On the small island of Tonakijima, Hana often spends her time reading to children. When Mizuki, president of the broadcasting club, notices Hana’s talent for reading stories in an engaging way, she swiftly invites her to join her school club. While Hana is hesitant at first, she finds herself enthralled by the captivating way that […]
Despite a somewhat rocky start, Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Ootomo have found a way to co-exist in their shared dorm room. They made three simple promises for happy coexistence – to not out Ootomo as gay and having a boyfriend, Ootomo must not fall in love with Mao, and the two must respect each other’s
After watching the band performance of an older student named Yoru Asanagi, Himari Kino falls in love. After the show, Himari confesses her love to Yoru, who is inexperienced in romance. After mulling it over, Yoru decides to return her feelings, but it turns out that Himari was in love with Yoru’s music rather than
“Yuri bait” is a term thrown around perhaps too often that is used to describe an anime relationship between girls that are closer than friends, but never have any explicitly stated or concretely shown romantic feelings for each other. Yuri-baiting in anime is particularly common given the still-heavy stigmatization of homosexuality in Japan. This means
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Like so many music anime, you might expect Sound! Euphonium to be just one or two seasons of story, and if you want more you have to retreat to its source material. However, Sound! Euphonium has something that is very powerful in the anime world when it comes to getting adaptations – very cute girls.
Having social anxiety but still wishing to make friends, Hitori Gotou started learning the guitar to help lure people into talking to her. Years later, she has amassed great guitar skills, but is in high school with still no friends. One day, she happens to meet an outgoing girl who just so happens to need
In order to continue pursuing track and field, Hiyori left her small hometown and moved to Tokyo. After her father gets injured, she takes a part-time job to support herself. The job, as it turns out, is to be a manager-in-training for two male idols who just happen to be her two irritable classmates as
After being forced out of her idol group due to a stalker fostering her discomfort with men, Ai Narata seeks to use her talents at the prestigious Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts. This school has gained renown for producing the best actresses, and Ai fits their criteria even if her demeanor alienates her
Music anime series are more than just a good soundtrack. Any anime can have a good soundtrack, so of course an anime series about making music has an amazing soundtrack. Music anime series are about more than just the insert songs. They document the struggle, drama, and camaraderie that comes from this creative pursuit. Many
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As a child, Mira met a boy named Ao at a campsite. While they were gazing at the sky, Mira learned there was a star with her name, but none with Ao’s name. She made a promise that one day they would name an asteroid after him. Years later, Mira is reunited with Ao at
