Saikano is kind of like the series Narutaru in which it is a dark version of a usually light hearted genre (in this case this is a dark version of the Magical Girlfriend genre) But unlike Narutaru (which was kinda mediocre), it ends up being excellent because of that.
The story of Saikano follows Shuuji, the last man to ever truly love his little girlfriend on the entire planet (maybe even literally!) and the events that led up to that fate. The first episode plays out like your generic romance anime would, with the two main characters Shuuji and Chise meeting and vowing to fall in love, with a light hearted silly mood. Then the mood changer happens, we find out Shuuji's girlfriend Chise is actually the worlds most advance weapon and that Japan is at war with the rest of the world, and she is the only one that can save them from total annihilation (why they are at war is never said though...) After that scene, the series gets a little darker but it never tries to leave that love story part that the series is built on.
The cast of characters are very colorful and act very realistic. There are almost no minor characters in the series, everyone plays a part in the story and everyone is expanded on in every episode. There are few other series I could say this about. It handles the characters very well (and they paid extra focus on the emotional scenes with them, it's highly noticeable...in a good way!)
The animation, while not extraordinary still looks really nice and never dips in quality throughout the entire series. It looks a little faded though but that's on purpose and it adds to the mood of the entire series being a bitter sweet memory between two lovers.
The background music/score is good also. It has a nice Jazzy feel to it that again, helps to that mood of everything just being a bitter sweet memory. The opening and ending are also nice and they help set the mood of each episode very well.
So in conclusion, I'm glad I ever found out about this anime because it was one of the greatest series I have ever seen and I would watch it again and again. I recommend it to anyone who loves great anime.
That's all folks! Cya~
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