Special A

Hikari Hanazono has always been second to Kei Takishima. When they were six years old, their pro-wrestling loving fathers introduced them to each other. Assuming that she was the best in wrestling, young Hikari challenged Kei to a wrestling match only to be thoroughly defeated by him. Ever since that fateful incident, She lives for the day when she will beat Kei. In school grades, sporting events - anything. To do this, she has enrolled in the same school as Kei since elementary. Now she attends Hakusenkan, an ultra elite school, that costs her carpenter father a lot of money. Hikari and Kei are the top two students in the school, with Kei holding firmly to that number one position. While Hikari considers Kei to be a rival and important friend, she is completely unaware that Kei loves her. The story primarily focuses on Hikari and her constant attempts to defeat her one and only rival, Kei, and how she finds love in their rivalry.

I grew to love the character traits of the seven SA members, I was interested in their bond with each other, and also how they appeared to others. But I found it hard to see their characters as relatable. It started off slow in the beginning of the episode, but hooked me in with Kei feelings toward an oblivious Hikari almost to the point when I wanted to scream in frustration at her cluelessness. But I have to say I enjoyed the flashbacks of the SA members' childhood,it gave me more of a look into their pasts. Overall this anime was enjoyable and funny, but I found it more of a filler than anything else.

My rating 8.1 /10