From studio Gainax (Evangelion), which production by Toshimichi Otsuki (Slayers, Nadesico) & chief direction & story by Hideaki Anno (Evangelion) comes a high-tension story of the heartbreaking rivalries of a first love.

Like a drug, Yukino Miyazawa was addicted to admiration & praise from those around her. She worked hard to become the perfect student, the perfect girl. But that was before... him. Souichirou Arima. The instant she met him, she hated him. Without even trying, he snatched the very glory from her hands by easily acing the high school entrance exam that should have made her the class representative. To take back what is rightfully hers, Yukino is putting all her efforts into plotting her revenge, but was love part of the plan?

I just bought this randomly one day & just because that it was partly made by the same guys who made the Neon Genesis Evangelion series, one of my favorite series of all time. I was surprise when I watch it & I find it very cute. Honestly, this series is so cute! You can giggle at it from the cuteness. I did find the story line very original & they did the characters' expression very unique. I really like the first person narration from each characters, so you can get on what they are thinking, how they feel. They are talking to the viewers like we're actually know them. Plus, you can actually find similarity between this series & Evangelion, it's so there! You can even hear some familiar sound effects & artworks during the series. Can you spot them? You get to learn that being yourself is very important or else you will be lonely. My favorite episode is the 4th one, I find it so very sweet. Saying those 3 words to someone you love for the first time is very hard. Maybe it will teach you a lesson or so about life itself.

The ending credit is actually unique, the camera move in an actual Japanese school & other Japanese landmarks. After that, a "Preview" of what to come on the next episode, done by 2 of the original cast of the series in real-life. Just in case, the original title in Japan is "Kare Kano", which means "His & Her". Another thing, I love the music.

It's very clear & smooth. The only thing that every time to move on to the next episode, you get a small pause between them, since the episodes are all on different tracks. Right Stuf International did a really good job. Plus, on top of that, they even use your DVD player "Angle" option. You can switch between the original Japanese text during the introduction & the title screens. Plus, this option can let you switch between different version of the "Preview" on the next episode, which is done by the real-life voice actress, between the Japanese cast & the English cast. Very well done. By the way, you can skip all those warnings & logos when you first load the DVD by just pressing the "Menu" button on your remote control.

They really pick the cast very well. It suit the personality of each character in the story. However, I find it that the dubbed version is actually better then the original Japanese. I don't know why, but that's me. It's about 85% of the original Japanese.

This is odd that the English track isn't the default on this DVD. You have to switch it if you want to watch it in English. The dubbing is really great, very clear & no problem at all.

The Japanese track is the default track. It's great that both Japanese track & English track are at the same volume, so I don't have to adjust the volume of the TV while changing the tracks.

There are 6 tracks for subtitling, which the first 3 in English, the last 3 are in Spanish. First subtitling track only subtitle the Japanese talking, the second one is only for translating Japanese text that is shown during the episode, & the third one is both talking & translating. The last 3 tracks are the Spanish, the same function as the first 3. The subtitle are white, clean & easy to read, except in some parts when the background is really bright.

The menu is really simple. It's just a picture of the main characters in the background with a sweet piano music. On the bottom, there are 4 buttons, "Play All", "Scene Selection", "Extras" & "Language Setting". The Scene selection is pretty well organize. They are separated by episode, then by section per episode, intro, recap, part one, part two, mid-episode, ending & preview of the next episode. However, there is one little thing I hate, if you select in the "Scene Selection", once you're finish with the episode you're in, it doesn't go on to the next episode, but back to the "Scene Selection" menu.

There isn't much extras. The only thing I like is the characters' bios. The rest are the Director's Notes, Production Notes & Storyboard Samples. Basically, how they made the series.

The package is pretty simple. Just the main characters on the cover, Yukino & Arima, the back with screenshots, which is really cool. Though, it comes with a clear DVD case, I wonder why they didn't print anything behind so you can actually see what is written on the back when you open the case. There is no insert, I wonder why. The DVD disc cover itself is the same as the cover.

Watching it on the PC is the same as watching it on the TV. Very clean, no problem at all, very little pixel (little squares popping in & out), both normal mode & full screen mode. The sound is just great. The episodes are on different tracks on the DVD, so it have a small pause when it move to the next episode. Like on your regular DVD player, you can skip the warnings & logos when you load the disc, just use the "menu" option to go to the menu screen.

I find this really cute & I enjoy is very much. It is well worth it. I do recommended it to watch it with your girlfriend or boyfriend. It's a real love story. Though, I have to wait to get the rest of the series & find out what happen next.