Ranked #1418

Winter Sonata

I read some reviews of this show from other websites and though that maybe some poisnts need to be put down for viewers to choose or not to choose to see this anime.

The anime is a remake of a Korean Drama of the same name. So comparsion of this anime with the original show is inevitable maybe for people who have seen the drama. (I havent). The story chronicles the hardships the main protagonists go through due to past mistakes of their elders.

Story[10/10]: Very innovative story. Plus its a full romance series of unconditional love between the main male and female protagonist. And quiet an assertive one in expressing the exact rosy lines every romance series lover wishes to hear at some point of time while watching, in my opinion. I loved the series exactly for this point. Its not a typical high school romance or the normal slice of life genre show. It is a romance between two grown ups (25+ age) so many of the fans of teenager/highschool romance might not feel it very welcoming. But still I insist to watch this really nice story. There's a love traingle invovled but these relationships have been shown extremely well and every bit believable.

Art[10/10]: The art again though not of the typical shoujo anime as simple yet beautiful. And I think the charm of each character actually is brought out nicely in the art. background scenes, though landscapes are not too many in the show are nicely done.

Sound[10/10]: The language is Korean for the anime which is difficult to adjust to in listening at the beginning but you'll get a hang of it eventually. I only felt that maybe a younger sounding voice for the main male and female protagonists could have suited better. I mean they are grown up but not like 40-50. But the strongest point in the sound section definitely has to be the beautiful Piano peices and the OP, ED and insert songs. All again romance theme based which help out a lot in building the atmosphere even more in the episodes. Especially the OP is very catchy.

Character[10/10]: Wonderfully developed again. Very strong and believable. Even the supporting cast has a good impact on the flow of the story for most of the time.

Enjoyment[10/10]: I personally thoroughly enjoyed the show with some sudden twists in the plot executed aptly. Plus it was the first time I have seen an anime where the main characters are assertive about their feelings for each other. It really moves you to tears sometimes.

Overall[10/10]: 1) Very innovative story
2) Full romance series
3) May not be liked by a younger audience below 20 since the story itself contains characters who are a bit older.
4) Very soothing Piano pieces
5) Well developed plot and good continuity of the story.

Just loved this experience :) read more

Just an FYI this Series is not complete this is just a short review on whats been shown so far. First of all im start with one of my biggest problems with this is the time schedule. This show has been rocky since the start with creating and putting out certain episodes on time. Also the subs are very delayed the raw versions are like 6 episodes ahead. Now to the better parts, i think this is a good story so far i have enjoyed it. I have not seen the drama but from what i know i think it strays a little from what the drama was like. Although the characters are portrayed well as well as the story line is better than the average drama storyline. Lastly this is in korean which is not terrible but takes few episodes to get use to and imo it should be in japanese read more