Genre: Music, Drama, Romance
Episodes:26
OP-Hit in the USA
ED-My World Down, Moon on the Water, Slip Out
Caution: This anime does contain some adult language.
Story-7/10-Really well done... While there seems to be a semi-slowness in it.. the story is still very interesting..You start by meeting Tanaka.. with his boring life.. and then you get to meet Ryuusuke.. and his life changes so rapidly.. I liked how they introduced so many individual problems.. and then solved every single one of them in a way that makes you feel good.. or that justice was served.. There is always an underlying plot.. from forming a band.. to getting fame.. the ending is so unexepected.. but great!
Music-8/10-Well.. this is a series about music... The OP is really catchy and pretty good.. The 3 EDs are just great.. with the first one being normal.. and the other 2 are actual songs that they sing in the series.. both are one of my favorite songs.. the soundtrack is like an album.. with most of the songs being actual songs.. with lyrics.. the band Beck.. if they were real.. would be a band that i would actually enjoy listening to..
Characters-7/10-They liked flooded this series with character development... with the 5 main members of the band.. plus a whole bunch of other people.. the great thing is that you get to see "seemingly insignificant" people over and over.. and you really notice the change in them each time.. There are also no annoying characters.. and you are seemingly surrounded by people of different areas.. from the pool.. to school.. to the concerts.. you get a real good idea and feeling of the whole area... O yea.. when the characters talk english.. its so obviously dubbed.. its sometimes okay.. but most of the time its REALLY annoying--.. so thats where the minus came from..
Animation-6/10-The art is similar to Futakoi alternative. Art is okay, though sometimes things look pretty nice, though there is always a dull look to everything. There are lots of times when it seems water colors were used to make the scenes. Animation is average.
Value-4/5-This series is obviously valuable for being one of the rare series about music.. and they do a really good job.. the high points are for music, storyline, and the uniqueness of the series..
Enjoyment-4/5-I finished this series in 3 days.. watching 10 episodes in the first day..This series was really fun because of how the characters change..and how the problems are solved..and there are quite a few problems..plus I really like listening to the songs..I also was able to actually "enjoy" songs i would never of thought of listening to.. like really slow songs.. Moon On the Water..
Overall-7/10
