I bought Suzaka at my local video store, and I have to say it's a pretty weak show. The animation is pretty cheap, and theres not that many good moments in the show. I myself bought it on a whim because I though I would find the Track & Field elements interesting, and I did. However just as you get into those elements, the romance/SOL kicks back in. which I would'nt mind if it was actually well done, however the way the characters & romance are portrayed in this Anime is fairly weak. And again, the series feels Bipolar at times, it wants to be a SOL/Romance & a Sports anime, and kind of fails at both. Overall its decent enough for what it is I guess, I'd give it a solid C. However, I would stick to the Manga for this particular series, which I have heard many say is far better, and has nicer art, lol.