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75. Your Lie in April
@Great_Paul
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Sorry Paul, didnt mean to cut two of your series so close together like this >_>. YLiA is almost a great series for me. I like just about everything about it, other than two aspects. The art style is awesome Ive always wanted to see an anime use that style A1 uses for its anime EDs, so it was nice to finally get one. The animation is great too, with some really incredible sequences (especially that one in the final episode). Musical settings are always cool (I love Nodame Cantabile), and the performances themselves were all enjoyable to me. And most importantly, since the whole series is incredibly character-focused, the cast is almost great. Kousei may be flawed in a lot of ways, and hes not always likable, but hes super compelling and makes for a great protagonist. I think Ive seen a few complaints out there about him, but I highly enjoyed what he brought to the show. Emi and Takeshi are awesome late introductions to the show. A lot of times a series will introduce new characters when the original storys running out of steam, and it often doesnt work, but here I quite liked it. Hiroko was great new character too. Kinda like the mom Kousei always wished he had, lol. Looking at the main characters, I remember practically nothing about Ryota, so maybe he was bad? Or just plain. I dunno.

Tsubaki, on the other hand, is terribly lame and brings down just about every scene shes in. Rival characters in romances are often pretty shit, since they basically just exist to derail the happiness of the main couple, whether intentionally or inadvertently. Tsubaki fits into both categories. Outside of her relationship with Kouhei, she has practically nothing going on, so shes boring as well as annoying. Shes tolerable early on where she gets less screen time and isnt sabotaging Kouhei all the time. In the second half shes just terrible in every scene shes in though. Kaori herself is awesome. I basically loved the series for the first half, and Kaori was the main reason for that. She brightens almost every scene shes in, her own playing is excellent, and her relationship with Kouhei is awesome. Unfortunately the drama with her in the second half is very poorly executed. I really wish theyd explained the severity of her illness much earlier. Right up until the final episode, it feels like shes fighting to survive against a potentially deadly disease, but not in a way thats particularly interesting, since shes just not there most of the time. I think it wouldve been much more impactful if theyd just revealed that she had a terminal illness and was going to die soon halfway through the show, and had her around a lot more than she was. That wouldve resulted in much more genuine drama IMO, plus we wouldve gotten more of her. So yeah, I loved the first half, and the second half had its good parts, but it brought the show down overall.
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