To Heart is based on a Japanese console 'dating simulation game', not unlike the Sentimental Journey series, so it's not a typical anime. While missing action, profanity, chauvinism, violence, blasphemy, sex and nudity - this series is not entirely boring. True the primary two member cast Akari and Hiroyuki, do meet a different girl in every episode and they help each one out as best they can. The situations are also rather idealised with the characters almost never becoming angry at each other. Each episode leaves you with a good feeling inside and even though some episodes may be just a little too sweet (but who said that is bad?), the series overall is a better than average anime series, mainly because of the feel good factor and the absence of all the negative things I listed above.
2 Reviews
A nice show, but not much plot.
JG200111 February 2001
To Heart is a short television series that only goes for thirteen episodes. Unfortunately, most of the episodes follow the same pattern. Hiroyuki and the others meet a new girl at school with some weird quirk (martial artist, psychic, experimental android maid) and try to help her in some way, or a girl that the group already knows that has a problem of her own. The solution is found and everyone is made happy in the end. There are a few episodes that break this mold, but none of them are particularly memorable. However, the show is completely tame, with no violence or profanity, and is perfect for family viewing, if the family doesn't become bored viewing it.
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