The premise of the show is brilliant: if you were choked by debts and only had 2 years to live, you probably wouldn't want to spend most of your remaining time fishing with some newly found friends... and yet, that's EXACTLY what the MC needed to exit his spiral of negativity. It's a refreshing take of a not-so-original idea, that drives you into a psychological and introspective direction to find out what "living" really means.
The visuals are solid, especially the character design, and the animation looks good too.
The voice acting by Fairouz (Hana) is great, with Iwanaka (Hiro) as close second, but in general all the cast did a nice job.
THE MEH:
Pacing is the main problem of the series. All the episodes from 4 to 9 feel almost like filler, with only a few minutes of significant plot and character progression spread across more than 2 hours of runtime. Then you have too many things crammed into the last 3 episodes, which obviously make them look rushed, and ultimately fail to provide proper closure to the two main character arcs (Hiro's and Takaaki's).
Mind you, those "filler" episodes are relaxing, have overall good vibes and are nice to watch. But I'm pretty sure the writers could have cut some of the fluff to further the story more and eventually give the audience a well balanced watching experience instead of shoehorning all the drama in the last hour.
THE BAD:
I won't lie, I didn't like the ending. Without spoiling it, I can only say that the way they handled it undermined the whole premise. They could have pulled it off in a way that was true to the premise, but they didn't... maybe because they didn't have enough runtime left.
Also, Hana is just waifu-bait: in the key visuals and trailers she is presented almost as one of the MCs, but she is just a side character, and unlike others in the cast she has zero development. The only MC in the show is Hiro, with Takaaki as co-protagonist.
Finally, from a visual perspective, the CGI didn't always blend in nicely, especially when it came to fish rendering and animation.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I cannot say I hated the show, but it was a mixed bag for me. If they handled the pacing differently and gave the MCs the attention their arcs required, I would have loved this series.
Recommended only if you like fishing, or feel-good vibes, and you're not too nitpicky about story developments.
