His and Her Circumstances: 14 Days, Part 6

His and Her Circumstances: 14 Days, Part 6
TV Tokyo
March 26, 1999
Anime, Romance
DVD
C

Yes, there's a Part 6 and, no, we don't get any real closure for the series:

• Arima's dark side darkens so Tonami decides to really befriend him;
• Tonami realizes that his plans for revenge have changed and he's attracted to Tsubaki;
• Arima and Yukino still haven't really processed that their relationship is now sexual, or for that matter the fallout of "being their real selves and pursuing their true happiness";
• We don't even see the damn play that Aya wrote!

His and Her Circumstances ranges from a B+ premiere to 2 C-s, averaging out to a B-.  It reminds me a little of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, in that it's an animated show that starts strong but loses its way, although the decline is more dramatic here of course.  As I recall, the manga went beyond this point and gave a real sense of closure, in fact SPOILER showing Arima and Yukino as married with a teenage daughter.  It's disappointing that the focus couldn't stay on the main couple here, not that side characters are a bad thing, but they should remain on the side.  I'll compare and contrast this with the other anime I have the complete collection of, Fruits Basket, when we get there.