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May 3, 5:49 AM
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I didn't really expect much from the anime adaptation, but the animation disappointed me..
May 3, 5:56 AM
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I mean it’s fine. What did you expect?

May 3, 5:57 AM
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I don’t think understand how people’s opinions of a show can be effected by animation (unless it’s really really bad or really good) I feel like the middle 50% of animation quality is all the same for me
May 3, 5:57 AM
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I mean it’s a romance made by a studio which I swear has made like 1 other anime, so I didn’t have high expectations for the animation.

But I really don’t care I’m watching for the story not the visuals
May 3, 5:58 AM
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Animeunderrated said:
I don’t think understand how people’s opinions of a show can be effected by animation (unless it’s really really bad or really good) I feel like the middle 50% of animation quality is all the same for me

This is what I think too, unless the animation is genuinely atrocious I find it wild how it affects someone’s opinion on a show.
May 3, 6:03 AM
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Phantom_373 said:
Animeunderrated said:
I don’t think understand how people’s opinions of a show can be effected by animation (unless it’s really really bad or really good) I feel like the middle 50% of animation quality is all the same for me

This is what I think too, unless the animation is genuinely atrocious I find it wild how it affects someone’s opinion on a show.

For me as long as I am unaware of the bad animation and as long as it isn’t atrocious I don’t mind. The problems start when I notice certain kinds of animation shortcuts or if I start to see a lot of those/a lot of bad animation in general. Since I watch anime YouTubers who have talked about animation shortcuts, I am a little more aware of them now. And being aware of them has made me drop at least one series before. But that was mainly because I was loving the light novel and I felt like the animation just took so many shortcuts that it felt lesser.
With this anime though, I haven’t noticed much yet. Been a long while since I read the manga and I am mostly just enjoying the story so yeah.
May 3, 6:13 AM
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justhuman22 said:
Phantom_373 said:

This is what I think too, unless the animation is genuinely atrocious I find it wild how it affects someone’s opinion on a show.

For me as long as I am unaware of the bad animation and as long as it isn’t atrocious I don’t mind. The problems start when I notice certain kinds of animation shortcuts or if I start to see a lot of those/a lot of bad animation in general. Since I watch anime YouTubers who have talked about animation shortcuts, I am a little more aware of them now. And being aware of them has made me drop at least one series before. But that was mainly because I was loving the light novel and I felt like the animation just took so many shortcuts that it felt lesser.
With this anime though, I haven’t noticed much yet. Been a long while since I read the manga and I am mostly just enjoying the story so yeah.

I mean even before I found out what studio was doing whisper I new the animation wouldn’t live up to Takeshima’s art, her art is so amazing it’s one reason I adore whisper so much.

But the anime’s art style is very good and has a charm of its own and the animation imo is good. Yeah it’s nothing crazy but I don’t think in any way that it’s bad
May 3, 6:16 AM
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Nah. It's completely fine, better to use resources for the moments that really count.
If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that.
May 3, 6:58 AM
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i do think that it isnt top notch but what did you expect? the manga isnt popular and its yuri, which is a genre that isnt that popular amongst viewers
May 3, 7:08 AM
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Animeunderrated said:
I don’t think understand how people’s opinions of a show can be effected by animation (unless it’s really really bad or really good) I feel like the middle 50% of animation quality is all the same for me

i agree with this heavily
i watched a fair amount of shows and i dont remember any show where "mid" (or even bad in my case) animation dampered my enjoyment of said show
when something looks great im glad it does but it also doesnt absolutely have to
May 3, 7:18 AM
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I mean the animation itself isn’t incredible by any means, but it isn’t bad either. The art style is nice and the animation is average and serviceable. My only issue was the strange power point transitions last episode, but it really isn’t a big deal imo. To each their own I guess
May 3, 7:36 AM

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It’s a yuri romance, the animation is not the key factor here. Yes the studios involved don’t have a solid track record (Yokohama I’m looking at you here) but that doesn’t mean that the animation for their projects are inherently bad across the board.

What matters here are the two girls and how they grow as individuals and their relationship as a whole develops as they learn about their definition of love.
May 3, 7:50 AM
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Agreed. Thankfully, the art has remained good, so it's not unwatchable, but I don't think "it's just a romcom, bro" is a valid defense. Not when Dangers in my Heart, My Dress Up Darling, and Horimiya all look so good.
May 3, 9:45 AM
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First 2 episodes were great. 3rd one’s worst than most weekly shows
May 3, 9:59 AM
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Fail_Man_X said:
Agreed. Thankfully, the art has remained good, so it's not unwatchable, but I don't think "it's just a romcom, bro" is a valid defense. Not when Dangers in my Heart, My Dress Up Darling, and Horimiya all look so good.

Well no I disagree, Those shows you listed off are all very popular shows with great animation yes but they are just a small amount in a vast range of romances anime’s.

Additionally it’s not just romance but a GL show which me personally I haven’t seen a GL with a really good animation style that could compare to those shows except maybe Bloom into you.

But regardless I never let animation affect my opinion on something. Unless it completely atrocious.
May 3, 10:28 AM
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Fail_Man_X said:
Agreed. Thankfully, the art has remained good, so it's not unwatchable, but I don't think "it's just a romcom, bro" is a valid defense. Not when Dangers in my Heart, My Dress Up Darling, and Horimiya all look so good.

Well no I disagree, Those shows you listed off are all very popular shows with great animation yes but they are just a small amount in a vast range of romances anime’s.

Additionally it’s not just romance but a GL show which me personally I haven’t seen a GL with a really good animation style that could compare to those shows except maybe Bloom into you.

But regardless I never let animation affect my opinion on something. Unless it completely atrocious.
@Phantom_373 So it's okay if the show has limited animation because
A) it's not popular
B) it's GL
and 3) you don't mind.

Got it.
May 3, 10:34 AM
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Fail_Man_X said:
@Phantom_373 So it's okay if the show has limited animation because
A) it's not popular
B) it's GL
and 3) you don't mind.

Got it.

I never said that, I meant that GL typically don’t have high budgets. (Excluding bloom into you) I never said that was okay I just meant that’s how GL are typically handled

I never said anything about popularity either.

And I don’t mind, YES because i genuinely don’t care, the art style is great and the animation itself is fine. I will never understand how people let animation affect their opinions on a show I find it ridiculous.

You can have opinions on animation for shows but I find it silly really that people judge show of animation without considering other aspects.
May 3, 10:52 AM
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Same thread created not even a week ago, opinion invalid
May 3, 11:28 AM
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Fail_Man_X said:
@Phantom_373 So it's okay if the show has limited animation because
A) it's not popular
B) it's GL
and 3) you don't mind.

Got it.

I never said that, I meant that GL typically don’t have high budgets. (Excluding bloom into you) I never said that was okay I just meant that’s how GL are typically handled

I never said anything about popularity either.

And I don’t mind, YES because i genuinely don’t care, the art style is great and the animation itself is fine. I will never understand how people let animation affect their opinions on a show I find it ridiculous.

You can have opinions on animation for shows but I find it silly really that people judge show of animation without considering other aspects.
@Phantom_373 Animation is what makes anime "anime". Or course it is going to affect people's enjoyment, and they are going to be critical of it. Compared to other recent GL, I'd say this moves about as well as I'm in Love With the Villainess, which puts it well below MagiRevo, Yuri is My Job, and Adachi and Shimamura. Honestly, it's almost like listening to a full cast reading of the manga with colored panels. Who knows? maybe they blew their budget on the opening band performance in episode 1. I thought that actually looked good.

Phantom_373 said:
You can have opinions on animation for shows but I find it silly really that people judge show of animation without considering other aspects.

To be clear, this is not what I'm doing. It's just that this topic is just about the animation. I do really like the show.
May 3, 11:33 AM
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Fail_Man_X said:
@Phantom_373 Animation is what makes anime "anime". Or course it is going to affect people's enjoyment, and they are going to be critical of it. Compared to other recent GL, I'd say this moves about as well as I'm in Love With the Villainess, which puts it well below MagiRevo, Yuri is My Job, and Adachi and Shimamura. Honestly, it's almost like listening to a full cast reading of the manga with colored panels. Who knows? maybe they blew their budget on the opening band performance in episode 1. I thought that actually looked good.

Phantom_373 said:
You can have opinions on animation for shows but I find it silly really that people judge show of animation without considering other aspects.

To be clear, this is not what I'm doing. It's just that this topic is just about the animation. I do really like the show.

Oh I see, ngl I completely forgot MagiRevo existed in the GL genre, but you reminded me of how incredible that show was. I kinda forgot it was even a GL as that wasn’t really the main focus. (until a bit later)

But that show has some absolutely gorgeous animation, now thinking about it probably has the best animation in the GL genre. That fight scene at the end between Euphie and Anisphia was beautiful.

I’m in love with the villainess also had pretty good animation
May 3, 11:53 AM
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Fail_Man_X said:
@Phantom_373 Animation is what makes anime "anime". Or course it is going to affect people's enjoyment, and they are going to be critical of it. Compared to other recent GL, I'd say this moves about as well as I'm in Love With the Villainess, which puts it well below MagiRevo, Yuri is My Job, and Adachi and Shimamura. Honestly, it's almost like listening to a full cast reading of the manga with colored panels. Who knows? maybe they blew their budget on the opening band performance in episode 1. I thought that actually looked good.

Phantom_373 said:
You can have opinions on animation for shows but I find it silly really that people judge show of animation without considering other aspects.

To be clear, this is not what I'm doing. It's just that this topic is just about the animation. I do really like the show.

Oh I see, ngl I completely forgot MagiRevo existed in the GL genre, but you reminded me of how incredible that show was. I kinda forgot it was even a GL as that wasn’t really the main focus. (until a bit later)

But that show has some absolutely gorgeous animation, now thinking about it probably has the best animation in the GL genre. That fight scene at the end between Euphie and Anisphia was beautiful.

I’m in love with the villainess also had pretty good animation
@Phantom_373 I agree about MagiRevo, and depending on whether or not you count Gundam: Witch from Mercury as GL, I also think it is the best looking GL show.

I also think that I'm in Love with the Villainess looks good most of the time, but the magic was really lackluster. Students standing stock still, wands pointed in the air, while small globs of different colors slowly shoot out in regular intervals. Even Rod's signature attack is just fiery toy soldiers sliding across the screen while the camera zooms in and out.
May 3, 2:58 PM
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MAL users are never all happy. Every new day brings more threads complaining about poor animation. But also every week or so someone sees fit to attack Makoto Shinkai for only making good animation but poor stories.
It’s so easy to sit on the couch somewhere in the west and criticise people from another culture for not spending enough unpaid overtime hours making crisp smooth animation for a weekly 1-cour anime with next to no chance of a second season. There’s over 50 current shows airing, they can’t all have the budget they deserve, just enjoy the story or watch something else.
May 3, 6:40 PM
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Eleben said:
I mean it’s fine. What did you expect?

like i said i don't really expect much from the anime adaptation, and yes it's fine with the animation sometimes it can be stiff, sometimes it can also be good.. i prefer the manga, and i like the anime too
May 3, 7:45 PM

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we get yuri so rarely i do not really care. last ep quality was worse than previously but for example the first two were beautiful
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May 3, 11:09 PM
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it's fine but the transitions aren't the best ig
May 4, 7:34 AM
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Personally I think it has been done quite well so far. High quality character art more than makes up for it, and the effects/filters/transitions are refreshing if anything. I'll definitely take good art and fun creative methods to conceal average animation any day of the week over the alternative that a couple too many studios go with, which is butchering character art to make them move easier.
May 12, 12:10 PM
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What else to expect from this kind of animes!
May 13, 7:02 PM

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Yeah. The animation is stiff, the art is bland and the school setting is done to death. When it comes to Yuri... we don't have really many options, unfortunately.
May 14, 10:35 AM
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Slideshow animation still haunting
May 20, 9:58 PM
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I think the animation is so poor it actually does make the show less enjoyable to watch, like it's worse than your average sort of throwaway seasonal show.
May 21, 7:57 AM
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I think the animation is so poor it actually does make the show less enjoyable to watch, like it's worse than your average sort of throwaway seasonal show.
@smoothw The same thing happened to "I'm in Love with the Villainess" now it's the turn of sasakoi fans to suffer ja
May 22, 4:32 PM

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Yaripan said:
@smoothw The same thing happened to "I'm in Love with the Villainess" now it's the turn of sasakoi fans to suffer ja

Comparing Villainess with Sasakoi is night and day. At least Villainess had coherent and consistent character designs. I swear the size of Yori’s chin changes every scene.

https://x.com/yuridaisuki25/status/1793333996077961726?s=46&t=qypRlc3aYixql0uGFrdzNA
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May 22, 4:50 PM

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I don't even notice it usually so it's not that bad.
May 25, 9:10 AM
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It’s got to a point where it just decided to read the manga and now I’m completely caught up lol , waiting each month for a chapter is hell
May 25, 7:54 PM

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we get yuri so rarely i do not really care. last ep quality was worse than previously but for example the first two were beautiful
@HiljainenSipuli the quality has definetly kept dropping and yeah i also dont care unless it is like extremely obvious, which it was for ep 7.
the scene with yoris audition has a whole body shot of yori singing and there are no mics anywhere but the very next shot that is a close up of her face has a mic on her face. would be understandable if that was it but these two shots were switched between multiple times that scene
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Welp, it seems like we got a possible explanation why the animation was noticeably poor for this series....

https://x.com/patstar_1999/status/1796272375467753625

For those that don't have a Twitter account, here are the juciy parts:

Time for the leaks.

Remember the concert scene at EP 7? The scene that was mocked in that viral post.
People were mocking the disappearing microphones. Well for that scene, were 2-4 people involved. All working on a different schedule, all working on massive crunch, and no chance to communicate.

The microphone directly happened thanks to missing time. It did not happen because of incompetence, it was because of missing time.
Small thing, all EPs are finished just 48-72 hours before their airing, another signal of massive problems.

I think a clear sign of these problems is strangely enough to be the fact of the late BD/DVD release. ( After VOL 1)
Another small thing that is probably known is the fact that Yokohama and Cloudhearts are not the ones making the schedules and budget management.

So now its time for the heavier stuff.
Did you know what scummy business Yokohama and Cloudhearts are during with the Sasakoi?
They use outsourcing studios, giving them nothing to work with and in the end the outsourcing studios are the ones with the backlash.

This is the reason why so many credit mistakes happened. Why every EP have a different production level, because every EP is handled by a different studio. This is the reason why so many individual mistakes happen. Not because of incompetence because of an awful environment.

Just a small hint, every person who is involved in this Anime is speaking of a miracle that they actually manage to get something on screen.
What currently happens is a miracle.

But why?

Time for the worst bomb of all.

Yokohamas entire team left the project because of these awful conditions. The was doomed from the beginning.
The CEO of Yokohama is actually trying since weeks to not cause any delays. What happend is that since EP3, every EP has a different team, people are getting not credited.

People are miscreated, people are working overtime, and they have to sleep in their office.
They cant leave their office.
These are the things I am willing to make public.
There are still a few bombs, but I want to ensure the safety of my source. They deserve the best.

To end this thread, its important to know that these people are working their asses off, just to get mocked by some assholes who dont know what they are actually during.
I for my hand, saw how talented these people actually are and what they are during.
They are outstanding.

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