SouthernDude

I fell in love with this anime from day 1. I've never been interested in skating, but this anime has me very intrigued. I'm writing this as of ep. 8 coming out, and it's fantastic so far. Great storyline, Bones back at it again with the spectacular animation, and very complex and intriguing characters. I am very dissapointed by the fact that there will only be 12 episodes, but I am optimistic that the upcoming manga will be great and we get some sort of season 2 or movie in the near future.  P.S. - Adam can burn in hell. His childhood may explain why he is how he is, but he's a scumbag who shouldn't... See full review

I really think Lerche went above and beyond producing this long-awaited movie. The animation was great as one would expect from a major studio like Lerche. Everything was timed perfectly and the emotion that it produces is like none other. My only complaint is that I would have liked the story to have followed Ritsuka and Mafuyu closer, but I completely understand that it was only natural for the story to follow Akihiko and Haruki. I'm not a fan of Ugetsu, but I feel bad for him. In conclusion, the amount of hard work poured into this movie truly shows and I hope and pray we get more Given content in... See full review