Kitsune no Koe

Well I'm going to talk about this anime that probably most will hate because of the ending, but I came here to disagree on the subject. Yes, the ending was disappointing for the simple fact that the hype have greatly increased with the episodes where we hit mostly with plot twists but it was not horrible actually it was good and managed to fit a hook into a new season that will probably be released for being a long-needed anime to finish by having your screen time decreased.
I'll explain why the ending was good:
"He did not appeal to cliches and it was unexpected.
- Completed the ... problems presented in time limit.
- the hatred of the brother is not forced, because his hatred is only created by the indignation of having lost his mother without doing anything to change it and his means of unloading his feelings is to put the blame on him. In the last episode, it is perceived that he is accepting his brother and diminishing his hatred where he lets his brother go singing, while he acts like that because he feels indignant for the brother to have "left the mother" to live of the music and to be giving up the music because of the mother In my opinion how your brother acts is real if we think of his position (this does not change the fact of being an asshole).
-Get a good hook to have another season to develop the story even more.
About the fact that I must agree, is the repetition of the songs, lack of charisma and empathy in several characters and not have satisfied the great hype that the public created, but the anime still has qualities and was very pleasant and interesting to watch, so I think my anime note is right.
Summing up the final did not manage to conclude the hype, but managed to complete the proposal and history present, besides the fact that they can fit a good hook in 13 MINUTES !!

Voice of fox.
Overall, It's a pretty good anime. The concept is great, the plot is decent, the characters are interesting, etc.
The episodes though, are too short for my taste. They always seem to end right when it's getting interesting.
The op is pretty good, and the soundtrack too, although you end up hearing the same song a lot.
If you like any sort of teen genres, or music, or something of that sort, I'd say give it a try. It's pretty good overall, and has some funny bits even.
I personally really love the main character. The other characters are decent, but underdeveloped compared to the main.
Honestly, ... if the episodes were just a bit longer to include a bit more plot and character development, I would have given it an 8. It definitely has the potential to be really good.
So all in all, I'd say it's definitely worth giving it a shot.

Yey it's another one of those bishounen music shows!!


I admit, this genre of anime is so common yet it still gets me and I always wondered that draws me into these type of shows:

- is it the bishounen?
- is it the drama?
- is it because of how extra this type of show tend to be?
- is it the songs (*whispers*that they keep on singing over and over again?)

No matter the reason may be, this genre of anime turned out to be one of those guilty pleasure type of shows that I watch, even if they turn out to be crappy or cliche in the end ... (which most of this type of shows sadly fall into)...

But hey, the premise of a guy being a ghost singer for a male idol is new to me so I started watching it...


And oh boy, I can feel the drama already!


But don't get me wrong, I currently love what I see in the events that transpired in the 4 episodes that I just binged-watched. And, it's not your typical bishounen music show... it has this mysterious flair due to the premise and conflict of the show and whenever a new crisis or behind-the-scene things happen, they spice up the story in a way that makes you crave for answers (*whispers* and because it's a 15 min. per ep. long, you'll be left on a cliff hanging for your dear life)


Oh, and there are female idol groups in this, as well. So, this is technically "not" a bishounen music show... but the feeling and aura that I get whenever I watch those type of shows exist in here, so I'll categorize this show as one and the same.


All in all, I'll go on ahead and continue watching this and for now...

Score: 7/10

The tl;dr, it's worth a shot. It has potential to become something pretty good. Music is nice, animation is decent, and the plot seems generic for now, but the show feels familiar enough where that doesn't really matter. It's by no means a must watch, but it does what it meant to do well.
I feel that this show has the potential to open up into a decent story about an artist whose voice has pretty much been taken from him, and someone who is dedicated to give it back to him. The story so far seems somewhat generic. However, the generic nature of ... it plays into making the viewer feel familiar with the show. I personally think that this helps keep the show feeling grounded to the viewer while they're setting up all the pieces in the show.
Music is nice to listen to (Although the opening could be shorter to provide some more screen time), the animation isn't the best but certainly serviceable, and while some characters seem like they'll be generic tropes, some seem like they have potential.
Also, 11 minutes really isn't very much time for the show, and I'm wondering if they'll really be able to work with their time constraint.

Story: 5.5/10
Good concept but the execution sucked. What the frick was that ending, someone please explain

Art: 2/10
What's with the colored eyeliner please kill it

Sound: 3/10
Wow. Incredible soundtrack, literally the same song every episode. And it was so original too!

Characters: 1/10
... Development? Personality? I think not. Some of the characters only existed to make the plot move forward, for example, the mom was only relevant when her condition was getting worse smh.

Enjoyment: 10/10
I was watching it with my friend and we literally could not stop laughing. We had the best time of our life watching this show and definitely want a season 2.

Overall: 4/10
Overall this was a terrible show but I had fun watching it (I get that the studio probably didnt have an enormous budget tho)

Honestly I was disappointed. The premise was intriguing, the art was both pleasant and consistent, and the singing performances were truly dynamic; but the way everything played out storywise just didn't do the voices or the art justice to me. One dimensional characters, frustrating plot holes, breakneck scene pacing-- every week I kept watching just to see if any of these would improve and they just didn't. For these reasons I don't personally see this anime as worth watching.

Some problems I had in detail.
Clearly Hu Li and his entire family were dealing with some very lasting damage from a traumatic event-- and it never goes ... into as much detail as I would have preferred, which confuses me because this event supposedly shaped his character and career choice enough for his brother to unconditionally resent him, the one person keeping them both off the streets and putting food on the table.

Hu Li's arrangement as a ghost writer/singer. So he has to not only sneak past the backstage security to get to the sound booth every performance, but the rest of the team also gets to be angry with him when he's running behind schedule? Why not just give him a backstage pass with the rest of the production staff and say he's got some other job related?

These so called "damage fees" the record label demands from Hu Li and the way they just seemed to pull a number out of the air. And then nothing is questioned-- this is so so unrealistic.

The lack of responsibility from SKY even after their identity is revealed. Why didn't Hu Li demand, or hell-- even SKY themselves to step up-- and be accountable for the mysterious fee quantity fabricated by the record label company after the big Night FOX reveal?

SKY's actual intention for even DOING all this. Still a mystery, for no reason.

I could go on but I'm sure you get the point. I hope this review is helpful to you.

The main character is Zuko from avatar the last airbender and he has come to obtain his "honor" by defeating the greatest singer alive. No joke the main character has a scar that covers and makes one side of his face red. lol

Anime wasn't that good, but it wasn't bad. One thing that I was always shocked by is the art and the character designs. They were both pretty top-notch 👌

I do admit that the story overall was interesting. Sure there were some plot twists and I was wrong about some of the stuff (as in predictions on what happens). However, there ... are obviously loopholes in the story which makes it a no-bueno 👎. *Small Spoiler, skip to the next paragraph* Can someone also tell me why that dude legit sang the same song for most of the episodes? That was really annoying in my opinion and it showed that the anime was being rushed.

It feels nice that the episodes were only 12 minutes but that also means the anime is basically only 6 regular episodes. Trying to get an anime to have a full story in that amount of time is very difficult and I believe that they tried their best but in the end, however it just came off as rushed. No-bueno 👎

Basically if you have some spare time and you like to hear some singing then go for it. However, if you are hesitating to watch this show don't even bother, you probably won't enjoy it. I watch and mainly grade for entertainment purposes so take this review with a grain of salt 👩‍🍳

7/10

Kitsune no koe is a pretty good anime if you ignore all the cliche plot holes and stuff. The art is kinda okay(nothing unique there) and the main character is well developed. Although the other characters are lackluster when compared to him.

The plot is simple and enjoyable; you don't need to think that hard to grasp the story and the themed song is pretty good.

I was looking for something to take a break from other serious animes I've been watching, and this anime served its purpose well.

So if you like animes with underdogs, hidden identities and stuff you will totally enjoy this one.

Honestly, I'm not a person who goes for music anime but the synopsis of this particular anime got me curious. I did see the poster and was kinda hoping to be BL and it did have its very hopeful subtle undertones.

When I started it off, I was kinda dejected about it being only 12 episodes with 13 mins each but the first episode got me hooked and I finished the whole anime in a span of 3 hours. I didn't want to leave it. Each episode was left on a cliffhanger. So it made me want to watch more

There were tones of sadness and ... seriousness but the bright colours kept it mellow and the emotions can be well felt, that was the entire turmoil in the MC's mind. It was really fascinating to guess who the culprit can be.

Also the MC kinda reminds me of my favourite character Todoroki Shouto with his scar and two toned hair.

The downfall i only felt was the repeated music through out the anime (exception of last episode) so the MC didn't feel that special as the other characters made it to be. And also the end didn't leave me quite satisfied, i was really expecting a bit more. even though i really liked the last song.

Over all I really liked this anime a lot. It was very interesting.

The characters are decent and the plot while being good isn't anything that'll blow your mind. The main character, I feel, is properly developed but the rest are somewhat generic. The animation itself is good but there are parts that could definitely be improved. The music while being on the better side is played so often you become desensitized from it fairly quickly.

I didn't think much about the anime and decided to start watching just for the heck of it but before I knew it I was up to date at episode 9. I don't know why but each episode made me want to ... know more and watch more and just see where the story is going. So, I ended up accidentally binging it.

The anime is in no way great, but it is a pretty good guilty pleasure.

Overall watch it if you want an anime you don't have to think too hard about.

I see why people could get disappointed by the end of this anime.

I personally watched it from the beginning as a light anime with a not so complex plot but an interesting enough plot for me to watch 12 episodes of it. It's not outstanding and life-changing, still, I had fun watching it until the end.
Of course, I already knew what was going to happen in a certain way, and you figure it out without trouble at least 4 episodes before the last one. That didn't bother me, I don't think that everything has to be groundbreaking to be enjoyable. Sometimes you just want ... something light and easy to digest to watch before you go to bed after a day of work.

Although, it ended like it'll have a second season. I would like it to have a sequel because some little things weren't resolved, like the situation with the idol girls. If it doesn't get a second season, though, I won't be completed disappointed and heart-broken, it's not like it needs to for you to go on with your life, the way it ended made it almost completed enough to be a safe "the end" to the story.

I normally never review animes however i felt that this should be an exception mainly because for me it ends in a weird limbo between good and bad. The art was good but nothing entirely outstanding, the music was pretty good however the constant repetition of a few songs rather than new ones made it feel much less satisfying.
However the biggest thing that let me feeling lukewarm on it was the story. The anime are 12 episodes of 10 minutes each and basically just plays like a movie from start to end. The story was in and of itself decent but my issue comes ... from the excessive use of "Deus ex machina" and "Deus ex diabolus". Without spoiling the story, machina and diabolus two sides of the same coin which effectively just means "It happened because the plot needed it to happen" and i felt that was the story all the way through. almost everything in the story happened from the point of an omnipresent being that could time literally everything perfectly, every bad and good event were "mysteriously" timed to happen precisely when it would have the biggest impact or move the plot forward.
This overuse rendered effectively all agency of the main character entirely void, everytime he tries to do something he is prevented, everytime he doesnt know what to do he is told, even if the movie tried to convey helplessness it was just overdone.

It was a decent watch and i dont regret spending 2 hours on it, it kept moving the plot forward and making mysteries that it solved, however all of those solved mysterious just felt void because the character basically had nothing to do with solving them.

Voice of Fox, a wasted opportunity. Such a great concept destroyed by a rushed anime of 12 ten minutes episodes.
The whole concept of a young ghost singer who adopt a persona to do his own work in the background is an amazing plot for a music anime, but oh boy calling it that would be way too generous. With as little as 2 different songs sung by the main protagonist and having to hear that same decently good song over and over for 11 episodes becomes irritating.
The show could have been saved with a good or funny story, (like K-On!, which has something like ... 5 or 6 songs accross 2seasons, but the music is more of a side theme behind the slice of life/School girl theme.) but it is in no way enjoyable. Quite the oposite, it is as cliché and cringe as it gets. This scenario is what any 14 years old teenager in crisis would come up with for a story. It brings nothing new or original to the genre.
I would suggest everyone to stay away from Kitsune no Koe/Voice of Fox. For your own good, do not waste your time, I know the Art looks great, but it's the only thing that's above the Horrible mark in this anime.

I have to say, I really enjoyed this show. l liked that the songs in this were pretty upbeat to listen even though, they are somewhat hit/miss and the ending was pretty rushed with giving us a cluffhanger. However I still thought Kengo KAWANISHI (who also voiced Mash in Cautious Hero), Arisa KOURI, among the other voice actors involved, were very good singers and matched well on their performances as their characters.

You have to laugh at the character Jiang Yao whose always pestering Hu Li to join the "agency" (watch the show to find out cause this is spoiler free yo), when he ... said OMG, immediately the Jojo came through me . Ah man, the sub actors really surprise you with English words in good clever timing!

I also liked how the anime showed how the entertainment industry can be full of ignorant crooks who can mess with singers careers. Although this approach in this anime was much too light hearted for that but for real, it is scary and can be potentially dangerous for any singer groups if word got out about their personal lives.

Definitely watch this folks if you need to just hear songs and not bother worrying too much about how the story goes!

Overall pretty disappointing for an anime that markets itself as a music based bishounen.

The character development and plot was just disappointing and frustrating. The reactions of the protagonist and other characters are just so moronic, and unrealistic that it takes you completely out of the story. That's not the main focus of a music based anime, but it certainly diminishes the rest of it.

On a more important note, for an anime that sells itself for being in the music genre, it takes a full 10 episodes before we hear more than 2 songs. Additionally, the same main piece is played over and over until ... the last two episodes. I expect, as would be seen in a similar competition, ATLEAST 3 different songs by the protagonist, not speaking to the other competitors. Some more variation is necessary if the rest of the anime is so lacking.

Just disappointing.

this show is a disgrace for anime and music.
i've never been this disappointed by a music thing, because there is absolutely no decent music to listen to in the whole project.

story : 1
i just can't think of a worse storytelling right now

art : 1
THE "SCAR" you know

sound : 1
... well in terms of music it's horrible, but i didn't notice any cool sound design either
OH YEAH there was this one OST which sounded exactly like an ending from Blue Exorcist (i hope i'm not the only one to have noticed it)

character : 1
i couldn't care less for anime characters, they're all dead from the inside and well from the outside they're just the regular mob

enjoyment : 2
it was so bad i had a few giggles, i must admit

so yeah, i'd say 2/10 overall because it's not the actual worst show of all time, but it's soooo bad !!!! and people like this sh*t ?? damn