Sora not otoshimono has finally come to an end. I followed this series for a number of years now and it genuinely saddens me to see it come to an end. But enough with my personal sadness, on with the review!

The story of SNO is simply something you can't predict and that is one its real strong points. You think that your in for a nice funny/ comedic story, which is true but then plot twist after plot twist simply throws this on its head. Its hard to talk about plot progression without spoilers, so i'll refrain from delving too deep. It starts off with the introduction of the characters in a typical school setting and progresses in that tone but the touch of the supernatural makes the story interesting and gives the author a chance to make things difference and wild, and that is exactly what he does. With the inclusion with of the 'other world', the plot unwinds into something more than just a 'typical school anime'. I'll have to stop here when concerning the plot since i'm reviewing the manga and not retelling the story. Apologies.

Sora no otoshimono is for me one of the best examples of combining a load of genres and actually making it work. This is generally classed as an Ecchi manga before anything else, which in all honesty is very much true but don't let that fool you. These days, Ecchi manga/ anime have a stigma, not a bad one but they do have the a certain 'tag' shall we say that may in turn put someone off when they see ' Ecchi 'as an attached genre however, whilst SNO (abbreviated) is certainly an Ecchi manga, it isn't your archetypal Ecchi manga. One simple comment covers this, it isn't thrown at you constantly. That's the beauty of SNO, there is enough Ecchi moments to satisfy your 'desire' but not so much that it would put people off full stop. Very well spaced out.

If there is one thing that SNO does brilliantly though, it is the splicing and intertwining of genres. For instance, in one chapter, you may be laughing at a very comedic moment whilst only a few pages later, your breath may be taken away by a sudden plot twist. This certainly applied for me.

Just a quick mention about the 'tragedy' tag without giving away any spoilers. That genre tag certainly applies to this series. 100%. There are quite a few moments that will leave your mouth hanging. I guarantee it.

Onto the characters! Now for me, this may be only part of SNO that is a bit of a let down. In short, the characters are very 'typical'. Each character from Ikaros to Astraea doesn't seem to have any real stand out traits that make them really unique. But I should mention that this does change, to a degree, since most characters do go through some sort of development. For example, Tomoki is seen as just a simple pervy character at the beginning of the story but later on, he matures and in turn, helps most characters through difficult situations.

So that is that. SNO has finally come to an end I hope you enjoy it as much as I have over the years. Ciao!