This series is one of those addictively cute series. It combines the magical girl trope with the reverse harem, the student council setup, and the obligatory drama of the love triangle. It's also one of those series where everyone ends up liking the main character. That is, everyone likes Amu. I mean everyone. All the girls want to be her best friend and most of the guys are in love with her. Also, I don't know if Peach-Pit was trying to add real angst or darkness to the story, but if they were, it didn't work.
The part about the eggs representing people's "wanted" selves is really cute. It reminds me of the series Othello, where the main character has an alternate personality who is stronger and more confident, but in the end, they are really just part of the same person. This series sort of has the same moral. You can especially see that the idea is meant to be that "You can become who you want to be" with:
Tadase, who becomes assertive even without a "character change" when he confesses to Amu. Amu's journey on the star road after the final battle shows this moral too.
What the weirdest part is to me is that the Canon Couple (Amu x Ikuto) are 5 years apart in age (or 6 - it's hard to tell) and since Amu is an elementary schooler, there is a huge ICK factor, which Peach-Pit lessens by not having them do anything particularly provocative.
Okay, well, sleeping in the same bed might've been questionable but it was actually just plain cute. Ikuto kisses Amu later but it's not on the lips (phew).
There's also the incest twist:
Utau kisses Ikuto. On the lips.
Things that I didn't get or wanted to be resolved include:
How on earth can the grown-up Tadase time-travel? Was that supposed to be important to the plot? It made sense when it was explained, but somehow it was COMPLETELY RANDOM!
Why can't Ikuto and Amu meet each other again? It sounded like they would never, ever meet again, but there's no reason given for this. Ikuto goes to search for his father - his disappearance is explained but isn't satisfactory - and also becomes a violinist. I guess what Ikuto meant is that he was moving away and never coming back?
That is probably the thing that upset readers the most at the end. Me too! ^^; Hopefully it will be resolved in Encore!
Najihiko never told Amu that he's actually Nadeshiko!
I was really looking forward to that!
All in all, it was a fun and quick read.
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