Story: 7/10 (*Too low* that would be the first thing you'll say about my review.)
Why? Well lets start with PROS.
The 60% of the story was a well done. All though the story was cliché the story they want to deliver was enjoyable, it sometimes goes to the point that will make you realized that they have a point, the sayings & quotation was perfect it delivers the deep meaning of music. but I can't say the story was perfect. Why o why? Well then lets start with the CONS.
If you are going to look at the very details, you'll see the "MELODRAMATIC" side of this show. What is Melodramatic? "Characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated or overemotional." I know and you knew that you noticed that too, but sometimes you just tend to ignore that sometimes. But sometimes it goes to the point when it hit on your nerves. *irked* lets say "WORLD PROBLEM award goes to "Shigatsu wa kimi no Uso" I don't know what to say but the story rather show the problems it's like 85% are problems & depressment, 10% for music & 5% are happy moments. It's overly unbalanced. Also you noticed this too, all they say are almost quotations & sayings. What's worst is it doesn't fit on the characters. (*Oh come'on it fits at all* I know you'd say that. But let me emphasize why it doesn't fit on the characters.
The age. They are just too young to think about love like that. Even you, at the age of 14, did you act & think the way how the characters are? Positively not. Because at that age, we are still at the early stage of love, we are still confused in our feelings. But how this show could manage to put a 14 years old kid to act and think like an adult? It's pretty UNREALISTIC. What's worse is that they are using the flashbacks when they are still a kid at around 4 upto 8 but the way they diliver it's like the kids already realized what they are talking and act about. but If only the put the characters more quite older, I would say that it would be perfect and fit to its character.
Second, their sayings are almost like quotes. What makes it bad is that they are overusing too much magical words in it. *IRKED* It's irritating sometimes. Would you even think or say "REACH HIM/HER" or say "The star is so beautiful it's like the bla bla bla...in our performance" or say other magical words to a person. In real life it's like you're are retard saying magical things. People around you would say that you're sick of saying that.
Talking about the characters.
I would rate 6/10
Why o why...?
Characters are being burdened with TOO MUCH PROBLEMS. They are exaggerating small matters to big deal. Especially the sister who admire his brother too much and thinks of him as her heroes, while his brother admires another person which is a male who also thinks that this person as his hero. Sister-brother complex? Bromance?
Talking about the Characters way back to its childhood days, WOW, I'm amazed. They are acting like a kid, but also thinks like an adult.
Now, you would probably say "HOW DARE YOU TO SAY ALL THESE THING? YOU'RE SO CLOSE MINDED."
Let me answer you, have you watched NODAME CANTABILE & SAKAMICHI NO APOLLON? Both of these show are Musical show. Now, compare the maturedness of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso to these 2 shows, and watch how the 14 years old beat the characters of Nodame & Sakamichi. Shigatsu isn't a Masterpiece of Musical Animes, No. But Nodame Cantabile & Sakamichi no Apollon was way better. That's why I begged to disagree on most of the reviews of
