sentences:  Lee recognised elements from other series such as "Maison Ikkoku" and "Kimagure Orange Road", and summarised the series as "simply wonderful".Chris Beveridge, of AnimeOnDVD.com, noted the first anime DVD volume was "really well put together", but also felt the manga did not translate into an anime series particularly well.He praised the Christmas special, noting that it was "several notches above the TV series" but found that while the Spring Special had amusing moments, it was rushed with bad plotting.