Why does it have so many sudden tone shifts? It's hard to invest on the characters

Why does it have so many sudden tone shifts? It's hard to invest on the characters.

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in what was does a tone shift, showing human characters that display a wide variety of emotions, make them more difficult to invest in?

It gradually becomes more hopeful as the story moves but it doesn't shift in tone, what are you talking about?

Shaft cut a few corners for the anime, it's a bit better in the manga but the tone shifts are still a dramatic shoujo writing staple

I can appreciate the facial expressions,I just watched the first 2 episodes but it doesn't do well enough for me because of sudden tone shifts. Even in the first episode it shifts between drama and cheesy comedy too fast even without letting it settle down for a bit. Pacing feels wierd too,I think even "your lie in april" handled the tonal shifts better. I had very high hopes for the show,I'm not dropping it,just disappointed on the first 2 episodes.

Oh, it's by shaft? Must have noticed it sooner. Maybe because I haven't watched an anime since some time,last thing I watched was Naruto a couple of months back. Maybe if I watched some other shows I'll get back to it. Shaft shows always have been kind of a pain to me,I look at every detail when I watch a show because I don't want to miss any,typically.

He is handsome and cute

>so many sudden tone shifts
Because Rei's life is not so great at the beginning of the series. And most of the time he is depressed. Literally the only bright moments in his life are when he spends his time with Kawamoto sisters.

It reflects how Rei perceive his two worlds. He feels fluffy whenever he's with the three sisters while the opposite in shogi at least in the start. He eventually saw shogi as an opportunity to grow as a person

>dramatic shoujo writing staple
I know that mangaka's previous work was josei but still 3-gatsu is a seinen