Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau

Himari Kino is a cheerful and outgoing girl who is able to make friends with anyone she wants. When she enrolls in high school and attends the freshman opening ceremony, Himari falls in love with Yori Asanagi, a reserved upperclassman, during Yori's band performance. After the show, Himari blurts out her love, but Yori is inexperienced when it comes to romance.

Yori, who did not expect this outcome at all, looks for answers from her friends and music. She decides to respond to Himari's confession, and to her surprise, Yori discovers that Himari fell in love with her music and performance rather than Yori as a person.

Despite the shock, Yori desires to make Himari truly fall in love with her. The duo spend time together after school on the rooftop, where Yori usually plays her guitar with hopes to change Himari's feelings for her.

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Asanagi, Yori Main

Seto, Asami Japanese

Kino, Himari Main

Shimano, Hana Japanese

Izumi, Shiho Supporting

Nemoto, Yuuna Japanese

Mizuguchi, Aki Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Tachibana, Kaori Supporting

Kakuma, Ai Japanese

Satomiya, Momoka Supporting

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Tsutsui, Mari Supporting

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Mizuguchi, Miki Supporting

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Amasawa, Hajime Supporting

Anzai, Chika Japanese

Amasawa, Kyou Supporting

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Mano, Akira Director

Gou, Fumiyuki Sound Director

Nakatani, Nozomi Sound Director

Shimano, Hana Theme Song Performance

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Apr 27, 2024

Ellenwitch

Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

When the little things, spark and sparkle into something truly breathtakingly beautiful.

If you want a top tier Yuri anime, that is filled with sweetness and delight. This will be the show to enjoy, and watch.


Story and characters: 8
What I really love about it, is the pacing of the writing. It doesn't just throw in them together, as if it's shoehorned in right away just for the sake of it. Instead it's written at a reasonable pace, that keeps attention, and makes you actively enjoy and want for the ship to boot. What adds extra too, is that both sets seem like genuine people. Making the ... thing not only realistic, but also enjoyable from a liking stand point. I found myself smiling from ear to ear, anytime Yori and Himari were on scene together. Not only was it super duper cute, but with how goodly written both characters come across, and how well timed it's all put together. Really makes you want to root for them from the get go.

It's Yuri. But it's Yuri done right damn it.

I love it for how cute it is, I love it for it's pacing, and how natural reactions are, even if it's from misunderstandings, or genuine causes. It's well done in every stretch of the word.

Art and sound: 8
There is a real nice shine to it that you'll see throughout. Which suits the theme of the show. It's cute, it's bright, and it's here to tell a sweet tale,of naturally falling in love, and experiencing love. It's as if we're in a long running music video about love in it's brightest form. Ready to go about each and every step, and enjoy the ride. Follow that up with a wonderful melody of sound that fits scene by scene, and you've got a well put together product in every sense of the word.

Whisper Me a Love Song won't just be a good anime of the season if it keeps this up. It'll be a top tier Yuri recommendation for a good while to boot. A watch for sure.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 2, 2024

Teaflings

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (8/12 eps)

This is a review of the anime as a production; not the actual show. Its sad that this is a common issue.
The show was fine. A solid 6/10 cutesy yuri. You can bump the score up because it wasnt yuri baiting; its explicitly about girls dating. You can bump the score up even more if you want because there didnt seem to be any fan service. It respected the characters and the audience by not having perverted shots or compromising positions for comedy.
By all means, i think i would have enjoyed this show.
But there was an issue with the production thats common these days. They ... animated (competently, but nothing special) the first few episodes. This gave enough material to make a trailer and an air date that was entirely too soon. Eventually, the airing of the show caught up with the production, and they were "finishing" an episode just hours before it aired.
Make no mistake, they didn't "finish" the episode. They hit the deadline and had to submit the incomplete product as is. The episode featured important objects that were left out of a shot (notably, a microphone on stage), facial features that werent lined up and falling out of proportion or perspective. The animation was just straight up not acceptable.
This was followed by an announcement that after only 8 episodes, we are to receive two recap episodes. You read that right: TWO recap episodes.
I feel like my time was wasted, and i just dont understand why they would ruin a show like this.
Of course, no blame can be put on the animators or the rest of the creative team. This is purely from the show airing too soon and then impossible deadlines are placed. Why not just wait till its done? This show could have been bumped off 1 season and end up being a great production that will be loved for years to come. People fondly remember lesser stories from 20 years ago simply because they had solid productions.
This was a story that deserved better. The characters were fun, the interactions were cute, and it was a rare thing for a respectful yuri to even exist. It was refreshing how the characters just talked about their feelings and resolved things instead of meandering about it till the finale.
Its a shame, but I'm not sticking around for two recaps and then more janky production. I feel bad for the animators and VAs; they got thrown under the bus for a dumb decision. I'll label this as "mixed feelings" because the material is good despite the production issues.
Edit: While looking into the behind-the-scenes issues, I'm reading about some of the most deplorable working conditions.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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May 26, 2024

JensJP

Not Recommended

Preliminary (7/12 eps)

Honestly, I'm enjoying the characters, they're really cute, and the romance is wholesome.
The overall story is great, and all of this can be attributed to the author.
The studio which is adapting it is making a mess of everything else.

Cuts/animation 5/10
The overall animation itself is pretty fine, not the best, not the worst.
It's at a level you'd expect from an average highschool show, nothing to critique, nor is there anything to shout "Hurrah" for.
Does have its cute moments
One of the biggest eyesores of this show though, is the 3rd grader powerpoint cuts they constantly make.
It's like they're trying to be fancy, but it's really not, the ... gimmick gets annoying really fast, and it takes up more story time than normal cuts, for no reason.
It's obvious that it's a new studio that's trying to stand out, and it's working, but not in a good way.

VAs 8/10
The VAs are generally doing a really good job, most of the voice actors sound nice, and really fit their characters.
There are a few moments where Himari's VA slips up a bit, mainly some of her happy reactions, but it's overall not that bad.

Subs/Localisation 2/10
Last, and (Wish I could say "but not", but alas) definitely the worst part, we have the subs.
They're so horribly localised, that I, as a non-native speaker, don't even get half of them.
There are times where I'd honestly be better off with just listening to the Japanese dub, and ignoring the subs.
And the few times where I do get "the joke", it's something completely off, compared to my own understanding of what's being said, that it just throws me off.
A lot of the subs are really out of character, and or does not take into consideration the context in which they're said, and that honestly ruins the vibe of some emotional moments.
I wish my Japanese was better, so that I could watch without needing subs, but I sadly dropped out of my Japanese uni course after only one semester, so that's not happening.
I pray that the blu-rays will get a different translator for the subs, because the characters are cute, and what they're "trying" to say is cute, and/or emotional too. So I wish people get a chance to watch it with subs that honour the original work.

The story is still good, so overall I'll give it a 7/10, but honestly, I'm not sure I'll recommend it to anyone, unless you're as invested in yuri, as I am.l

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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