LIKES:
Cute, beautiful location shots like the Ocean.
Cinematography and colour palette was good.
Production for the most part was decent.
Wardrobe was appropriate.
Message: love yourself and don’t give up. If your pretty face is just masking the ugliness of your heart, you aren’t beautiful at all.
Very PG, any age can watch it
Easy, lighthearted watch.
Music:
okay, nothing stood out, but it was appropriate and didn’t overpower the voices of actors & actresses.
For once the parents were not annoying.
FX:
(the stitches and scar) were okay (sometimes the scar was very darkly applied and the next scene it was lighter, as if the makeup artist was different each time).
Cast:
Easy acting for Kamio Fuju. Riko was exceptional with all the quirks and expressions of Kamiya Manaha.

DISLIKES:
Production:
Zoom in too close, shaking camera (film stabilizer not used).
Writing:
no added message at end of episode for people dealing with depression and dark thoughts.
Seemed more like junior/middle school crushes, then senior/ high school love. Very few kisses and same with holding hands.
No conclusion for the 2ML or 2FL
Wardrobe:
For the Pageant I don’t understand why the girls were dressed in wedding gowns.
Pacing:
considering there was only 8 episodes, there were a few too many filler moments, where they could’ve spent the time better for concluding some of the characters.

OVERALL: Any age can watch it, very PG. Easy and fast watch. It had potential to be impactful but bad writing derailed it. I won't rewatch it, but recommend it for people starting out in this genre.