Of all the feels you can feel this anime will make you experience the happiest and the saddest of them. A piano prodigy who has lost his way meets a wildly mysterious violinist who plays with no holds barred.
STORY:
This is a great story about love, music, and tragedy. This story will make your heart soar one moment and then sink in the next. Because this is a spoiler free review I cannot go into details but I believe it will suffice to say that the story alone is a reason to watch this anime it is well paced and even in the slowest moments it is not boring.
ART:
The vibrant colors and softly drawn characters are up to par or above most anime. This show is just beautiful and dose not leave any room for wanting in the visuals department. The animation does not look cheap or as if they needed to pinch pennies it is top notch.
SOUND:
If you like classical music you will love this show, I myself am not a huge fan but this show gave me new respect for the genre and actually had me looking up and listening to the songs from the show. Although I'm still not a major fan but it worked really well in this anime and I want to see more like this one.
CHARACTERS:
The world in Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is not very dynamic there are no moving parts to the world to drive the plot thus the characters are the vehicle and driving force for the anime. So this anime sinks or swims on how good the characters are... and they deliver. These characters are not based on archetypes like in a lot of anime, although the tsundere childhood friend does happen to be in this anime, but she is not unbearable and she does have character development and backstory that really help out making her likable. The other characters are fairly fresh and original feeling and that is a major plus in my book.
ENJOYMENT:
I really liked this anime, not favorite of all time but it has a good story and very little to complain about, it's the kind of show that if watched weekly will leave you wanting more and if marathoned makes you go without sleep. And when you finish will really leave you with a heavy heart and a lump in the throat.
OVERALL:
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is a great anime not just watch it once and never again great but buy it and watch it over and over great, though you probably will be pretty emotional while watching it.
