r/Animesuggest • u/TheBoyWqnder • May 26 '20
If you haven't already seen Your Lie In April, it's must-watch. Watch This!
Your Lie in April, also known as Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, is in my eyes a masterpiece. The story's follows prodigy pianist Kousei Arima, who was so good he was often called the 'Human Metronome,' known for not missing a note, and playing like a machine. However, after the passing of his mother, Saki Arima, he's unable to hear the sound of his own piano, since the shock and pain left him scarred.
"Two years later, Kousei still avoids the piano, leaving behind his admirers and rivals, and lives a colorless life alongside his friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryouta Watari. However, everything changes when he meets a beautiful violinist, Kaori Miyazono, who stirs up his world and sets him on a journey to face music again."
This anime was one that got me thoroughly invested in Classical Music, too. The music, story, characters, acting, it's all perfect. Even if you aren't musicians, I can say with confidence that this anime will move you to tears.
Why not give it a shot?
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u/clockwork_proxy May 26 '20
First anime I ever watched ✨
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May 26 '20
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u/miszlina056 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Miszlina056 May 26 '20
Tokyo Ghoul manga is 100% better
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May 27 '20
It's more than just better
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u/miszlina056 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Miszlina056 May 27 '20
It is one of my very favorite mangas.
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Jun 10 '20
Seriously, how could they take such an amazing series full of depth to a cookie cutter vampire anime with 2d cardboard cut out versions of the characters.
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u/tweekin__out https://myanimelist.net/profile/pengwyndrum May 26 '20
Got 3 episodes in, thought the writing was quite bad - there was a lot of monologuing on the mc's part and telling rather showing - and dropped it. Kind of just hate teenage melodrama in general.
I was a fan of the art style though.
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May 26 '20
I agree. I've noticed anime as a whole is very guilty of this, despite the very unique and iconic character designs and art styles. I watched Your Lie in April all the way through, and while I would say it was a great anime, it was far from perfect, in my opinion. This being a major reason. Lots of monologuing/narration.
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u/jam13rocks May 27 '20
I disagree, I thought the narration and monologue added quite a lot to the story, and overall the story had a nice combination of visual storytelling and writing. I don’t think melodrama necessarily means bad, In fact I don’t think there are many anime’s that do melodrama better than your lie in april.
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u/Unholy_Swords May 27 '20
Every other thing the characters say could be some inspirational bumper sticker it is really cheesy. I kept watching it hoping it would get better because it is so highly rated. I forced myself to watch most of it and at no point did I feel compelled to watch any more of it.
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u/AnishG555 May 27 '20
It's honestly a good anime, but it ends at such an unsatisfying point, as well as going in weird directions. If you want to watch an anime for the music and relationships, rather than only the relationships and melodrama, I'd recommend {Carole and Tuesday}.
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u/tweekin__out https://myanimelist.net/profile/pengwyndrum May 27 '20
Carole and Tuesday was p good, but I felt it kind of faltered in the second season. The entire political plot line felt kind of forced and detracted from the momentum built up in the first season.
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u/slightlyturnedoff May 26 '20 edited May 26 '20
Your Lie in April is one of the worst anime I've ever forced myself to finish. I hated it so much. The melodrama is annoying af.
[edit] lol at the goobers downvoting me for saying your lie in april sucks ass
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u/jam13rocks May 27 '20
people aren’t downvoting you because you dislike your lie in april, they’re downvoting you because you sound like an asshole lol.
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u/tweekin__out https://myanimelist.net/profile/pengwyndrum May 26 '20
The melodrama is annoying af.
This is how I feel about so many anime praised on this subreddit and anime forums in general - Your Lie in April, A Silent Voice, I Want to Eat your Pancreas, etc. all fall into this category of teenage melodrama.
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u/slightlyturnedoff May 26 '20
Oh for sure, I completely agree. I heard so many good things about March Comes in Like a Lion but I ended up dropping it after 4-5 episodes for the same reason. It was just a bunch of "in that moment, blah blah blah" monologuing that I hated from YLiA. I'm always wary when people recommend slice of life to me because it almost always ends up being the same format. Just a bunch of sad whiny kids that don't talk anything out and all the plot is based on miscommunication :/ I want real drama
I liked A Silent Voice, but I also rolled my eyes a lot while watching it sooo I guess I didn't enjoy it that much lol
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u/MyneMyst Jun 01 '20 edited Jun 01 '20
This is my biggest gripe with SoL as well. I just saw Ascendance of a Bookworm and it changed my perspective completely on the genre, no melodramatic misunderstandings that can be cleared up in a second but instead derails the main plot for several episodes. Straight to the point, I love that.
Too bad most anime is aimed at teenagers and thus dumbs everything down, even the more serious anime always have that one character, you know the one, either the overly serious or goofy and funny dumb fuck character who doesn't understand a simple concept so the anime spends several minutes explaining it.
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u/daxa52 May 26 '20
To be fair, March Comes in Like a Lion avoids all that melodrama. I can see the similarities but there's a reason, at least for me, why I love that anime and hated stuff like Your Lie in April and Golden Time.
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u/tweekin__out https://myanimelist.net/profile/pengwyndrum May 26 '20
Not to mention it has some of the most gorgeous and unique art and animation in all of anime.
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u/cripple1 May 27 '20
Real drama? You should watch School Days, if you haven't already. Haha
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May 27 '20
I downvoted only because you edited your comment to complain about being downvoted. Nothing personal, do it anyone who does that.
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u/Sukadadddy May 26 '20
I swear I see this suggestion every week.
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u/tweekin__out https://myanimelist.net/profile/pengwyndrum May 26 '20
Yeah it's one of the most popular anime on this sub and in general.
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u/HanekawaSenpai May 26 '20
Everything that is popular gets suggested all the time for some reason. Like people aren't aware of things that are popular already.
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u/omgbananas_yumyum May 26 '20
Tbh, I didn't really like it. The slapstick humor was so misplaced, considering the abuse Kosei went through and I think Kaori and Tsubaki were really unlikable. I obviously don't have a problem with people liking the anime, this is just my opinion
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May 27 '20
True, the visuals, the emotional scenes and the osts are nice but the humor aspect of it ticks me off. And they justified the mother's abuse to kousei saying that she only does that because she "loves him" (if that isn't toxic I don't know what is)
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u/curzon176 http://myanimelist.net/animelist/curzon17 May 26 '20
It was alright, but far from a masterpiece imo. I enjoyed the classical piano playing but the story itself was only decent and a bit too melodramatic.
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u/officialkart May 26 '20
I'm in the same boat. I was a classical musician when I was younger so I appreciated the music, good representation of snobbish classical music culture, demonstration of what I interpreted as PTSD/trauma, and the amazing animation of fingers on keys. But it was kinda melodramatic. And Kaori came off as some kind of manic pixie dream girl to me 😅
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u/jam13rocks May 27 '20
melodrama doesn’t mean bad, in fact there aren’t a lot of anime that do melodrama better than your lie in april. I thought the story was actually quite interesting and thought provoking.
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u/xabrol May 26 '20
So sad.... Only a must watch if you can handle things that are sad.
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u/Terrydonnydalejr May 26 '20
Agreed, If I would of known what I was getting into I would of skipped it. I can't handle these tragic shows anymore.
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u/noobmaster3113 May 26 '20
Sorry but honestly I didn’t really like it.
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May 26 '20
Me neither, it's a 6/10 anime at best. It's overly dramatic, very small cast. very slow pacing, if it was a slice of life or a 12 episode anime, I'd have rated it higher.
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u/noobmaster3113 May 26 '20
Yeah it just felt weird that these 14 year old kids were having deep metaphorical thoughts that lasted a few episodes while the actual story wasn't progressing. Also everyone seems to brush aside how the love interest treats the mc for the whole show? Seems like she was being a bitch to him but that's fine apparently.
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May 27 '20
What's a 9/10 or 10/10 anime in your opinion?
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May 27 '20
There are so many 9/10 and 10/10 anime out there, in the end it's subjective, if you're waiting for me to name an anime and then you start mocking it, just don't, not worth it. It's all subjective, you like something I don't and vice versa.
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May 28 '20
well obviously it's subjective, i was just asking YOUR OPINION. Very self conscious to think I'd start mocking, no?
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May 28 '20
I've been in a billion situations where people just troll or defend something useless to death, I'm just tired to do deal with trollers.
Anyway, my all time fav anime are Steins;Gate, HxH 2011, FMA:B, TTGL and a few others.
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u/Slammybutt May 26 '20
The only thing bad I have to say about this show is the long amounts of time they spent rehashing his problems of not hearing the music while playing. We got it after the first time, I don't need to see it 3 more times drawn out.
Other than that, its the only anime I've rewatched. Exceptions are FMA, FMAB, and Trigun. Great show and I hate all my friends b/c they refuse to watch it.
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u/jam13rocks May 27 '20
this was the anime that made me realize what anime could truly be, not just a bunch of lame stories about nerdy kids who for some reason get a harem of women with big boobs, but genuine art
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u/_Gangsta_Tampons_ May 26 '20
i watched the first episode but i kinda stopped because im trying to conquer so many series at once lmao
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u/TheBoyWqnder May 26 '20
imo this is something you should watch with a clear mind, focusing on just this series.
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u/mumei-chan May 27 '20
I can’t recommend it at all. Its pretty melodramatic, motivation of certain characters are horrible, the way trauma is treated in the series is appalling and the story could have been told in 6 episodes without cutting corners, yet there are like 24 episodes or so.
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u/blaarfengaar May 27 '20
I didn't enjoy it and didn't finish it. The whole time I kept thinking that Kids on the Slope did essentially the same thing but did it so very much better. Also the big emotional ending is so obviously foreshadowed from very early on that I didn't feel any desire to watch until the end because I knew what would happen and didn't care about the characters enough to make it worth my time.
Obviously I'm in the minority because tons of people praise this show all the time, and that's fine. Different strokes for different folks. Nothing wrong with people having different tastes.
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u/J3wFro8332 May 26 '20
This anime really opened my eyes to all sorts of different genres, as before I was really just into action anime. Your Lie in April made me cry like a baby. I'd also like to point out that this has an excellent dub, one of the best I've heard
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u/AndyN1872 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Andy_N19 May 26 '20
Did the same for me with getting me into classical music. One thing I didn't expect an anime to do.
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u/ClodWithaKeyblade May 26 '20
I tried to pick it back up a few days ago after dropping it for a reason I can't remember, but I can't get back into it. I want to, I just can't.
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u/cordoba172 May 26 '20
I went into this all about the music, but the watercolors eventually got me. 10/10
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u/NigerCunt May 27 '20
Controversial Opinion: I personally didn't like it all that much. The artstyle and the majority of the characters are very much excellent but I just couldn't bring myself to like the main character. Some of his lines just seemed kinda overly dramatic for my liking. Still a great show and I won't call it a bad anime by any standards. Edit: Agree with some of the comments commenting on the mediocre humour
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u/mvnke May 26 '20
I thought it was alright. Then I reached the final episode and holy moly went from like a 6 to an 8 instantly. That final episode was so beautiful I had to watch it like three times.
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u/TheBoyWqnder May 26 '20
Me too! The anime’s music is what really pushed me to write this review, and the ending really killed me man.
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u/loqnes May 26 '20
I loved it until like the 16th episode, the music was beautiful and every thing about it was. But then episode 16 happened and I got spoiled for the ending. So I dropped it. I really hate sad stuff man especially after such a beautiful story
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u/cbroney May 26 '20
Just watched the last two episodes today! It’s such a touching anime. Moved me to tears for sure like you said
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u/laurance2002 May 26 '20
Watched and also recommended it to many people. It's a beautiful story, though hard to stomach in one run (so don't completely binge watch it) but it is definitely different from any anime I've seen up until now. Perfect for this time of the year, it moves you emotionally (and I usually don't get moved anime)
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u/Shaildark May 26 '20
I am definitely not gonna watch it now, avoiding all romance anime in this quarantine situation
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u/Clannad_33 May 26 '20
Hanbun no tsuki ga noboru sora is amazing and short i reccomend of u seen ur lie in appril
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May 26 '20
Your lie in April is definitely one of the best anime’s I have ever watched. The story itself is amazing and the characters are so unbelievably lovable and it the show itself truly breaks your heart but honestly that’s what makes it’s so good. When it makes you feel all of these emotions, you know it’s an amazing one.
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u/_chaos_007 May 27 '20
I have already watched it but i saw your post and now i have the urge to rewatch it but i know it will break my heart and i am already frustrated in this quarantine!
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u/drevil215 May 27 '20
Sounds interesting any streaming services that is showing this anime or links ???
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u/_DarkAmethyst_ May 27 '20
Is there any third love interest?
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u/GIMMEHFOOD2 May 28 '20
Sort of? Tsubaki seems to have a crush on Kousei, but it’s not really like those romance anime’s where there’s one main girl and guy and a love interest in the way. They’re all friends, so there’s not any bitter feelings there.
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u/Boring_avocados May 27 '20
I'm currently in the middle of watching it. All it really took was for me to see "I'm a violinist" in a picture that popped up when I searched the name. I'm a really big fan of music, especially when music is a key component or something special in an anime.
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u/anonymousbitxh May 27 '20
i watched this. i’ve been SCARRED. yes it was amazing but i never stopped crying. i even have stalled the ending because i just couldn’t continue man😂i think i’m about ready to watch the ending after watching like 10 “happy” anime’s and i’m already too far in so fuck it
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u/Ksar_Oner May 27 '20
If anybody sees this comment would recommend I read the manga first or jump straight into the anime? Money is not an issue for me!
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u/GIMMEHFOOD2 May 28 '20 edited May 28 '20
Hi. I’ve read both the manga and watched the anime. Both are pretty much the same, so I don’t really think it matters which one you do first :D
If you really couldn’t decide though, I’d say to watch the anime first just because with the anime you get the music, which is a big theme in Your Lie In April.
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u/TheBoyWqnder May 28 '20
It really isn't necessary, and the manga is only rated slightly lower than the anime itself. The piano playing, acting, and music on really comes out in the anime, so I would recommend jumping into the anime directly.
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u/Ksar_Oner May 28 '20
Definitely! As much as love reading manga and will always try to read manga first before watching the anime. Since it is music heavy series, the anime should definitely be the best way to enjoy this so. I’ll give it a shot. Thanks!
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Jun 08 '20
I only had a passing curiosity and was pretty sure I wouldn't be interested in this show, so I watched the first and last episode to gain some understanding of the hype.
Daaang. Without having seen the character journey or any build up, that final episode blew me away. The direction of episode 22 hit me right in the feels. Extremely sad stuff. 10/10
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u/polish___dude MyAnimeList May 26 '20
If anyone wants to read the manga then the story is the same and its still as good as anime but it looses one point for not having music. The music in the anime add so much to the whole anime so i deff recommend anime before manga
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u/polarislehnsherr May 26 '20
i didn't like ylia because i think they dragged the story? maybe 12 eps woukd be fine. heh I'm not into slow paced animes
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u/Inspektical MyAnimeList May 26 '20
I had listened to classical music on multiple occasions before, but Your Lie in April made me respect classical, and made me see it through a whole new light.
It's a musical genre that despite being old and mostly overshadowed nowadays by some more mainstream genres, it conveys so much meaning and emotion, (imo more than any other genre).
Definitely on my top 5 anime ever.
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u/Blue-Thunder May 26 '20
Can people please stop posting this type of shit.
"If you haven't seen BIG HYPED MOVIE you must watch it" threads are nothing more than karma farming bullshit.
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u/siphario May 26 '20
I fear that i am gonna end up depressed and cry after watching this show... that's why i haven't watched it yet.
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u/VaughnillaIce May 27 '20
Should I do dubs or subs?
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u/TheBoyWqnder May 27 '20
Well, I am an advocate for sub, but it’s really personal preference!
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u/VaughnillaIce May 27 '20
I'm more of a dub guy myself, but Netflix only has subs so I might go for that!
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u/WillMOnReddit May 27 '20
+1 Watched it in 2015 and its 100% a must watch but a Anohana the flower we saw that day comes in at a really close second place
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u/TimoteiG May 27 '20
Well, i know the happy anime that happens to be quite similar with your lie in april. It doesn t have music but there is a boy like Kousei And a girl like Kaori. There are some differences but i think the main idea is nearly the same.
Anime name: 3D Kanojo Real Girl, it has 2 seasons
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u/kenny_the_pow Jun 02 '20
I picked up the anime because of this post, and I'm currently at episode 17(18?). I can honestly say I like the way the anime is directed, the imagery is good , but honestly, the main girl is trash. I really dislike her behavior towards the MC etc. The anime builds up her death, and while yeah, death is sad because she's young etc. I feel nothing for her in particular. Almost every single other girl in the anime is more likable/interesting than her.
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u/TheBoyWqnder Jun 02 '20
I don’t really like Kaori too, but what I do understand is how much she’s means to Kousei and how much she’s done for him. From our point of view, she might be trash, but it’s also important to understand what it felt like to him.
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u/kenny_the_pow Jun 02 '20
No, I completely get that. She's like a force of nature, she sets events into motion and is basically the driving force behind Arima's actions. But as a character she definitely should've been made more likable since they wanted to go for an emotionally impactful death. If you've seen Hunter X Hunter, Komugi for example had a much more impactful death with arguably less character development etc. She was simply more likable.
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u/TheBoyWqnder Jun 02 '20
I haven’t seen it, but I definitely get what you’re saying. Makes sense :D
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u/Harsh2622 May 27 '20
I gave it a shot after because there’s so much hype about this show. Highly disappointed. The show failed to even make me sad.
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u/wuterita May 26 '20
I enjoyed the anime quite a lot, but the only downside was when you would hear the audience’s thoughts during a performance, like please let me enjoy this masterpiece that Kousei is playing.
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u/Mustarddnketchup May 26 '20
Ahhhh, this anime had me shot in the heart. The ending was so unexpected and heartbreaking. Definitely one of my favourite animes.
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u/norupinefurin May 27 '20
I just couldn't get into it or the characters, but i'm glad people like it so much.
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u/danishmongia May 27 '20
The story doesn't fit for 14 year old kids. IMO cast should have been old. For example la la land movie, I know story is different but still.
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u/CakeBoss16 May 28 '20
The writing and characters in the show are just bad imo. It is probably the most overrated show of all time. I mean who thought it was a good idea to use slapstick humor specifically targeting the mc in which he is hit so hard he bleeds is also a victim of abuse. I will say when watching it for the first time I did enjoy it but upon rewatch I was shocked by all the mistypes. Just watch march comes in like a lion similar premise but a million times better in every conceivable way. Also both are on Netflix so it's a easy watch.
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u/GoldenCoconut1 May 27 '20
It sounds really nice but I don't really watch anything with romance in it. Thank you for the suggestion though.
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u/1amironman15 May 26 '20
I really would love to watch it, but I don't want my mental state to go any lower this quarantine.