Thirty years later the Uesugi twins another pair of brothers, who were born the same day but have no blood ties, appears at the Meisei institute with the dream of winning the Koshien.
I noticed that:
- Toma Tachibana = Tatsuya Uesugi
- Otomi tachibana = Minami Asakura
- Soichiro Tachibana = Kazuya Uesugi
Minami grew up with the Uesugi twins as two brothers and a sister, like this new trio.
The dynamics seem to be almost identical to those of 'Touch' and, as the title 'Mix' says, present and past mingle overlapping and confusing, so much, that sometimes it seems to me to be in 'Touch'.
Although it's interesting to note, that, unfortunately, the Uesugi twins have never had the chance to play together, the Tachibana brothers are a great battery.
I would have loved so much to see them play together, but Tatsuya had decided to let his beloved twin shine.
In fact Toma is a strong pitcher, because Soichiro is a great receiver and ,together, despite being so different, they support and compensate each other.
Their first fan is Otomi-chan and they would do anything to see her happy.
Maybe it may seem strange, but it's like a bit if 'Touch' has been set in our days, I mean the kids will have i-phones, but they go around on bicycles and spend time outdoors.
The graphic style is very similar to that of 'Touch', although in a more modern way and I must admit that I really like it, because this makes this anime a little bit different from modern anime.
By ear I think that the music should be more or less the same of 'Touch', although I only listen to those in Italian a lifetime ago.
I like the fact that, Otomi, the heroine, is able to recreate them with her transverse flute, making the atmosphere a little soft and magical.
Otomi-chan is really 'special' like Minami-chan.
At this point I can only hope that nothing bad happens to So-chan and that, To-chan and Otomi-chan, don't make the same mistakes as their predecessors.
I hope that this story can bring a 'happy end' to everyone, arranging what has left pending in the past.
Of one thing I am sure, these three need to remain close in order to realize their dream.
Ikke Tachibana, all three! Go and win the Koshien!
