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| Ritsuko Akine is back at it with the violin in the infirmary again, and Hajime takes interest in her playing, even though he has denounced his playing and Takeda-sensei still remembering the vibes of his young days, awaiting to be reinvigorated once more. And Akine following Hajime to fix her violin, it looks like a lover's quarrel in public that he concedes to her request and brings her to his home to see his father's studio room, which she has no complete idea about him. Akine wanting to her his playing, he won't because it brings back the unpleasant memories of his family, and other than his prized possession of medals and accolades that dig his grave further, he just won't. Fine then, Akine playing of Pachelbel's Canon wouldn't mind, and the sound stuck with him since his father taught him the same song back then to his enjoyment. Even though he went through his family's episode of divorce, it doesn't affect the violin at all, and Hajime certainly, slowly changes from the inside. It's been a year since the divorce, and Akine too has her own episode of trauma, which incites Hajime to seek further clarification with Takeda-sensei, which he has seen a fair share of her struggles with the class over the typical bullying phase. And he hopes that Hajime will become her friend and teach her how to live again through the violin. Sitting by the riverside, the both of them speak about their own lives from then till now, and continue their practice on the violin, which other than Akine's somewhat improper posture, it gives a chance for Hajime to showcase his playing, without his dad's shadow behind him. One thing's for sure: Hajime's trauma too, is finally starting to be overcome by the love of playing the violin once again. |
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| Thought the ep was gonna end before she got to hear him. Glad it didn’t. She made it possible for him to play again and he looked so happy. That last scene was beautiful. |
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| Really nice episode, we get more info on the girl and that last sequence was beautiful. |
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| I appreciate that the "I can't touch the violin because it makes me remember about my shit father" bs wasn't prolonged to half the season |
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| ahh, i really like music animes so i knew id like this, but i like it more than i thought i would. it was nice to get some information about akine. and i enjoyed listening to aono play. im so glad this is going to be a 24 ep show. |
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| So happy that I found out that this is getting 24 episodes, certainly didn't expect that. Akine was fantastic this episode, first episode she may seem a bit rude but this episode showed that she is actually a very sweet girl who unfortunately got done dirty in the past by her classmates. She also helped the mc realise that he still loves the violin. |
| I like the theme, but the character dynamic is so irritating, it makes me seriously consider dropping this. But the music he played in the end was good. Really hope it gets better. |
| My goodness... I'm falling in love with this show already. In episode 2. LOL Such a beautiful show. I love both of them so much. Akine is adorable and Aono is such a nice kid. Plus, Takeda sensei is an awesome teacher. So... so... so good. I want this show to get so much attention and I hope this show gets better and better. Very good storyboard and direction. Loved it. |
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| Bonding over the violin. Pretty nice episode. |
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| what a beautiful rendition of Canon in D, |
| Good episode, some of the visuals were pretty solid at the end, and while the setup was a bit generic with the sad childhood and Akine's rough past, I'm glad they got that out of the way quickly and Hajime finally played the violin again. Overcoming that hurdle means the story can progress a little faster, and I'm all for that. |
| another school bullying drama, but somehow it feels real cuz teachers really dont do shit in helping to solve the school bullying |
| I'm not gonna lie, I didn't like the 1st episode, but this one was simply beautiful, it's amazing how many things happened in just one episode and how they managed to redeem both the characters for me, in the end I even cried, really beautiful. Also, it's easy to make me cry, especially with Canon: I really loved it, one of the strongest episodes of this season for me so far, it really touched me. |
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| This series is just a masterclass and it sucks that it’s not got an official license because more people need to be on this. I am absolutely amazed with the job the seiyuus have done in these first episodes, particularly aono. Had no idea that was my boy Shinei and Kiyopon at first. I really appreciate how grounded and natural everything feels in this. Especially aono apologising for his rash comment about ritsu not having friends earlier. That whole scene at the riverbank was so cathartic and pure. Can not wait for next week, in a season of great slice of life this’ll be near the top. Also, I didn’t see a romance tag or anything on the anime/manga, but is there any type of ship here or does it stay platonic? |
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| A real shame that this anime is so unpopular comparing to other ones this season. These first 2 episodes gave me such a good impression. The animation when MC plays violin are top level, even better than Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. I hope they keep the good work, and this anime gets a more fair score/recognition. |
| Ah I can now see why this is an award winning manga, that was fantastic. I am always a sucker for some well done bullying stories. Bullying will always suck, Akine's really really strong to still be able to stay positive and handing out 1 or 2 deserved slaps. I am glad Aono realized quickly, well quickly for us, that violin has nothing to do with what his father has done. He stopped playing the violin as an act of rebellion, but at the end of the day, it probably won't even mean much to his father. Well, can't wait for them to get to high school, though I am going to miss Takeda-sensei. |
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| wow, this anime is being criminally under known, I have a feeling it will be a hidden gem this season. |
| It doesn't has the best animation or visual but i'm invested in the story already. I used to play Violin too, hope they can have some real animation during the performance . |
| This show is making me want to start playing my violin more often again, which I think is a good sign. |
| I remember reading the ending scene next to the lake in the manga, and when the anime was announced, this was probably the scene I was most excited about. I was excited about the arrangement that Hajime was going to play and to see him pick the violin back up and begin to learn to love it again being animated. One of the members in my Discord server shared a sheet music of the arrangement Hajime played and I'm so excited to try it out soon! |
ritsu23 said: I remember reading the ending scene next to the lake in the manga, and when the anime was announced, this was probably the scene I was most excited about. I was excited about the arrangement that Hajime was going to play and to see him pick the violin back up and begin to learn to love it again being animated. One of the members in my Discord server shared a sheet music of the arrangement Hajime played and I'm so excited to try it out soon! I mean it's CANON, everyone pass certain age knows this song :P |
| Oh my goodness... Canon, and a violin, reminds me of the good old days of watching Kotomi play the violin in Clannad. Lovely episode, but I am not really too much of a fan of the characters yet. Its a keeper at any rate. |
| May the Uguu be with you. |
| what a good opening for this anime !!! first 2 episode is so strong !! |
| At the end I shed some tears. Im easily moved by classical music. |
DutchEllie said: First thing I thought of as well. Good to know that there's someone here who still thinks about that scene, it's almost seared into my brain.I totally got massive deja vu to the same sort of riverbank scene that played in Hibike! Euphonium, where Asuka played that Euphonium piece for Kumiko. Instantly I was transported to that scene again and needed to pause to recollect my thoughts. I'm a little sad that it instantly made me compare the two shows, though. This scene being in only the 2nd episode and all, it just did not have the same impact as the Hibike! Euphonium scene did... Still, enjoyed the beautiful art and music, aspects that are really carrying the show at the moment. |
animeIs4Children said: why the low score? this is the best airing anime by a mile. 1. Disney + lock I think? 2. Animation and budget is not high. (You need to have Your Lies in April level of production to attract attention) 3. Not a well-known studio 4. Ep1 is rather mild. (EP2 gets much better) Dont get me wrong I like this anime a lot after ep2 ending. |
| Beautiful episode. The last scene was very moving. |
| Ritsuko and Hajime definitely saved each other. Are we getting hints of romance now? |
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