The setup is great, Chinatsu ending up living under the same roof as Taiki by chance is a nice twist to the usual love triangle drama. And of course the focus on sports makes it more interesting than a generic romance anime, or at least could've made it more interesting. Unfortunately this anime plays its cards poorly considering what it has to work with, not to mention it has a whopping 25 episodes, which is also rare in itself. Yet the anime fails to progress at an acceptable level, it's just way too slow. I guess we could say it really is a shounen at heart with all the time wasting and episodes that almost feel like fillers.
The characters do have depth, well at least those who are focused, Taiki and Hina are so interesting to follow, their feelings and thoughts. Chinatsu on the other hand felt like a prop 95% of the time and there's barely any focus on her despite being the obvious winning heroine. The ing characters are great, at the very least there's one positive about the anime having 25 episodes, which is side characters having more screen time and get to grow on you.
Also credit is given where credit is due, the anime has no fanservice at all, which is a huge feat in itself, especially that it's a shounen, props to them really, it's refreshing. Also sometimes they decide not to utilize boring tropes even when they had the chance, that's not always the case and unfortunately they do waste time on tropes here and there, but I'd say it's better than what you'd expect in the genre, they also deserve credit for that partially.
Honestly it's a good romance anime with an interesting story, issue is the way too slow pacing and lack of progression. Also it's overhype, but what are you gonna do? Despite the unrealistic expectations, it's a good anime, but it desperately needs a 2nd season.
