Piano no mori - Série 1

I thought the movie was very powerful and a great experience, so I am all the more disappointed that I was not left with such a good impression from the anime series. There is not much more to say, other critics have written some valid complaints about where they feel the show fails. In my eyes, the worst aspect is the awful CGI animation of the piano playing, which really kills the mood... The rest I can turn a blind eye to, like featuring the main protagonist Kai so much, I think that is quite understandable given the fact that the name of the manga is actually "Piano no Mori: The Perfect World of Kai", even if it maybe distracts from other interesting aspects, like the other characters, with maybe the exception of Sosuke Ajino. All in all, I found the end result rather disappointing, mainly because I was really curious about this show and I was initially looking forward to it, and it ended up being basically just an average (in some ways even below average) anime series. This was thanks to the botched production (meaning the animation, the pacing, and the character development, etc.). However, on the other hand, I am going to give the second season a go in January 2019 (because I have not read the manga and I am interested to see how it turns out) and I am going to pray that the screenwriters learn from some of their mistakes, because this is only worth 4.8/10. (11.07.2021)