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I never would have thought an anime would want me to pick up and start playing my violin again. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is mesmerizing, enchanting, heartbreaking and humorious. It pretty much has it all, almost. While the story is great it had one fall back, it was predictable. Honestly, I saw the whole "dramatic surprise" coming from the very start. When I had finally reached the last episode I was not surprised as to what happened, honestly the creator's could have made it a bit more unpredictable. Also, many of the episodes felt repetitive. I understood that they were trying to give each character their own backstory, but jeez SO MANY repetitive flashbacks. I was telling myself, "Alright, I got it. I understand what happened, what they were trying to do, stop telling it to me over and over again. Thanks!" Though the story had those few draw backs, it was still great and entertaining overall. They really made the story feel complete and did not leave any characters without a purpose to be in the series, they all mattered. Now I MUST talk about the art! Oh My God, it was breathtaking and it had blown me away from the very first episode. I have not seen a prettier anime in a long time, this one took the cake and gobbled it down in seconds. (Weird analogy but you get what I mean) The colors popped, they made everything, and I mean everything, look all the more beautiful. The sad more serious parts of the series were done drastically well with its dark, dreary color scheme. I adore this series because of the art! The sounds was very pretty, I love the first op theme (Hikaru Nara by Goose House) but I did not enjoy the two ed themes and the second op theme. (Just my personal taste I guess) Otherwise I enjoyed the classical music they played throughout the series, it was beautiful and enchanting. Each character was amazing, even some of the more annoying ones. They all had purpose, and some sort of flair to each of their own. I loved seeing their determinations and backstories because the characters made me care about them as an individual.
Overall, the story was great, but I did not like the fact that it was predictable right from the beginning. As well as all the repetitive flashbacks, they started to get on my nervous at some point. The art was stunning, elegant, mesmerizing, charming, etc. Do I dare say more? The sound was enlightening, but was not a fan of some of the op and ed theme song choices. The characters were all pleasurable, I enjoyed them all tremendously. They all had a back story and stood out on their own, the creator's really made me feel for them. Enjoyment, while it was truly a great series, the few fall backs within the story kept me from loving this series in whole, but I did truly enjoy Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. I would recommend this series to any, mostly to gaze upon the beautiful artwork.
