Series Name: Amagami SS(アマガミSS)
Episodes: 24 + 2(DVD only OVA for Maya Tachibana and Risa Kamizaki)
Plot: "
Tachibana Jun'ichi, a 2nd year high school student, always feels depressed around Christmas time due to a certain experience. Due to his fear of opening his heart to love, his school life is rather lonely.
One day, Tachibana asks himself if he is really satisfied with ending his high school life thus? Setting aside his fears, Tachibana determines that he will spend the coming Christmas with a girl.
Thus resolved, he goes on to meet many girls. In the end, what will Christmas hold for Tachibana?"
Amagami is a take on the PS2 game of the same name, animated by AIC. The popular PC game might look familiar as it has ties to Kimikiss in the original character designer/artist and the parent company Enterbrain. Those expecting a happy harem anime will have to look elsewhere in that the show uses an "omi-bus" format. This basically means that each girl gets her own four episode arc, which starts from their first meeting all the way up until mutual confession. Tachibana, our main character, is likable enough that even though he gets "reset" with each arc, you want to see how he handles each girl and the situations they throw him in. To compliment each differing situation, the girls themselves have varying personalities and attitudes.
Haruka - Playful older school idol
Ai - Stoic swim club member
Sae - Incredibly shy friend of Tachibana's sister
Kaoru - Tomboyish best friend
Rihoko - Slightly pudgy childhood friend
Tsukasa - Slightly "off" class rep
The girl's stories are well done and you'll soon be cheering on your favorite of the bunch. Sadly there is one girl who seemingly gets left out in the cold compared to the others in the ending department, but that's only a minor downside. If anything the show will spoil you in that a complete romance is swiftly finished in four short episodes.
Series Score: 4 out of 5
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