Katt: I…was totally supposed to blog this series episodically. But, well, you all saw that HSA! kind of fell into a hiatus during the seasons that this series was airing. As things happened, I watched the first episode, liked it, but then stopped watching it altogether for no apparent reason until I had to watch it to talk about it at my and Tea’s “New Anime in Japan!” panel at Otakuthon. Since catching up, I have been completely hooked–this is the series that I most eagerly look forward to watching every week…er, it was. But it’s over far too soon, in my opinion, leaving a void in my anime-watching routine. Especially when there is apparently still so much source material that wasn’t covered! But okay: let’s focus on what was covered and what makes it a worthy anime to watch, in my opinion, while keeping in mind the criticism and praise that I’ve read others giving it.

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