And finished up the first season... as it seems customary lately, 1st season stops just when an important match is about to start.

Overall, Tsukamoto never did away his whinny crying self, but he improved as a character as he improved his play and determination.

I can't say the series got better per se, as part of the charm of the early going was that there was some good humor to it, and even though still present as it went on (particularly with Mizuki), it lost much of what I found endearing early on. But the Tsukamoto improvement makes up for it overall I'd say.

The anime would do well to give more screen time to Ubukata... certainly, for me, the best thing this show has to offer, and they should optimize it so that we get more Tsukamoto screen-time with her.

One thing that I missed was the small role Tsukamoto's childhood friend and his mother had in the whole series.

So games aside, that sometimes can drag, I hope to see more school life scenes, and more daily life scenes as well... not going to happen of course.

Anyways, there's already a 2nd season confirmed.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...sequel/.109744