Oct 8, 2019
Sing For You, as the title implies, is an OVA that heavily incorporates the character songs associated with the series. The story is mostly based on one of the manga chapters published a few years ago, so it really cant be considered an ORIGINAL video animation (OVA).
I've seen plenty memes on popular forums and boards jokingly stating how GochiUsa is too "high IQ" for the average viewer, but they're actually unironically correct. GochiUsa is different from other anime of the CGDCT sub-genre because there's a subtle undercurrent of sadness running through many of the episodes and it's even more apparent in the manga.
Sing For
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You is about Chino moving a step closer to coming to terms with her mother's death. To better understand this, it should be known from watching earlier episodes that Chino's mom used to be an avid singer with a lot of passion. Chino doesn't mention her mother often because it brings up painful memories, but after being convinced by her friends to sing a solo for her class, it helped her progress past her painful emotions. At the end of the OVA, Chino reminisces to a time when she was playing in the park with her mother and father. Her eyes flicker for a brief moment but it goes away and she simply smiles and says "mom, i'm spending time with my wonderful friends". It's actually quite sad, charming, and emotional at the same time. In the end credits you see Chino singing while clutching a photo album with pictures of her mother.
GochiUsa manages to portray such feelings that CGDCT titles rarely can and this is such a fabulous adaptation which perfectly captures Koi's incredible vision. To see how the above mentioned themes have completely flown over many viewers heads is unfortunate. GochiUsa truly is high IQ.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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