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| High school starts for all...but Hajime has trouble making friends. Though initially that both Takeda-sensei and Akine chides him for being part of the going-home club, there is one person that he mentions that they should look out for: the violin genius that is Nao Saeki, winning competitions one after another, and serving as the Orchestra Club's advisor on a recommendation. While shopping for violin strings in a music shop, having to see pictures of his father still reels bad memories. The fellow school competitor Ichiro Yamada still recognizes Hajime, though he came to get his cello fixed to be ready for the club. Hearing Nao Saeki's name again, and Hajime is even more intrigued of a club that Akine will have some trouble dealing with. And when Yamada drags him to see both Akine and Haru, the latter apologizing when she fled away from him, it's just a case of shyness, though most friends are made from competitions when they were young, still remembered to this day, well, except for Hajime which he is in a blank state. Checking out the Orchestra Club or not, the Senpais are in prep mode, because there are a lot of 1st Year applications. The 2-week tryouts announced from the club's president of 3rd Year Mari Tateishi, and while the strings section is under the tutelage of 3rd Year Sou Harada playing the main 1st Violin (and also Concert Master) and 2nd Year Chika Yonezawa playing the accompaniment 2nd Violin. The 1st Years split into beginners and veterans, and there he is: Nao Saeki. Making an example of his playing, he's paired together with Hajime, being the only other veteran male to go against each other, using Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons -Spring- as a test and set piece for the next competition. This'll perfectly gauge the two's play, with Saeki playing the main while Hajime anchors the accompaniment, knowing full well that this song is a no-brainer for him. Get ready for the intense music battle of Hajime vs. Nao Saeki, and this'll test the waters of the 1st Years's males going forward. |
KANLen09May 7, 2023 12:54 AM
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| I will go on this show with nice characters even it might have a lot of tropes like other anime with the school setting and I have always loved violin music... |
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| Ritsuko just lined up with experienced players. |
| Finally walked into the orchestra club this episode, but ended on a cliffhanger before a performance. Hopefully the duet is played in full and animated in detail next week. However I couldn't help but notice the 3D animation when Saeki was playing the first few bars. I really hope the full scene next episode doesn't look too bad. I checked Episode 1 again, and Aono's performance in the opening scene still looked very good and 2D-animated. Let's hope that wasn't a one-off occasion for the premiere. |
| Regardless of the CGI, Am I the only one that kind of has a problem with the lightening of this show. It's unfortunate a more reliable studio didn't pick this manga up cause I'm enjoying the story. |
Cestlavie_Apr 30, 2023 11:10 PM
| the hell with the last part being very slow paced in a ridiculious level |
Rexnihilo said: Man I hate cliffhangers They did everything humanly possible to make sure aonno doesn't play anything in this episode... |
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| damnn , the cliffhangers is ass !! |
| No..... why would they do this? It was just for a moment, but cgi was so jarring. Aono is so nervous for some reason... but I'm sure he'll be okay. |
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| Man... fuck this cliffhanger. That was so good. I can't wait for the next episode. I want to see Aono surprise everyone. He also met some old friends. At least, he's not alone at the school. |
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| This anime started out okay, peaked at episode 2, which was really good, and then went downhill with the CGI orchestra performance and all the shit production. This looks like shit, completely ruins the mood of every performance, it's downright offensive. I'll be lowering the score to a 3/10, but it feels more like a 1-2/10 at this point. Such a shame. This is unacceptable for a 2023 anime, we're back to PS2 era it seems. What the fuck is going on with this industry...? |
GuidSMRMay 5, 2023 11:36 PM
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| I think it's a little stupid that all Saeki had to play was 6 bars of "Spring" for everyone in the room to determine he was a great violin player. |
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| Like the new guy, he seems like a nice and fun one. Quite looking forward to seeing Hajime perform. He better not mess up. |
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| an epic violin battle is about to occur |
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| Well looks like the MC found his rival/best friend in Saeki lmao |
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