Harmonie

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Synonyms: Wakate Animator Ikusei Project, 2014 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2014

Japanese: アルモニ

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Mar 1, 2014

Producers: Ultra Super Pictures

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Studios: Studio Rikka

Source: Unknown

Genres: Supernatural, School, Drama

Duration: 25 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Every person has his or her own little world. Among the 34 bustling students of classroom 2-1, there are many such worlds.

Honjou Akio's world—my world—is filled with passionate talk about last night's anime with Yoshida, Watanabe, and other friends. It's a fun, comfortable place... But, I always wonder. Wonder about the world of Makina Juri, smiling and surrounded by gorgeous friends on the other side of the classroom.

One day, I enter her world. But it's not as simple as it sounds.

(Source: ANN)

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Harmonie was one of the four films of Anime Mirai 2014 (Young Animator Training Project), a project funded by the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs in order to support training animators.

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Makina, Juri

Main

Ueda, Reina
Japanese

Honjou, Akio

Main

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Mayumi

Supporting

Numakura, Manami
Japanese

Ryouko

Supporting

Taichi, You
Japanese

Sonoko

Supporting

Higashiuchi, Mariko
Japanese

Yoshida

Supporting

Matsumoto, Kenta
Japanese

Gotou

Supporting

Furukawa, Makoto
Japanese

Watanabe

Supporting

Iwasaki, Ryou
Japanese

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Inagaki, Ryousuke

Producer, Production Manager

Yoshiura, Yasuhiro

Director, Storyboard, Editing, Creator, Director of Photography

KOKIA

Theme Song Performance

Ikariya, Atsushi

Animation Director, Character Design

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"Harmonie (アルモニ)" by KOKIA

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Apr 13, 2014

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

Kundalini (All reviews)

142 people found this review helpful

What is ordinary?
Is it routine, is it fitting in? Is it being morally, ethically right? Is it not to cause others trouble?

Makina Juri has made herself into the "usualness" of high school. We all want to change. We all want others to accept us. We need others in our lives to breed a comfort zone and not stand out categorised by others. So... you compromise. On yourself. You split yourself into two, or more if need be. One for yourself, one to display to others. It's nice to act... sometimes.

Honjou Akio's days are routine. Come to class and discuss what happened in previous night's episode. You are moved by scenes so much that you want to share them with your friends, [like this review], and you want to recreate those scenes because they are mentally being recreated all the time. So you zip out your phone, start the Piano App and replay the tunes that you've heard. Ah! Yes, yes, yes, yes! That scene! You get even more excited because others can talk about it too and share their views. There is that common link.

So... how do you find a common link between you and someone you like? You need to have something special, which is just between the two of you. And that happens when you're ready and willing to dive into the other person's world.

In 25 minutes, we are shown snippets of 7 characters of the same class. You become familiar to their overall personality. You can notice what each of them consider trivial or significant in their lives. There is also an interjection briefly by an 8th character who provides a slight background to one of our main characters. And suddenly, one dialogue reveals a new relationship. Within 25 minutes, we touch upon the vulnerabilities of our characters, especially Makina and Honjou's. And within those slight nuances, we are allowed to enter a whole new world.

This anime is like a metaphor. Or, perhaps a haiku. It leaves spaces for the viewer to move in and out. It is open, and open-ended. It allows you to enter into their world, and by doing that, you allow them to enter your world too, and you can imagine all that might have happened and all that could possibly happen. It is that breath.

The animation is smooth, it is realistic - there are no snapshot stills to cover imaginary movements. You are given a burst of classroom noise with snippets of conversations and movements flooding from all directions. There is a multi-spontaneity.

The highlight is the one soundtrack this plot is woven around, accompanied by a dream scene, which actually looks like a dream scene - surreal and yet realistic. And now, I feel like I may see that dream too, if not already. It's been passed.

Some people may believe that they need a closed plot, with full development of characters like in a novel. I think a short story allows itself to say so much more and leave room for imagination, for more worlds to cross it with possibilities. While it is true that this could be developed into longer movie or a set of episodes, I feel it would lose its charm if anything more were said.

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Apr 12, 2014

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

arrazolavguille (All reviews)

83 people found this review helpful

Harmonie is an anime made by the "mirai project" animated by Studio Rikka

is a 25-minute short film which show that each head is a world and among the 34 students in a class there are all kinds.

The anime is a metaphor, Makina Juri the female lead shows that being different can make misunderstood by friends , parents, people in general, its called "dream" is something that torments him so decides to change and leave everything behind , and also in part the dream shows what will become , something like a robot waiting for someone finds it, while the male lead Honjou Akio always live read more

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Jun 3, 2014

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

resinweber (All reviews)

55 people found this review helpful

Harmonie is a fantastic metaphor for the duality between individualism and collective conscious. Each of the students are remarkable individuals, who share an interest in one way or another. I don't find it a coincidence that Akio's friends start the short film by talking about their shared interest in anime before their individual qualities are portrayed. Akio has an ear for music and an interest in art.

Now what's more important is the message conveyed about stifling individual creativity. Juri, the female lead, is constantly embarrassed for the ridicule she has undergone for her dreams and her musical compositions. For a read more

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Nov 23, 2014

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

Jarrbearr (All reviews)

42 people found this review helpful

Individuality is something every person has, but can be judged harshly.
When growing up, people are classified by groups and "norms" which are typical things everyone does, but when people step out of it they get frowned upon and ridiculed. This OVA shows a realistic point of view of how something like that can affect a person and make them into a puppet of the norm and be someone they don't wish to be.

This 25 short minute film packs all emotion, story and theme in a way I have never seen before. It shows that everyone has their own personality and is unique to their self. read more

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