I really like this, and I think it could've ended up being something very special. But the pacing is all over the place and it's always unclear where this is going. Is it a drama about friendship? A romance, and if so, what kind? Is the narrative supposed to split between Akira and her brother, or is it just going to focus on her alone? Or is it just a slice of life that jumps from one thing to another?
I think I understand why the series was clearly axed early on. It's just hard to tell what kind of story this wants to be. Whatever the core of this series was going to be, it needed to get to it sooner.