Tsukigakirei

Notice: This review will not be beneficial to everyone At the time of writing, I am 32 years old and have experienced love in more ways than I know how to tell. As such, this review will be geared towards people like me and thus will not be useful to this anime's target audience: adolescents & perhaps those who want to revisit their younger days.

Story - 70

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This anime is about the first experiences of romance between a boy & a girl, who are probably around 13 years old. It contains all the awkward & sweet trappings that you'd expect from such a plot. Honestly, it portrays that very well & I imagine if I was younger I'd have loved this anime. However, I am older & more mature and so this kind of stuff just doesn't resonate with me. Thus, I'd score this story well from a technical standpoint but only only mediocrely from a "do I relate to this?" point of view.
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I will say this to the merit of the story, it did at times have even someone jaded like me care for what happened to the characters. Even though I've moved past this part of my life, it still was able to reach me...if only a little bit.

Characters - 70

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Both the main characters start off shy & seeing their progression out of their respective shells makes for solid character development. The side cast does very well to support and at times interfere with the main characters. Little time is wasted on characters that do not help drive things forward.
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That said, there is little memorable about any of the characters. It's all nice, but it's also all a little bland. Not that there aren't some great moments, but there is not a line said that stuck with me past the closing of the show.

Visuals - 60

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There is a scene with fireworks that was awesomely done & that is the only reason why the visuals rose above the mark of 50. On average, the visuals are okay. The characters at times are enjoyable to view, but nothing really stands out.
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That is, aside from the CGI. Off and on there are scenes where random CGI bodies plod along. It doesn't take away from the series, but it is an occasional eyesore

Audio - 95

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The best part of the series to me was the soundtrack. The music selection was on point and the delivery was timely. I'm going to revisit the OST someday. There is little bad I could say, it isn't perfect but the songs certainly tugged on my emotions from time to time.

Enjoyment - 65

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I couldn't binge this. I could only take the episodes in small doses. It just didn't pull me in. I'm glad I stuck with it because there were some moments that I enjoyed, especially the music. But on the whole....(continued below as summary)

TL;DR - Tsuki ga Kirei is a worthwhile enough show to merit watching, but to someone like me it's also worth skipping in favour of something that is better targeted to a Seinen audience. The love is well portrayed, but it is a young love. If you choose to watch it, be somewhere where you can enjoy the soundtrack because it really does shine.