Story: 4. This story is an over-romanticized version of band. The main problem I had with this is that the improvement of all the students was just unreal. How can a bunch of clarinets and bass clarinets somehow tongue at 144 with just two years of experience? I can't at least, and I've been playing a wind instrument three times as long as them. To give some background, I am a bassoonist who has been in the concert band and symphony orchestra life, but now basically only in the symphony orchestra.
Art. 10. Who gets the keys on an oboe exactly? Kyo-ani. Amazing job; I'm honestly very impressed that they nailed it because oboe keywork is pretty complicated.
Sound: 5. Honestly the soundtracks were just okay. They weren't very expressive in any way, and oh man did that bassoon solo in the last episode make me cringe.
Characters: 6. The characters are you standard shoujo manga girls who get into petty drama etc. etc. etc. They don't really show any major character development nor any musical development. Case and point being the perpetual mindset music music and more music and I need to practice and get better so that I can get the solo etc. Being a musician, I can attest to the practicing part, but these people need to get a life.
Overall: 7. It was okay. I wouldn't watch this again. It's just okay, but if you're into the whole band thing I guess you'd like it.
