This was one of the best anime(s) of this season. It was a very beautiful story with a proper balance of both positive and negative elements. Animation was a little weak but that gave this it's own charm. They have ended it on a very interesting moment. Second season is definitely needed! Given it is an original, we can't read the Manga or Light Novel to complete the story.

It was good but they didn't give us an ending :(

TikTok led me to believe this was some twisted, dark sports anime that would blow my mind...I think that set my expectations a little high. To me, it was a sports anime that decided to tackle very serious topics as opposed to your typical more comedic sports animes. Love the LGBTQ+ representation and how it was handled. I think the "tragic backstory" line for each character became very repetitive especially when trying to fit it all within 12 episodes (TLDR: all their parents suck), but I can appreciate the effort in mixing drama elements with sports. I hope they are able to create a second season like they intended to, because [spoiler] that cliffhanger was WHACK [/spoiler]

Seems kinda silly but dropped after Episode 9... At this point it's just a melodramatic slog where everyone's parents are abusive in some way or another. But thank god there is Maki to fix things who is apparently also an empath in addition to already being the "gifted" tennis ace of the show. Kanako also is handled very weirdly making her mainly a fujoshi insert...

Lgbt+ good representation in this, I like it <3