Blue Spring Ride - Reviews

It is really a wonderful anime to watch and comes 5th on my favourite list. I wanna thank a friend who recommended me to watch this.

Very beautiful high school romance story. The anime didn't even scratch the surface of the surface of the whole story though.. I love love love the manga but I wish they could've finished the anime.

𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖  >>>  "Ao Haru Ride" takes place in your typical Japanese high school like many other animes of its genre. Overall it centers over main character Futaba who is in her second year of high school. It begins with immediate flashbacks to middle school where she meets the sweet Kou Tanaka. The two begin to get close making it obvious that a romantic relationship could start. But because of her classmates' rude comments regarding how appealing Futaba is to guys, she begins to feel insecure. They say that because she is so appealing to the boys in school, girls don't want to be her friend. So in attempt to shed the image of being the "cute girl" she makes the loud statement that she doesn't like guys, AT ALL. Of course Kou overhears this without ever knowing her true feelings. Fast forward to Futaba's second year of high school and she is now popular with more female friends even though they may be fake at times. She achieves this through trying to act more masculine. Meanwhile, Kou has moved away and lives elsewhere in "Japan". When he moves back Futaba has to deal with the drama that surrounds his return.

I give the plot of this show a 8/10 because it tends to be generic and follows a lot of the typical anime tropes. There's a lot of back and forth and wishy-washyness throughout which can get a bit annoying at times. The reason I give this a higher score is because the emotional aspects of it make you want to stay with the plot and root for the main characters. The worst thing about this anime in my opinion is that it ends way too abruptly.

As for characters Futaba is really sweet and means well but she can tend to be the typical shoujo ditz at times. Kou can also get super indecisive and lies about his true feelings which can get on your nerves at times. But at the end of the day all of the characters are pretty likeable. I also feel that they did an excellent job with characterization despite the short time frame.

The animation in this in my opinion is pretty strong. It has a lot of lighter colors and smooth edges. For such a short anime they took the time to make it look pretty darn good. It also sticks very close to the style of the manga. Like any anime it has it's moments where the animation looks a little wonky, but overall a job well done.

Overall this anime has generally generic plot and characters that can get a little tiresome at times. The animation is pretty spot on and if you enjoy the musical aspects of a show you will enjoy that as well. In addition if you like a good dramatic romance then this anime is for you.

This anime is your typical boy meets girl love story. The animation is on point, which makes me rate this anime more. But what this anime lacks is definitely an exciting, one of a kind romance. Blue Spring Ride is very average in plot considering the many animes that already illustrate this type of story. But nevertheless, it was a great anime with amazing visuals and cute characters.

I really liked watching, sometimes it was funny. It's a recommend to watch it with your friends. It shows how difficult love is. You really need to watch it!