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Apr 11, 2017 6:14 PM
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AnimeFan500 said:
Feeling this will be a better Fuuka


Thats not really hard to do
Apr 11, 2017 6:26 PM
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DatRandomDude said:
AnimeFan500 said:
Feeling this will be a better Fuuka


Thats not really hard to do


^ This.

Fuuka is abysmal in every regard as possible, probably the worst executed one when it comes to the "band" aspect. So it's not that hard to be a better one unless it becomes worse... though for this its a good start tbh so. Issues that's apparent but other than that it was decently done.
Apr 11, 2017 6:29 PM

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"This voice will forever only belong to me."
Oh you sexy possessive midget.
Apr 11, 2017 6:41 PM
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i dunno.. but these characters are pretty unlikable for me

hopefully it will improve later on..? first episode wasn't impressive
Apr 11, 2017 6:55 PM

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I know it anime but the eyes are just so damn big. It's giving me Clannad autism vibes
Apr 11, 2017 7:48 PM
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I know it anime but the eyes are just so damn big. It's giving me Clannad autism vibes


I think that was done on purpose, to show that they are still very much children. They will have to outgrow that if they want to become musicians.
Apr 11, 2017 7:55 PM

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All right. I'll be the one to say it. Saori Hayami isn't that great of a singer.

"Noise" is appropriate.
Apr 11, 2017 8:11 PM
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-Trippwire- said:
All right. I'll be the one to say it. Saori Hayami isn't that great of a singer.

"Noise" is appropriate.


If you refer to the 2nd song in this, it was intended to sound like that and it will be part of her character growth when she becomes better later, the writer also mentioned in the screening event she asks hayami-san to sing like that to fit the story, that was intented to be screaming messy singing like in the manga, Nino is not a great singer from the start. Also the ED is great, that is also Hayami-san singing it.
Apr 11, 2017 8:16 PM

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It's been awhile since I've seen a music anime that has such passionate concert scenes. Similar to how Your lie in April did the inner monologues during the music to communicate how characters feel about each other in the moment.
I like how expressive and strange Alice's movements are when she sings. The artstyle is rough around the edges, but it adds to the feel.
Apr 11, 2017 8:16 PM
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hattada said:
If you refer to the 2nd song in this, it was intended to sound like that and it will be part of her character growth when she becomes better later, the writer also mentioned in the screening event she asks hayami-san to sing like that to fit the story, that was intented to be screaming messy singing like in the manga, Nino is not a great singer from the start. Also the ED is great, that is also Hayami-san singing it.


Thank you for the confirmation of writer intent, but I think the anime captured this well when they had the girl holding her hands over her ears and for all intents screaming into the microphone.

Seems like the writer and the animators are on the same page. That bodes well...
Apr 11, 2017 8:26 PM

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hattada said:
-Trippwire- said:
All right. I'll be the one to say it. Saori Hayami isn't that great of a singer.

"Noise" is appropriate.


If you refer to the 2nd song in this, it was intended to sound like that and it will be part of her character growth when she becomes better later, the writer also mentioned in the screening event she asks hayami-san to sing like that to fit the story, that was intented to be screaming messy singing like in the manga, Nino is not a great singer from the start. Also the ED is great, that is also Hayami-san singing it.

It's not just this. I've always thought that.
Apr 11, 2017 8:28 PM

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Her voice wasn't what I was expecting, but I kinda like it. Excited to see where this goes

Apr 11, 2017 8:31 PM

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Not really reliable musicians XD What happened to the show must go on? Anyway, it was a rather confusing first episode with all characters from the past reappearing at the same time but I'm curious.
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Apr 11, 2017 8:36 PM
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-Trippwire- said:
hattada said:


If you refer to the 2nd song in this, it was intended to sound like that and it will be part of her character growth when she becomes better later, the writer also mentioned in the screening event she asks hayami-san to sing like that to fit the story, that was intented to be screaming messy singing like in the manga, Nino is not a great singer from the start. Also the ED is great, that is also Hayami-san singing it.

It's not just this. I've always thought that.

Well, you maybe have your own preference, but among seiyuu she is known for her great singing skill, she can do all kind of songs, She usually place 2nd among female seiyuu after Nana in term of singing. Or you just dislike her voice in general that is up to you
Apr 11, 2017 8:42 PM

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I think the weirdest thing for me is that I don't like her voice. Well when she's not singing vocals its ok but when she was singing at the end it just sounded like shouting to me. Hopefully the songs they do in the future won't make me feel this way.

Overall good start. I feel like I'm already rooting for Yuzu, poor guy. She was so happy to see him but yet her voice belongs to Momo? Dang.


I didn't like her voice either. The "lalala" parts were cringey for me to watch because it was so awkward (especially after she reunited with Yuzu and they were talking... then she randomly broke out into song?). Then I thought she would blow me away at the concert, but I was confused by the audience's reaction as well... like this is supposed to be "amazing...?"
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If you read the source material she supposed to just screaming her heart out, it means to be a messy performance but for some people they will still like it, how she becomes a better singer will be part of her development in the future

This helps explain a lot, maybe I should have read a bit about the series before watching :P I was expecting levels of NANA-like singing and song quality... what I got was..... aptly titled "noise" :P I love Saori Hayami to death, but omg.... Oh well, Nino can only get better from here. Her speaking voice was beautiful, but the singing was not easy on the ears (at least for me)

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My bitch-radar is going off for Miou. Hope she doesn't start unnecessary drama, which she prolly will.
I hear ya. She totally will start shit. The fact that she blew off the band's important concert over some jealous feelings says a lot about her character. More unnecessary drama to come, I'm sure!

Despite my little gripes about the series I did enjoy it. I think it's rough around the edges and will be very melodramatic and angsty... but it also has a short tsundere like male lead so I will be in for the long haul :P

Apr 11, 2017 8:48 PM

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I am quite unhappy with the amount of content they skipped from the first chapter
But besides that it was a very solid start, and the music is amazing.
Apr 11, 2017 8:54 PM
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The manga actually has several twist, so this will likely not turn out like you are expecting

Also for people here that never read do you realize that Momo and Yuzu don't know each other before this episode right? I read people mentioned 3 childhood friends, no it is not 3 childhood friends but Nino and her two childhood friends
Apr 11, 2017 9:41 PM
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Oh god, the la la la la parts were infuriating, as is Saori Hayami honestly.

Predictable shoujo tropes galore and also quality isn't something that usually bothers me but this looks so much cheaper than I thought it would.
Apr 11, 2017 10:48 PM

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lmao i loved how everyone went "omg she sounded so good" even though it was awful
and what is it with so many anime characters never moving on from childhood crushes? it was even worse here since the memories of momo made alice go like crazy.
eh, i'll hope the show gets better from here on out.
Apr 11, 2017 11:04 PM

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fam this Saori Hayami we are talking about ,but with all those La La scenes i'm like this person is pretty bad at singing like all her life lol then i'm like oh it's her...she has to be you know acting to sound kinda awful right? i mean i never been a huge fan of her songs but i don't remember them being like this rough.


anyways this show isn't for me
Apr 11, 2017 11:21 PM

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Enjoyable for me, though not completely liking it yet

Music was amazing to me, definitely getting the singles and OST
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Apr 12, 2017 12:04 AM

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Incredible!! Seeing an outstanding love-triangle anime- gives a similar feel like Chihayafuru. I'm getting all candy eyes for Momo (he's my favorite character from this anime: another bishie Megane along the main guys (like Arata!!!! >///<)
Apr 12, 2017 12:26 AM

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The pace was very fast, almost rushed, as if they wanted to give people the big picture of what's going on and what's going to happen. But despite that (I love slow story telling) the ending was really good and it left me wanting to watch more. I especially liked Yuzu and Nino overlapped lines "your/my voice will always belong to me/Momo". It was a nice way to express their feelings and a good way to introduce the premise of the conflict between the characters/love triangle.
I don't know how to mention other people's post, it's my first one, but as it was above said I too was expecting Nana singing quality, but I'm sure it'll get better in time, I'll be waiting for that too.
Apr 12, 2017 1:33 AM

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That was pretty amazing! I waited for a long time for this anime ant it finally aired, Not gonna lie i was feeling pretty emotional during several scenes, i can't for more feels Characters are rather likable, Alice especially, i'm shipping her with Momo, glad she finally met him, what I wonder tho is who did she have in mind when she said she wants her voice to reach him? Is it Momo? or Yuzu?

Not sure why people cringed at the concert scene? I mean it's like her soul was screaming, that part was the most amazing one i felt? Just like that guy said: "she's like a canary who's been kept in a cage for a long time and gone berserk"
I was kinda sad that they ditched that girl so easy? Miou. I mean they could've looked for her at least :P
I think i will lose all hope in mal if this anime won't get a higher score, it's super amazing! Direction is pretty good too.
My only, ONLY complaint is the seyuus choice for Alice, man.... her voice really doesn't suit her, come on... Like Anyone but her, and it would be TONS better.

Apr 12, 2017 2:08 AM

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That was an explosive first episode to say the least. It does have some shoujo trait which I hope won't be too exploited. I'm here just to enjoy the music and at least on that regard it hasn't disappointed me yet.

It was a bit funny with how the mc was singing though.. swaying her head and then clasping her ears like that.. I don't know if it was the style from the manga or just the animators doing stuffs.
Apr 12, 2017 3:00 AM

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so musical drama anime which turn to be love-triangle then accidentally goes into NTR

anime's these days really lack of depth, sadly you can tell the whole story from the first ep
i already miss nana

oh i find something interesting, Male with yandere character so i guess the other have to be with Tsundere character !

Apr 12, 2017 3:07 AM
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aw my gosh Hayami Saori's singing/shouting? voice sounds powerful~
well she portrayed it nicely like how it was described (in manga) and how I was supposed to hear it? lel

her voice is a perfect fit for Alice!!!! also Daiki nails Yuzuriha's tsundere attitude. Also love Momo's cool voice by Uchiyama.

I'm certainly gonna love this one!

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dark-chaos said:
so musical drama anime which turn to be love-triangle then accidentally goes into NTR

anime's these days really lack of depth, sadly you can tell the whole story from the first ep
i already miss nana

oh i find something interesting, Male with yandere character so i guess the other have to be with Tsundere character !



How can you think this has NTR and yandare male?
Apr 12, 2017 3:53 AM
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The only thing I wasn't too keen on is the size of her neck. They made it look so long!
Apr 12, 2017 4:05 AM

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hattada said:
dark-chaos said:
so musical drama anime which turn to be love-triangle then accidentally goes into NTR

anime's these days really lack of depth, sadly you can tell the whole story from the first ep
i already miss nana

oh i find something interesting, Male with yandere character so i guess the other have to be with Tsundere character !



How can you think this has NTR and yandare male?


I just describe what I saw
Apr 12, 2017 4:12 AM
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Jhaazy said:
I am in awe. I was not expecting much from the first ep but after watching that i absolutely loved it! Without a doubt this is one of my top fav for the season (non sequel) I cant wait for the next ep i am in suspense with whats going to happen next. Gaah i cant hope but wish them luck.


Same here, I wasn't expecting much either but I really liked it X)
Apr 12, 2017 4:13 AM
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dark-chaos said:
hattada said:


How can you think this has NTR and yandare male?


I just describe what I saw



But you have wrong description
Apr 12, 2017 4:15 AM
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Jakerams said:
Nino is great and the vocals for this series songs are really good but that whole La La La song was a bit annoying.


Overall I enjoyed the episode but if I hear "la la la" one more time! That was so irritating.
Apr 12, 2017 4:21 AM

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Well, shoujo manga.
I would have loved for the eyes to be sized down just a little bit, but hey it's shoujo manga.
Nice live scene, way better than Fuuka and even BanG! Dream of last season despite shittier CG used.


But I don't like the singing. Not powerful enough. Hayami Saori was doing her best trying to cover both the emotion and the technical stuff in the singing, but in the end it's not good enough on both department.
It gives me more cringe than the desperation it was meant to.
And it doesn't sound "wonderfully mad", either, like what the audience in that room were supposed to feel.


ps.: But Hayamin covers the voice acting-only part perfectly, though, as usual.
Apr 12, 2017 4:46 AM

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hattada said:
dark-chaos said:


I just describe what I saw



But you have wrong description


for me it's perfect description
Apr 12, 2017 5:24 AM
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dark-chaos said:
hattada said:



But you have wrong description


for me it's perfect description


But as
Apr 12, 2017 5:33 AM

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Female heroine with potential. I have no idea what was happening except that it was dramatic as hell and that Yuzu got Momo-zoned.

Not sure if I will watch it but ye this has some good direction tho the song failed to touch me. I know it was supposed to be messy. but... it just failed to touch me so idk. Maybe its the song's fault for not being very melodic in the first place.
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TragicRomance said:
Female heroine with potential. I have no idea what was happening except that it was dramatic as hell and that Yuzu got Momo-zoned.

Not sure if I will watch it but ye this has some good direction tho the song failed to touch me. I know it was supposed to be messy. but... it just failed to touch me so idk. Maybe its the song's fault for not being very melodic in the first place.


There is melodic part in the middle of the song that you can enjoy
Apr 12, 2017 6:05 AM
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Actual Manga Reader. I'm pleased with how the music turned out. Music based Mangas need to all have their own anime(that and it's my favorite type of anime). The only problem I had was the pacing--holy heck did they throw characters and backstories at us. I'm hoping they rough out the edges in the coming episodes because they left a lot out on both sides of Mono and Yuku introduction to Alise.

I thought they did a good job presenting Alise to us. She's super weird and the manga took forever forming her personality.
Apr 12, 2017 6:07 AM

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AnimeFan500 said:
Getting that chihayafuru vibe from the main trio omg. The character design reminds me of Tonari no kaibetsu. Feeling this will be a better Fuuka


I was feeling that same chihayafuru vibe. I am interested in seeing the back story and where this will go.
Apr 12, 2017 6:37 AM
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Okay so I really want to know what happens next, but this episode was awful. The animation is poor, the characters are needy and too over the top, and the story is way too rushed. Plus, all those la-las were super annoying and really bland?? The melody wasn't great and how could her voice not change over time? All this love triangle/square stuff crammed into the very first episode without even giving us any context or time to like the characters wth how can this get enough money to show??
Apr 12, 2017 7:03 AM
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CherryChan98 said:
Okay so I really want to know what happens next, but this episode was awful. The animation is poor, the characters are needy and too over the top, and the story is way too rushed. Plus, all those la-las were super annoying and really bland?? The melody wasn't great and how could her voice not change over time? All this love triangle/square stuff crammed into the very first episode without even giving us any context or time to like the characters wth how can this get enough money to show??


Patient, they will show more backstory next ep
Apr 12, 2017 7:28 AM

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This is another anime that I like its first episode this season.
Starting with a bump is what I want from this anime. Music element, with three of main characters? I smell a love triangle between them (remind me of Sakamichi no Apollon).
Dat singing by Alice thou (*_*), and what the heck with that black hair girl...
Well I hope this will be better for the next episode..

Ah forgot... That "LA LA LA" song is really cringe XD.
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My main concerns are:

1. I fear it will have more angst than music.
2. I once again disappointed that my favourite seiyuu does not play thye MC despite haveing much better singing voice than Hayanmin.
Apr 12, 2017 8:05 AM

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Ayy CGLmao.

Umm. Yup. It's like half a season cramped into one episode. Chill the pace yo
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Apr 12, 2017 8:53 AM
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This anime has potential
The story is good. I liked the fact Nino couldn't hear the twinkle song because it reminds her of memories that she doesn't want to remember. This is so true like we always make our memories on song. I don't know how Nino at the end heard Momo's voice like there is plenty of noise and you could hear him ?????? WTF
I loved the characters especially Yuzu I can feel that this character will go through some shits and suffering
But I didn't like the animation. It felt at some part weak and also with that CGI ugh. Hope it will get better
I also dislike the ost It doesn't fit my taste the second insert song was so noisy but i loved the ending song
I didn't like Nino's voice and I found the Lallalalalla annoying. I feel like this will make a good development for her voice.
The ending spoiled us a little bit of what happened to Yuzu when he was young and was hospitalized I guess this is the reason why he left Nino when he was a kid and also why he didn't go to school for a year. I wanna also know why Yuzu calls Nino Alice. I'm so curious about that character. He's so adorable the way he's hiding his true feeling about Nina wewxygqgcxgcewcv2dk
Momo is so mysterious.
Good start for this anime excited to see where it goes
Apr 12, 2017 9:56 AM
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I thought it was boring and way too cliche and cheesy. I mean what's with all that childhood friend bullshi*t ?! I haven't watched that many anime but I'm already tired of those cringe-worthy cliches . Nonetheless , I'll give it a chance and see if it's worth my time.
Apr 12, 2017 10:51 AM

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I find the lack of pupils really disturbing - how can one draw eyes so large yet so lifeless at the same time? They reminded me of Shiki's vampires, and those were undead people. The characters just fall right into the uncanny valley, the animation looks awkward, too.
Still, I found myself pausing several times because of cringe anyways, so I'm not really sad about dropping it.
Apr 12, 2017 10:51 AM

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Pretty good the first episode..ill give a 7/10 for now....

Apr 12, 2017 11:19 AM

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Over dramatic, not a fan of the art but good music. Will keep watching.
Story seems predictable.
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