However, with their work for this animation, I do think they dropped the ball when it came to a lot of aspects. Studio Pierrot has a very long history in the animation business, having produced some of my favorite shows including: Yu Yu Hakusho, Great Teacher Onizuka, and more recently Polar Bear Cafe. The simulcast was licensed by Crunchyroll and ran for a total of twelve episodes. It started as a multimedia project by the publisher Kadokawa, first as a mook (or like a cross between magazine and book), then a bundled drama CD, before being picked up for animation by Studio Pierrot. It continues to follow these four high schoolers, two girls (Mashiki and Mihashi) and two boys (Mishima and Honda), as they make their way through their last years of school and the troubles that come with it. The story centers around a group of four friends who always stop at a convenience store on their way home from school and the relationships that develop from chance meetings. I mentioned in my Summer 2017 First Impressions that this is primarily a fluffy and easy watch in terms of romance, but ultimately feels dull if you’re looking for something more, and I’m going to stand by that assessment for this review. Short answer: not really? It’s an anime with a lot of problems that tries so hard at being good, but ultimately pales in comparison to others that have taken its concepts further. I decided now was probably a good time to revisit what made me drop it and find out if it actually got any better in the following episodes. Konbini Kareshi was one of those animes that I wound up dropping after about four episodes last season.