The only thing that makes this anime worth watching are the scenes in which the piano is being played.
The integration of the music and the character's feelings is very well done, and the animation for the piano keys being played was truly incredible to see.
Unfortunately, the good parts stop there, because the rest is an amalgamation of tropes and sob stories.
The worst part that truly left a mark on me was how tropey the main girl was (indeed, I do not care enough to check her name again): we are introduced to her dancing barefoot in the flowery spring, on top of a children playground, naturally playing a likewise quirky child-like instrument. God isn't this girl the sweetest, liveliest, most lightweight girl of them all. And we, the audience are constantly reminded of her quirky over-positive energy, just in case we forget the miracle of existence of such a pure and angelic being in this wretched universe. Evidently, this girl is there so the audience can feel something when
Admittedly, the other characters were a bit better, but also not far off from the group that just works too well in overly dramatized story-lines:
All in all, it was a jog to get through, and most of the episodes are only bearable because of the brilliant specs here and there of when they actually play music. Also, there is indeed some credit to the plot of the relationship between
In conclusion, it is obvious why most people like it: the divine entity in this show suffers a most unfair fate (very much like Jesus, except his voice was probably less annoying and he didn't look like the clown emoji), which makes us grieve, and agonize, and to come back for more.
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