: While the episode is seen as "competent enough" to redeem some of the show's earlier flaws, many fans still feel the series was crammed too tightly into 24 episodes, leading to some "soul-less production" in certain scenes . Viewer Perspectives
“All those flashback visuals and narration didn't flow as well in animated form as they did in the manga, IMO... But they still hit all the emotional notes for me” Reddit · r/anime Hoshi no Samidare (Dub) Episode 23
: A consistent complaint across almost all reviews is the lack of high-quality animation . Some viewers felt the fight and flashback visuals didn't flow as well in animated form as they did in the original manga . : While the episode is seen as "competent