which is just over 2 hours. This is another reason why I strongly recommend the series. It's a quick and easy watch, it's nothing crazy but because of it's short and sporadic character involvements, it's very difficult to see someone NOT enjoying the series in some capacity.

Because of the fact that there are different pairings with different scenarios (already dating, talking stage, etc.) This has two major benefits in my eyes. One: You are bound to find couple(s) that you enjoy. The wide variety of characters means that you are very likely to enjoy at least one of them. And if you get frustrated by the dialogue/think it's cringe/don't like the couple, their sequence only ends in about 3 minutes so you don't have to bear with them.

The dialogue in the series is quite high quality. The series is generally anti-climactic as a romcom but can also do the serious stuff quite accurately without being cringe most of the time. I was impressed by the series ability to transition between comedy and more serious/dramatic romantic tone, sometimes even within the span of 3 minutes. Obviously any drama isn't anything crazy (it's mostly just a singular conflict) due to the sporadic nature of the series, they can't develop anything nuanced. However, in the romance world, I have generally found that series' that are able to drama and comedy well, are generally high quality. Examples include Oregairu, The Quintessential Quintuplets, and Love Chunibyo and other Delusions.

In conclusion, Tsurezure Children is really just a highlight reel. It's pacing is fast, appeals to wide variety of people, it's easy likeable, it's a short watch, and it fits in everything we love about romance while doing so, some confessions, some drama, some comedy, some tsunderes, and some tears. I wholeheartedly recommend Tsurezure Children as a unique, creative and intriguing presentation of the age-old high-school romance genre. Final Score: 80/100