“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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Upon entering high school, Yui is immediately entranced by the Light Music Club. The problem is, she can’t play an instrument. Deciding to join the club anyway, the other club members, despite disappointment in her lack of musical knowledge, allow her to join to prevent the club’s disbandment. Today begins Yui’s musical education! There are
After the senior members graduated, Takezou is now the sole member of his Japanese string instrument club. Facing termination, he now begins his search for new members when suddenly a wily one bursts right into his club room. Chika has a strong reputation as a violent thug, but due to his grandfather being a renowned
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Ah, school life. The older you get, the more you yearn for those simpler times. Not so much for the classes, those pretty much sucked, but for the camaraderie presented by other school activities. Every school may have formal clubs like band or sports teams, but anime also presents the more intriguing school clubs that
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