Every day, a young girl wearing a mask stands by the beach and sings a nostalgic melody. After experiencing two sudden heart-wrenching partings when she was only a child, Nino Arisugawa has been singing her songs to the ocean, bound by a promise made with her two childhood friends—her first love, Momo Sakaki, and a boy who composed music, Kanade "Yuzu" Yuzuriha. Having never met each other, the boys both individually promised that if Nino was ever separated from them, her voice would be the beacon to reunite them once again.
After six long years, destiny has finally placed Nino, Momo, and Yuzu in the same high school. However, the passage of time has changed many things in their lives—while Nino relentlessly attempts to fulfill her childhood promise with the boys, Yuzu's feelings for her from the past resurface, and Momo goes to great lengths to prevent a reunion with Nino. Through music, will they be able to mend their friendship and overcome all the feelings involved in this complicated love triangle?
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Werty800
Melodrama has been the talk of the anime community for quite a while now. Most of the time that I see it being mentioned, it's in a negative light. As an example "teenage melodrama" has become one of the most commonly used terms when discussing shows like Anohana, Angel Beats, Your Lie In April and many others that set their sights at making the viewer cry by the end of it. The characters are often overblown and stereotyped for the sake of achieving that goal, as you can see in the previously mentioned examples. That's pretty much the gist of it: create simple, recognizable charactersthat the viewer can quickly empathize with just so you can use that to play with their emotions.
I've often been an advocate for melodrama. I've always thought that it created a specific kind of feeling that I grew rather fond of. Most of the time it's almost as if the characters inside such stories live in a world that's created for the purpose of melodrama alone, it tends to feel almost like a theatrical play. It's charming, almost hypnotizing, and if the show can build off of it properly it can achieve some stupendous results.
Enter Anonymous Noise (Fukumenkei Noise), created by studio Brain's Base who's been in sort of a commercial slump over the past few years despite having some of the most beloved franchises under their belt. Was this an attempt at making their way back into the market?
Certainly not.
Fukumenkei Noise almost feels like a fan project and at times it even looks like one! There's so much wrong with it that it almost feels like it was created by an amateur, but it wasn't! People who made this have a few projects under their belts, maybe not enough to be called "experienced", but they surely had to have some knowledge about the industry. So how did it came to this? How did someone look at all of it and thought "yes, this will sell". Add some pretty weird restrictions on the countries that it was allowed to air in (UK, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland only on Crunchyroll, rest is only available on Amazon Anime Strike) and you got yourself a huge, incredibly obvious flop, and let me tell you, I certainly won't be advocating for this one.
*Slight spoilers included*
The show features a love triangle between the three main characters. Nino, also known as Alice, is a girl who got into singing at a young age thanks to singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" with Momo, her male neighbor who later had to leave for certain reasons. During that time she also met Yuzu, a boy who liked to write music that she would meet on the beach. After Momo leaves, he helps her get out of a slump by leaving her a song that she can sing. With the intention of reaching Momo with her voice, Alice keeps singing, and when she enrolls into a new school it turns out that Yuzu is in her class, what's more is that Momo attends it too, though in another building. And so the tale of music and love begins.
Gosh, it was so hard to make this show sound remotely interesting.
Anonymous Noise has problems since the very beginning, as it decides to start off with the older characters, but then immediately jumps back to a flashback for the entirety of the second episode to showcase their backstories. Wouldn't the first episode be more effective if we knew those characters since childhood? Seeing them reunite has no meaning, no impact if we don't know who they are. Those characters mean nothing to us. The only thing it does is raise confusion. To be honest it would be fine if the second episode didn't exist, because the show does a good enough job at telling their backstory through their actions and dialogue, but it has no meaning when we already know it all and just serves as a constant reminder instead of pushing the plot in any direction. It's as if the writer didn't trust his viewers to follow their story both in childhood and in the present at the same time, so he just put that episode in post-production to make it less confusing as it goes on. That's not a good thing to assume. But that's only the beginning of the downward spiral.
I think that describes this show perfectly. "Downward' because this show keeps going lower and lower with its quality the more it goes on, and "Spiral' because while doing so, it only spins around in place without even realizing that it's heading to its demise.
Alice is obsessed with Momo. I'm not talking "oh, they're just in love", I'm talking actually obsessed. For six years she kept on thinking about him, not letting go of her dream to meet him and be together once more. The entire time we follow the group, everything she does, she does for Momo, for a chance of seeing Momo, for even a bit of news about Momo. She joins a band in order to reach Momo with her voice, as she promised him six years ago, she learns how to play guitar because the guitar came from Momo, she started writing a song because it was going to be about Momo. This is a trait that could certainly be intriguing, if only the show could step back from it when Alice is on the screen. At one point, she pretty much becomes a psychopath, she can't function without him, when she gets on stage all she can think about is something related to her precious Momo, she turns berserk while singing exactly because of that. It gets really boring after a while, seeing how much did Nino go through to, in the end, remain with the exact same feeling and with the exact same mindset, because trust me, there are so many events that should influence her that it's crazy. If that wasn't enough she repeated the name of her beloved so much that it even made me realize how silly it is. Who in the world would name their son Momo (No offense to all the Momo's out there, but it is silly)? Doesn't Momo sound like a name for a pet monkey?
Actually, he pretty much is the pet monkey that belongs to this show. What he really is, is a Deus Ex Machina that tries to hide it by having a resemblance of some sort of a personality. He exists solely to have an impact on others, to push them forward alongside the plot. His own motivations are unclear and tangled like some sort of a pasta dish, but one that's from a cheap, crappy restaurant that doesn't even have a proper sign on the street. He wants to stay with Alice, but he "can't" because he clearly wouldn't be able to compose music anymore. Why even try right? It's better to live a life of misery that you're living right now without doing so, right? You know, when you have a different character that can clearly think and recognize stuff, especially when he spends so much time with a character that's this much in the clouds, having all other characters act so much out of the ordinary that he sets can be obnoxious. That character is Yuzu.
Yuzu has a proper development cycle and actually evolves throughout the show accordingly to the things that are happening to him. He has different approaches to Alice as she becomes more and more psychopathic and relentless, he wants to help her, but he keeps getting blocked out. The worst part, is that the guy who is his rival turned out to be his friend. What a coincidence! Even he ends up getting completely screwed by Momo. It's like Momo only exists to screw over other characters! It's like everything would go correct for them if it wasn't for Momo appearing at random moments!
Does this add something to the actual value of the show? Does anything add to the actual value of the show? No. This show is so lifeless and forced that it almost chokes and drowns in its own vomit.
This show fails to use anything it has at its disposal, and that's funny because, you know, it could've chosen what it had at its disposal in the first place.
A) Melodrama? The scenes where it's utilized the most are inefficient because of the lazy camera work and animation, pretty much every single one of them has this one, long still shot that's just plain boring, no matter how impactful it should be. Not to mention that the melodrama is overused to all living hell and repetitive at that. For example, in one of the earlier episodes, three different characters end a conversation by slamming the door. All of them are different people, two of which didn't seem to overblow their emotions as much as they did at that moment. At that point, not only do you ruin you characters with inconsistencies, but the usually strong, effective scenes become less impressive when you have four or five grand, overblown moments before it already.
B) Music? The MC never shows her actual passion for music, the only thing that seems to push her into it is Momo, for Yuzu it's the fact that he writes for Alice, though it is said that his mother forced him not to pursue anything related to music and he finds peace and transcribed his feelings through it, so he's good in my book, and last, for Momo it's that he needs money and also because of Nino. So if two out of three of them seem to have no passion, how about the secondary cast? Well, they seem to enjoy it, but just like anybody else, nobody ever talks about how they like music, why they like music and why do they do music. They just created a band because they were at a concert..... cool. Even the manager, as he talks about the songs they create, he talks about this being good and this being bad, but what makes him decide that? I sure as hell don't hear any difference. Oh wait, I forgot that once he said that Nino lacks "something". Thanks for the info buddy. Very useful.
C) Love? There is no real reason for Alice to keep on loving Momo for such a long time, nor is there one for Momo to never forget her, maybe it was a turning point in his life or something, but from what we know, there were other instances that could ignite this, multiple ones in fact. Yuzu has the only reasonable explanation out of the three, it's that even though he always remembered her as the first person who was so passionate about his songs and someone that he helped, plus the fact that she's the reason why he lost his voice drove him somewhat insane over her, his love was only rekindled after he met her six years after. Once again, I don't know whose idea was it to pair one character, that has pretty reasonable explanations for his actions and development that corresponds with the events of the show, with all the others to make them look like some brainless teens who seem to live on another planet, but by doing so it made it pretty much impossible to push the suspension of disbelief more than to a certain point. The only justification is that they're stupid.
And you know what? Despite that, I think I could've liked this show. I mean, last winter, Kuzu No Honkai came out and everyone was an idiot in there too. What that show had, is some clever directing that kept me coming back to it, it made me want to think about what it had to offer, and it also had some good character designs and solid music. Well, that show also had more themes and more exploration, but that's not my point. But you know what? For a show that's supposed to showcase going completely crazy through singing, for a show that has so many "important" moments, this show is absolutely atrocious in all technical aspects.
You know how to notice a quality of a music anime straight away? With the music! Surprising, I know.
When your entire series, your premise, your core and your heart is based around the meaning and portraying yourself through music, having the characters not care for it is one thing, but having zero FUCKING passion for your soundtrack is a disgrace. I am so mad at this series with how it treats its music. Let's even go past the fact the directing for the music has no meaning, the tracks themselves are lazy. There's about four different variations of the same song, don't worry though, it's not like they're associated to any type of scene other than "sad" or "happy". Not only that, but that song, that one constantly repeated track, is the OP. Yup. That's how little effort was put into it. Just take the opening, add some different mixer to it and throw it out there. I'm sure nobody will notice. Do you know how exasperating it is to hear the same song over and over again? There were points where I was relieved to hear a song that isn't a remixed opening. I was relieved to hear any form of freshness in the soundtrack of a music show. Let that sink in for a while.
The other tracks are somewhat okay, but they're not anything good either, they aren't pleasing to listen to for me, they don't feel like they're conveying anything, and since the show doesn't give a damn about how to use them, I feel even less inclined to even give them a chance.
The visuals are just as dull, perhaps even more, but they aren't infuriating, because this isn't a show about visuals, they're just disappointing. The character designs say nothing about them, so instead they try to fit some jokes around how long Yuzu's eyelashes are or how small he is, other characters though, not so much. Nice try by putting yet another thing into JUST ONE CHARACTER YOU IDIOTS. The other visuals, aren't half bad, the backgrounds look solid and there were some nice scenes throughout the show, especially the beach which was a highlight of the show for me every time there was a sunset. Let's get back to negatives though, this show has absolutely no idea what is it doing with it's setting. It just throws in places, you have no idea how do they connect, it lacks a proper sense of direction in every place. They just jump around between places like it's nothing. Nino enters a building to go to a studio, next scene she's next to the place she's supposed to be in and you have no clue whether she had to walk up, down, just through a door, was it a long distance or whatever, nothing. There are even scenes in other parts of that building, but I have no idea where could those ones be placed either. They spend a lot of time in the studio, just like in some other locations like the beach and the school, but if I were to move around any of those locations based on the show alone, I would get lost in a matter of seconds. Oh, and let's not forget that absolutely "teen-like" sense of fashion. The casual clothes are so "rock" and "punk", and the costumes that the band plays in are so "dark", that's what makes them cool, I mean we all know darkness is what teens are into. I honestly don't know how do teens in Japan think or what is the current popular style, but I hope it has nothing to do with this. Same goes for the hairstyles. They're weird, unlike anything I've ever seen before, especially Nino with the two balls on each top side of her head. She almost looks like an alien when she has those.
And then there's the directing. Oh dear lord. I'll just go out and say it, but you better prepare yourself for the next sentence. Almost all important scenes are either done in CGI or with a still shot.
I can't take it no more! Writing this one sentence filled me with so much despair that you can't even imagine, it's so painful even thinking about how much could they ruin each and every scene with awful, despicable directing hurts me internally. I feel genuinely angry.
Sure, there's animation after the still shot goes away, but it all looks the same: There's a dramatic scene incoming, sudden transition into a still shot and a sparkly or serious sound plays. Yuzu kisses Nino = still shot. Yuzu sees Nino smile when she is learning to play the guitar = still shot. Momo says goodbye to Nino = still shot.
The CGI is used for the concerts, where Alice goes berserk and people witness the power of her voice. That's not bad on its own. What is bad, is that all it does is puts the character models on repeat. They have a cycle of movement. Also, Alice's hair when she has the wig on jump around as if they were two springs. Fuck this. I'm sorry, but I'm genuinely mad when there's so little effort put into a project that some author worked on for hours upon hour. Even if I dislike the way he wrote it, it still doesn't deserve this. This is a disgrace to him, I'm sure that when he wrote those concert scenes, he wanted them to embody what his story can do, but here comes a studio that took everything he did, and through the things that were completely out of his control, wrecked those scenes, as if the repetitive music wasn't enough. The people who made this are actual scumbags and I feel no remorse calling them that.
Whooo, okay, let me calm down a bit. This is going to be a section where I ramble about some other details that I left out, AKA the Super Spoiler Section.
You know how else was the love theme butchered? There were two other relationships that I didn't mention, one between that blonde kid Haruno and Suguri, and the other one between her and Yuzu. But where do those go? Absolutely nowhere, not even a bit, not even a tiniest little inch. There are about two or three scenes that indicate the love interested between them, and they never are brought up again. It's like the writer felt as if there weren't enough romance sub-plots, as there are in other shows, and had to put it in for the sake of it. There's nothing to them, the characters that they try to do something with end up being nothing anyway.
Yeah, I didn't even mention the side characters before because they are nothing, and yet the author tried to make two of them into something with such little effort and care. They don't have any resemblance of a personality outside one quirk, like the drummer who is always straightforward, or the two lovebirds that I mentioned, but they try to make Nino interact with them and have some sort of meaning to her. Like the girl vocalist, who later leaves to join Momo's band becomes her friend, but her relationship means nothing to either of them in the end. It's like they just needed another female character for Nino to talk about certain topics with. She has nothing to offer. And same goes for the blonde guy, who says things, but he is never established to any degree. And the drummer boy? He's practically nonexistent, the only time he has something to say is when he goes for the same joke of "I"m really straightforward", so if you see him doing anything, that means it's coming sooner or later. There's also the manager who likes to not give any details on his work and do nothing while trying to feel important. That's not his character description, that's just how I see him upon finishing the show.
Speaking of finishing this show, it certainly was rushed. The whole sub-plot about Yuzu's and Momo's mothers? Yeah, there were maybe three scenes for each, both ended as abruptly and added drama that only served as, well, more drama. The characters work perfectly fine without it, it only adds more scenes that, you know, could be used to add some stuff to the already riddled with holes and jumps in logic plot. Oh, and let's not forget to add a single line of dialogue at the last scene concerning Yuzu's mother that indicates another sub-plot inside a sub-plot, as it turns out music somehow killed his father. Yeah sure, the 11th episode seems like the right place to do it, right before the climax of the main plot with Nino and Momo. Those people really have no idea how to do this, don't they? This is just trying to appeal to so many people that it ends up appealing to nobody, every little detail that someone could relate to lasts so short that there's no way to develop it. "Jack of all trades. Master of none". Fits perfectly. I mean, it's fine if people feel like it relates to them on a personal level, but it doesn't represent a single thing well enough to call it a proper representative in my mind.
By the way, does Nino even know anything about Momo? Because she seems to love him for so long, but what does she even know about him once they see each other again? He clearly isn't the same after all this time, so how can she still love him, how can she keep telling herself that she loves him? All it brings to her and others is pain, but what she seems to love isn't Momo, as in a person, but Momo, as in an image that she had when they were younger. That's what really makes me question this series, it pushes the suspension of disbelief too far. You would think that after all she suffers and after all the suffering it caused others to undergo, she would drop it. The explanation for not doing that, is that she loves Momo, but when you think about it, she actually doesn't, as I explained. It's a big faceplant right from the get-go really.
And now let me tell you about the one thing that I like, it's a singular scene, with a singular idea. Yuzu can't sing, he lost his voice and can't recover it. When Nino finds out it's because he wanted to make her stop crying when they were little, he runs off to the roof, and she follows. They confront each other and he finds peace when Alice starts singing. What Yuzu does, is lip-sync to her singing, and calls her "his voice". Like, this is a great, well thought out, impactful scene (even though it consists of characters standing and moving their enormous mouths a bit, so pretty much a still shot). Too bad all this wasn't set up properly, it was a rushed sub-plot introduced in the same episode. They sort of blew their load early, because no scene came even close to this level of thought.
Oh, and I like the ED. It's nice, peaceful. The OP is fine too, but when you hear it so much it became annoying.
This anime is like a leech. Upon finishing it I was almost drained out of all of my creativity and passion for anything. After finishing writing this review, all I wanted to do is sleep, because I believed that my dream could create a far better story than this show, this piece of fiction that was actually released as a 12 episode series, possible with quality checking and some sort of vision behind it. Turns out, I was right. My random, stupid dream about me riding a watermelon and crashing into my dad riding on a banana, and then us reuniting because we're close to each other after all, was more interesting and more expressive than this. So I want to warn you, that if you have any plans to write something soon, maybe even searching for inspiration on a similar topic, don't go searching here. Hell, if you just want to pick a random show, don't. You know what, don't even pick it up if you're looking for a bad show, if there's a risk that it could suck you dry as it did with me, why risk it? Turn back wanderer, you have traveled too far into the anime depth. Don't go any further, or I can't guarantee you'll come back in one piece. Your imagination might be left behind.
As always, this is purely my opinion, but I can't recommend you to develop your own.
CJ_hope
This review may contain few spoilers. STORY (5) What I understood: ~Nino and Momo are childhood friends, when they were younger, they used to sing ''Twinkle Little Star'' all the time and hold hands to go to school. But one day, Momo had to move and without Nino knowing, he disappeared, leaving her alone with her pain. That's where she met Yuzu, a young song writer that will eventually write songs just for Nino to sing.~ What I felt: ~It was WAY too overdramatic. You know, that feeling when you find a serie that could be good but then is so overdramatic that it turns cringy? Yeah...that's whatit felt like. Every episode was a battle of feeling ''trying to reach this or that person''. Which was pretty annoying to a certain point.
ART (6)
~The art was pretty decent but the CGI, 3D animation of the concerts really threw me off. Those moments were really ugly and sadly, was bothering me more than anything. The problem is, when something bothers my eyes, I can't focus on the main plot, music and dialogues. Also, most of the CGI scenes were re-used few times in a same sequence. Other than that, the characters designs were pretty diverse and enjoyable. ~
SOUND (8)
~The music was probably the only thing that made so I didn't drop the serie. (Even tho those ''la la la la'' were pretty annoying after few episodes) I was glad to finally hear real lyrics and the main character's voice.
Now, I'm a huge fan of Hayami Saori (Nino's seiyuu), she dubbed many characters that I love and I always enjoyed her singing. BUT, why the hell did she have to sing in such a weird way as Nino? She sounded better in the last episodes but at the beginning, I couldn't understand how people (in the anime) would enjoy listening to her or even want her to be part of the group. Her bersek moments were terrible. And to be honest, I liked Miou's voice better...it was more controlled and prettier.~
CHARACTER (5)
There are 3 noticable characters in this serie:
Nino: The main girl who is obsessed with her childhood friend even tho he hurt her many times. Every episode, she would say ''Momo'' about 10 to 20 times (if not more), making me hate the cute and beautiful word that is 'momo'.
Momo: The useless, selfish childhood friend of Nino. That messes with Nino's feelings and would hurt her all the time.
Yuzu: Probably the best character in the entire anime. He is kind and think about other people's feelings.
The love triangle goes like this:
Yuzu>Nino><Momo
But sincerely, Momo only shows..wait..no...Momo only SAYS he likes her in the last 2 episodes. Which came out of no where, he just treated Nino like sh*t the entire anime. Yes, it really pisses me off. Yuzu obviously cares more about Nino but honestly, if he doesn't end up with Nino, I won't be mad, he sincerely deserves better than an idiot with the name Momo stuck in her empty head shell.
ENJOYMENT (6)
Most of the episodes were frustrating but I do think there was potential for better character developement. I feel like there are lots of plot holes (Momo's parents, Yuzu's mom, Miou, In NO hurry, etc.) making me question most of the characters personality and backstory.
OVERALL (6)
I did wait every week to watch the new episodes, so I can't say I disliked the anime. To be fair, there were good and bad moments, counter balancing themselves, making this anime nor a masterpiece, not a pile of crap. So my rate is 5 (average) + 1 more point (for Yuzu, my man) so that gives Fukumenkei Noise a fair 6 out of 10. Meaning this anime is FINE.
I feel like there will be a next season. I might (or might not) watch it, depending on my mood.
tommyandolli
It doesn't matter if you don’t like alternative music. It doesn't even matter if you don’t like romance. Something really good can captivate the attention of people who aren’t even fans of the genre, and i’ll tell you, this is no groundbreaking show. I’ve seen it maybe 5 times in different variations, just mixed and matched here and there. -Story- 4/10 Fukumenkei is the exact epitome of it’s genre. It takes on a few cliches we’ve seen not once, but a trillion times: 1.) The childhood friend love interest 2.) A love triangle 3.) The dense/oblivious to everything main character Now I must say though, just because an anime has these thingsdoesn't automatically make it bad, but it is something to note. It's all about how the show uses/portrays these things.
I’d have to say the biggest fail of this anime is the romance portion. These characters are incredibly melodramatic, unrealistic, and annoying. It is especially hard to take their “love” for one another seriously. A good backstory is imperative for this type of series; Nino, Yuzu, and Momo’s stories aren’t something that seem to be anything more than a simple childhood crush that went on for way too long. They were children, it was not a practical enough love for them to still have feelings after six years. Even if it were, the show does a terrible job of portraying it that way, it's very hard to take seriously. None of it really makes much sense, now does it? and on top of that, after six years Nino expects everything/one to be the same. It really just irked me when things easily could have been resolved or talked though. I guess some of the charters have a case of feels too strong to have any sense of logic.
-Music/Sound-
6/10
One thing Fukumenkei does well is showing it’s characters devotion/drive to music, each (main) character has their own reasons for striding to success. Gradually through the series Nino grows closer to In No Hurry and their music until they come together. Now, Nino’s voice is a questionable one, it isn’t one you’d expect to be praised the way it is in the show. However, Nino’s voice served to portray her emotions and personality, and it did just that. She isn’t supposed to sound as tamed and Miou, the point was to make her sound out of control. Even her band members see this and point it out. So it isn’t really that people are praising how well she sings, it’s how crazy she gets on stage, how raw her emotions are.
The few twists regarding the band are also rather cliche and predictable, however, the band itself is by no means bad. I enjoyed their music, even wished I could have gotten more of it.
-Characters-
5/10
The characters of Fukumenkei aren’t anything special, we’ve seen them all before. Although they do fit well for this type of story. Nino is a strong willed, free spirited girl, she gave her all in whatever task she had in front of her (unless Momo came rollin’ in). Yuzu had a similar quality to him, although he's a bit more stubborn but caring in his own way. Momo. Momo's got issues the majority of the anime, honestly I found him annoying- his emotions and actions contradict and his view of Nino is very confusing. His character isn’t as developed as Nino’s or Yuzu’s. Side characters like Ayumi and Yoshito barely had any real showtime or character development. Miou was the only character besides the mains that we really have some sort of understanding personality wise.
-Art-
Eh/10
I am no fan of this stows art style but it for sure works well for the story/feel overall.
Definitely thought there were moments where the characters looked pretty odd though.
-Enjoyment/Overall-
Eh.
That’s really what this should should be given, an eh. Because that’s all it really is. Despite everything, I don’t hate this anime, no. Although I was very disappointed by it. Music/romance anime is one of my all time favorite genres.
Fukumenkei falls short on so much, it attempts to be something good while having the same regurgitated themes we commonly see in this type of anime, without even trying to use them in an interesting way. Fukumenkei is a shit storm of illogic melodrama. The show is cliche to the point where things become predictable; we see Nino distraught over Momo, pushing herself to sing while Yuzu admires her in silence SEVERAL times. I felt like something was missing to make me feel more empathy towards the characters. This may just be because I found Nino's backstories with Yuzu and Momo childish, but the characters overall are pretty childish.
In No Hurry’s journey as a band/ their music was the highlight of this show for me. Everything else definitely feel way too short.
If you’re a fan of these genres, i’d say check it out. Mind you, this is all just one opinion.
5/10
It’s cliche, it’s painfully average, it’s lackluster.
In other words it’s most shoujo.
Dionkeykong
WARNING:THIS REVIEW HAS CONTENT HARMFUL TO KIDS(so i guess that means it will be fun) Anyways, i was too hungover cause i'm too old to be drinking like the world is about to end and since it has been a little while since i watced any kind of anime i decided to pump myself full of painkillers and watch some shit....As to why i chose this particular shit i cannot tell but here we are and these are my thoughts on Anonymous Noise: The soundtrack of my worst nightmares. To kick things off AN wastes no time pushing the pedal to the metal by introducing us toa song so brutal and technical, the likes of which can only be heard from bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Lamb of God, Slipknot etc.
Wanna take a guess which one i'm talking about? It isn't that hard people come on, even kids know this shit..Nope? Well let me put you out of your misery and tell you.....IT'S FUCKING TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR!
I know, i know you expected something from Cradle of Filth maybe but no, this anime makes Dani Filth and his friends look like a christian metal band from Illinois...What? You don't believe me? Well good news cause your instinct was right on the money! No this anime is trying to be Your Lie in April by not being Your Lie in April. I know it sounds interesting but trust me, it isn't that at all. Cause what AN did to differentiate itself from YLIA was shittier animation.
But more on that later on, for now let's see what's the story, shall we?
So, Nino(the female MC) is a girl who had a friend named Momo and every night they would sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together under the starry sky. One day though Momo had to be put down cause he had rabies...No he didn't actually cause that would be interesting in a weird, twisted way and AN doesn't do either! With Momo gone Nino did the healthy thing and did what every other kid does....Put on a mask and play for a deathcore band!
Damn i can do this all day and will never get old..Nope she really did put on a mask like those they wear in hospitals to avoid expressing her emotions and scream.....Yup, not fucking with you this time, even i with my wild imagination couldn't come up with such a Freudian approach...At this point in the anime begins what i'd like to call "the storm of weirdly convenient just so happens situations"... So one day, she meets another boy named Yuzu who likes to write compositions in the sand at the beach. Nino reads the music and begins singing the notes which makes Yuzu hard. Yuzu said some crap about finding his voice and then left...Poor Nino was all alone again and fast forward a few years Nino enters high school where she finds out that Yuzu goes to the same school as her and is a part of the Cultural Music Club which she later becomes a member discovering their dark secrets and somewhere along the way she also finds out that Momo is attending the same school as well.
At this point i'm sure you all are scratching your heads and one question echoes in your brains. WHERE THE HELL WHERE HER PARENTS?
And here begin many of the issues i had with this anime. I mean this girl has some major issues and the most obvious one was wearing a mask for no apparent reason for most of her life and nobody wonders what the hell is going on with her? Then it's her crush with a boy which if you really sit and think about is....I don't know....Maybe let's call it disturbing? Not normal in any way? Sure we all had that guy/girl we really liked as kids but i don't think we gave it a second thought after, say, 2 days. It's called moving on with your damn life.
Next in line is Yuzu who i can only describe as a cuck(please don't make me explain google it). He has a crush with Nino since childhood and never forgot about her..He even went and made a band with her in mind in the hopes that she'll join him and sing together ritualistic songs to summon the dark lord himself and make little satan loving children..But as is always the case, deals with the devil don't go as planned and he ends up being an emotional cructh for Nino to use to overcome her feelings for someone she hasn't seen since the medieval times. Even when he manages to "confess" his feelings he quickly falls back to his cuck form and prompts her with all of his might to jump onto Momo and drain him from his bodily fluids.
As for Momo.....Dear lord deliver me from characters with no characterization. Sure Momo has some backstory which was explored for all 3 seconds but apart from that i think he was there just to be there so we can be reminded that he exists...Apart from the fact that Nino calls his name every 3 god damn seconds...And no i'm not being stupid i swear, she litterally says "Momo" every 2 lines or so.
So far this seems like twilight but even more stupider...So where does the music fit in?
Like i said Yuzu has a band which Nino joined later on to become their vocalist. This band is their secret thus they all wear masks and disguise as characters from Alice in Wonderland..So like Slipknot but more mainstream..
I really liked this part of the anime cause the band was alt rock and all was well until the one who voiced Nino started singing. Make no mistake she has a nice-ish voice but it's not for this kind of music. Rock needs guts and rasp and soul which she didn't have..For a pop band she would be perfect cause that needs no skill at all but rock is another realm of vocal ranges altogether. The end result is appaling, she sure tries her best to sound the part but ends up putting out screams that animals make when they die. I don't know who thought she was the best pck but i hope you rot in hell for all eternity for this sacrilege.
To add insult to injury all performances by the band are in CG, which seems to be a trend in anime these days cause it saves money and time...So naturally the on screen product looks like watching the fat, sweating face of Ron Jeremy in a porn film when he climaxes.. Not a beautiful sight is it? Well fuck you, you're gonna get CG in many other scenes as well..Feeling the burn in your eyes already?
And don't think that the rest of the animation is even remotely better cause it isn't. I found many instances where the animation was wayyyyyyyyyyyyy inconsistent and weirdly scenes where even the food depiction was better than the one for characters.
I don't think there is more to say about this anime..Unhealthy obssessions, love triangles, the characters and their motivations are paper thin and at times borderline retarted and of course twinkle twinkle...And i'm not joking about this part of the anime, there's an entire episode with nothing but that. The conclusion of the series is just a huge leap back to where it all started, with Momo ditching Nino again because his evil mom threatened to hurt her, Nino quitting the band without any explanation for it, Yuzu quitting the band without any explanation for it, while helping Nino get dicked down by Momo…
So if you want to watch rehashed scenes over and over again, a story that goes nowhere and characters that play no part in their own story please do go ahead..
Fircoal
At first glance, Fukumenkei Noise might be assumed to be just like any other typical shoujo series. There's the self-insert female protagonist, the love triangle filled with boys who have jerkish traits, the usual combination of factors of what makes a shoujo romance series. However, unlike the typical shoujo series, it provides very good clear reasons for why the characters are the way they are as well as a thematic that fits the feel of the show. Even if it is fairly typical, some key elements allow it to shine. The characters account for a lot of what makes the show so good, and one primeexample of that is Nino. Nino is like most shoujo MCs. She falls completely in love with the jerk-like male MCs and thinks about them all of the time. (Although at least she is more aware rather than being in constant denail.) Now in most cases, this can be annoying as it takes what could be a complex interesting character who should have multiple layers of interest and simplifies them down to just liking boys. As if boys are all that matters to a girl. However, Nino is able to subvert this with a couple of key facts.
Most female shoujo protagonists are just your average girl. They're boring, dull, and average. Nino isn't average. Nino is weird. Nino is troubled. While everyone else does the normal school life, Nino walks around with big headphones listening to music and spends lots of time singing aimlessly at the beach. She doesn't appear to think on the same wavelength as others do, and she frequently doesn't listen to others. Even in the show, there were multiple times where the characters told her that she was weird, and her response was to shrug and say, "Yeah I'm weird. That's who I am." She even says she wears a surgical mask because it helps her from screaming. Repeatedly she's had spasms on stage and erupted into an unpredictable emotional mess. None of these actions are normal. Some of them may be experienced by certain subcultures, but rarely would those people consider themselves as normal. Every bit and part of her down to the way that she things directly flies in the face of a normal girl. And because of that, it's much easier to accept her tunnel vision.
Especially when one digs into her past life. As in the premise, she got close to both of these boys and twice where they cruelly ripped away from her world. She got close to them and cared about them only for them to disappear. I too had a childhood that consisted of hopping from friendship group to friendship group. I changed schools twice in elementary school, and twice did my friends move away. I didn't have a constant friendship group. I didn't have friends that lasted longer than a year. It messes with your mind, especially when you're that young. It feels like nothing will last forever, and it feels like only a matter of time before fate rips you apart. And if she's anything like me, and I think she is, when this is combined with the need and want to be close to others it results in a mindset that can idealize someone so heavily, and eye them so much, that they become one of the most important things. They are what matters. They are the reason for moving forward. Combine this with other emotional problems and it becomes a disaster. The disaster that Nino is.
I don't want to belabour the point too much but there were moments that Nino had that reminded me of myself. There were neurotic moments that she had that may seem crazy to most but mirror exact moments and things that I have done before. For who she is Nino is a great character, one that likely also suffers from mental illness, and that's what makes her so relatable and perfect for the role. She isn't a competent average girl reduced down to just BOYS, she's a struggling obsessive mess who wants the happy times of her childhood back.
And then there are the boys. In the usual shoujo series, the boys are dicks with pure hearts inside even if they never show it. And overall one could say that these boys fit into these roles, however, they also break apart from them at the same time.
In the case of Yuzu, he is possessive and wants Nino all to himself. There are parts of him that want her to be his and only his. But at the same time, he wants the best for her as well. Throughout the show, he is stuck between trying to further himself and his own goals or whether to support Nino in her goals. Sometimes he takes steps towards his own wants grabbing her and pushing her closer to him, while other times he listens to her. He listens to her wants and tries to help her out and give her advice. He tries to help her make her goal. He routinely does this, weakening his own position but he does it for her. It's the strive of love where one wants something so badly but they also want their love to be happy. It's a feeling that is so relatable and so human. Humans aren't perfect beings, they have conflicting wants. And the way that Yuzu expresses it I can understand it so well.
Although I don't relate to Momo nor do I care for him much I do think he's also another really interesting character who has his own baggage. His struggles are the struggles between maturity and the childlike wants that still reside in a person. While he wants to have Nino and go back to the times of yore, he has a job and has things that he has to take care of. He can't go back to his sweet escape, and he feels like he has betrayed Nino, and betrayed his childhood. He takes his steps forward never looking back. The struggle he faces is another struggle that many face. When we grow up can we still desire for the things we wanted before? Our childhood dreams? In Fukumenkei Noise this conflict takes an interesting role in the relationship between them.
Even the side characters are well written and rather than them all be jerks to each other they're all overall nice, although flawed. Miou and Nino help each other out and give each other advice even though it's not always in their best interest to do so. And that's just the serious moments, there are also lots of fun playful moments between the band, Yuzu and Nino, Nino and Miou and others. It feels like more than just melodrama, it doesn't even feel like melodrama sometimes. While there are a few exaggerated moments, (like their parents) for the most part it feels like the result of their feelings and their ills. Even with some of the more hyperbolic emotional moments it never felt out of place. It felt so right.
The music also plays an important role. Not only are the ideas on muse interesting, but they're very accurate given my own experience. I am a composer myself and I know the value of a muse, and how different emotions can sway one's writing, and their playing and all of that. And Fukumenkei Noise has this down to a T. Not only that but they're able to create music and lyrics that not only fit the show and the characters that write them but that are generally well written and convey strong emotions even better than most songs. They come from the heart and shine with the emotions that lie in them. Hayami, Saori did a great job with Nino's singing as it feels so emotional and it feels so authentic. I have tried to sing with raw emotion and it's really hard. But she is able to nail it so perfectly that I feel the emotion dripping from Nino's voice as she sings, and it hits me right in the heart.
The way that music is used to both express themselves and release the emotional tension that's inside them is so well done. It mirrors the struggles of the plot and it enhances the struggle of the plot. Fukumenkei Noise is a music anime in the truest sense of the word. Not only is it about music but the way that it lives and breathes and relates to the themes of the show and the emotions of the characters it ends up working so perfectly well.
I think the story is overall great. It's a basic story but the musical themes, and the ways the characters drive the story are fantastic. The art is mostly great and works well with it too, except for when they do the CG. Why did they do the CG it looks awful.
Overall this show is an underrated gem. The characters are fantastically designed and the music fits so perfect with what the show does. It may have some of the typical shoujo trappings but it actually works to the shows advantage because of how well they're done and how well they work. Most shows aren't able to get me to relate to even one character, but here both Nino and Yuzu feel like kindred souls lost in the same struggle and emotions that I am. I am in awe at Fukumenkei Noise's ability to speak to me, and it's ability to write well naused characters. This show may be ripe with teenage melodrama, but it all fits so right.
asifshinichi
"Anonymous Noise" is a kaleidoscope of emotions, weaving a captivating tale of love, loss, and the unyielding passion for music. This anime is not just about melodies; it's a symphony of the heartstrings. The storyline immerses you into the turbulent lives of Nino, Momo, and Yuzu, three individuals bound together by fate and separated by circumstance. As they navigate the labyrinth of their emotions, the music becomes their sanctuary, their solace, and their battlefield. What sets "Anonymous Noise" apart is its raw portrayal of human vulnerability and resilience. Each character resonates with authenticity, struggling with their past, present, and the uncertain future. Nino's haunting voice echoes thepain of her loss, Momo's silence speaks volumes of his inner turmoil, and Yuzu's unwavering devotion paints a portrait of unrequited love.
The animation breathes life into the melodic landscapes, capturing the essence of each musical note and the depth of every emotion. From the poignant ballads to the electrifying performances, every scene is a visual crescendo, orchestrated to perfection.
Despite its moments of melancholy, "Anonymous Noise" is ultimately a testament to the transformative power of music and the indomitable spirit of the human heart. It reminds us that amidst the chaos of life, there exists a melody waiting to be discovered—a melody that speaks the language of our souls.
In the end, "Anonymous Noise" isn't just an anime; it's a journey—a journey of love, longing, and the eternal quest for harmony. So, let your heart be your guide and let the music lead you into the enigmatic world of "Anonymous Noise.
misaka77
this is my review I personally loved this anime because i was waiting for a long time to watch a good romance, crama and mainly a shoujo anime. Story: the story might seem familiar to many people but there are aspects to it which are different. the part where childhood friends meet again is an old concept but they vrought music into it and i really liked that. the story contains funny and sad moments, it has a good mixture which makes it really interesting and fun to watch. the episodes were prerfectly paced but the last tow episodes were rushed, it could have easily been a 22eopisodes long anime.
the ending was a good for season 1, but if they won't release a season 2,it might leave you a bit unhappy.
9/10
art:
the characters designs could have been improved, especially the main female lead, otherwise, i was personally satisfied with it.
the quality of the anime was good, i wouldn't watch an anime if the quality was bad, regardless of how good the story is.
8/10
sound:
music is a huge part of this anime and i loved all of the music in this anime, from OST sound tracks to musics that were performed in this anime.
10/10
enjoyment:
this anime was really enjoyable, it is hard to impress me but this anime was able to do that. it had a good mixture of funny, sad and dramatic scenes which made it really exciting.
10/10
Overall: 10/10
EnZanity
Spoiler free review I welcome feedback on my reviews Singing has the power to captivate people. Everyone knows this. Any good singer knows how to use the full extent of their vocal abilities to draw in their audience and leave them wanting more. It can bring up feelings of calmness, excitement, love or hatred, allowing us to forget our many daily woes and just enjoy the moment. May we be the ones listening or the ones on stage, all that truly matters during that performance is the singing. Anonymous Noise is the love triangle between Nino Arisugawa, Kanade Yuzuriha and Momo Sakaki, a group of students that allhave a love for music. Once childhood friends and now unfortunately seperated for various reasons, they slowly find out they all go to the same school and try and rekindle their lost spark. The story, although nothing special, is quite interesting as it throws in different aspects such as romance, music and the feeling of loss. From students to professional musicians, it takes us on a journey that is fairly enjoyable.
The drama that appears in this anime is quite thrown together, taking in tragic backstories from each of the three mains to create the base and bulk of the problems the characters face. However, the anime has a problem of showing these same backstories over and over, forcing them down our throats as if we didn't hear them the first time. It quickly loses it impacts as it starts to get annoying seeing the same thing over and over.
Romance is explored, but it's not very satisfying. To get the gist, Yuzu (Yuzuriha's nickname) and Momo are in love with Alice, (Nino's nickname) while Alice is only in love with Momo and sees Yuzu as a friend. You may think that there is a simple solution to this love triangle, as Alice clearly only has feelings for one of them, but certain circumstances (looking back at their backstories again) prevent the two from being able to share their feelings. It's also quite frustrating seeing how Yuzu tries to get Alice to have feelings for him, but she's just too dumb to realise them. Instead of it being lovely and sweet, it becomes incredibly annoying.
Most of the characters are shown with flaws about their music and/or love lives, providing an interesting spectacle as they all struggle to deal with everything that is thrown at them. Looking past their choices over romance, they're all fairly likeable and bring their own perspectives and personalities to create a pretty nice cast.
The music, sadly, wasn't exactly my kinda thing. I could enjoy it, but I don't find myself listening to that type of music outside of the anime. The only parts of the music where it got slightly annoying is the constant LA LA LA during the start of the series. It never felt natural most of the time, just something thrown into the show to add a little makeshift depth to Alice's character.
Comedy was an area that felt the most poorly done, as it would feel out of place most of the time. Even during moments that were meant to be serious, comedy would just appear out of nowhere, ruining the flow of scene and preventing us to fully get into the show.
Anonymous Noise was ok. It had its good points, but it kept doing things that upset the way the show was flowing. It would be a decent watch if you can look past these types of issues, but I myself would not recommend it. I'm in NO hurry to rewatch this.
LilyRainne
>>SPOILERSbut when you start watching it and/or read it, it gets better between the character interactions and drama. Now, people may say that this story is overdramatic, or may contain LOTS of drama between episodes. I'd like to say that the drama in this story is handled very well, despite the story being slow-paced (as for the reason why I think so, my opinion on this is in the "overall" section, my bad for putting it there).
The anime covered a lot of things (yet there were some that they didn't cover from the original manga) that made a path for possible plot holes.
I'd like to say that the plot holes didn't bother me that much while watching the anime, but I'd be lying about that. Here are the three main reasons and plot holes in which I gave the story an 8--- I believe everyone can at least relate to one of these reasons being annoying or soul crushing in the story.
(1) Yuzu's love for Nino goes unrequited and he wasn't able to tell her how he TRULY felt; wanting to stay as "just friends". And yes, Nino thought that Yuzu likes someone else even though he kissed her in that one scene. So basically, nothing progressed at all for the both of them. As this anime had just 12 episodes, Nino being able to move on from Momo and being able to be with In NO Hurry would be an IDEAL ending. Even if Yuzu wasn't able to be with her romantically, but no. Nothing happened.
(2) Nino, despite being able to move on a bit out of her love for Momo in the middle of the story, came to love and care for Momo "again" on the last two episodes which is kind of annoying and irritating. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure nearly everyone relates on this kind of issue (crushing on your childhood friend), but in anime, it doesn't really work in a lot of ways.
(3) Plot holes (i.e Yuzu's mom, Momo's mom, Momo's backstory, Miou's backstory, etc.)
Despite the negatives, I'm 60:50 on the story. I still found it enjoyable.
Art = 7
The big eyes disturb me, and honestly, Nino's character design oddly suits her personality--- this goes as well for the In NO Hurry members, Yuzu, Momo, and Miou.
Sound = 9
I'm not a big fan of rock/electrical/just any ear-blasting music. "High School" that was sung by Nino in the first episode is horrible, too. The characters were all over her "berserk" voice while it sounded plain to me. Good thing Nino's voice got better and better in each and every episode--- not to mention, she sounded the best in the last two episodes. Her "super berserk" was done very well--- in ways I wasn't able to imagine.
Character = 7
I believe I've already mentioned the character interactions once in this review. Feel free to look at the review I did for the three main protagonists in the "Story" section again if you want. I'll try to cover some other points but with a detailed explanation.
(1) The In NO Hurry member's interactions with one another felt natural. At first, it didn't felt like it because of Miou and Haruno's (Haruyoshi-senpai) issues and problems with Nino. But right after dealing with it, it was fun to see the members going around and fooling with each other naturally--- Nino's time spent with Haruno didn't even feel forced as they have surprisingly good chemistry with each other.
(2) Momo and his mom's interactions sparked up lots of plot holes to the story. Why is he scared of his mom? Why doesn't he want to live with her? Does he have a trauma? ...So on and so forth. Nobody knows.
(3) Yuzu and his mom's interactions also sparked up plot holes in the story. I'd like to know what his family backstory is, but I suppose the anime wasn't able to put it in.
(4) Nino's love for Momo, a childhood friend from 6 years ago is relatable, but annoying if it's done in an anime. Her love for him was over done, and if I was "Yuzu", I'd be fed up about hearing "Momo" come out of her mouth nearly every episode as "Nino" is someone I hold dear. I'd like to see the one I love doing well with the person he likes, but in Nino and Momo's case? No. Childhood crushes are something that fades away by time. Nino WAS about to move on, but her "moving on" failed, and it's a very big mistake that turned the tables of romance in the anime. Also, they didn't even interact much (Nino and Momo), which was something that bothered me. (I'm saying this in an anime-viewer perspective) They mostly relied on their memories of each other and their "longing" for each other, but they weren't able to make use of the "present time" that destiny gave them. And sadly took the present for granted; such as the ending of the anime.
(5) Yuzu's love for Nino. He's probably the best character in the anime--- cute, tsundere, shy, blushing, and tries to protect her at all times. He even risked "that" just so to stop her from crying (I believe it's in episode 2). He's different from Momo despite the tsundere act, and her interactions with her was enjoyable and it felt natural. Befitting interactions for the two main protagonists of the anime.
Enjoyment = 9
Despite the plot holes and a bit of the "overused" drama others say, character personalities, and cliches that this anime has; the slow-paced story with well written character development, along with the songs made up for it.
Overall = 9
As someone who has read over 200+ romance manga's (some of which I haven't put in my profile entry yet), I'm starting to find it hard to keep up with reading the same stories, same cliches, same interactions, same dramas that shoujo manga's mostly follow, and Fukumenkei Noise is such a refreshing breather amidst the cliche-filled manga's.
Yes, it may have cliches, but it doesn't overuse it. Out of all the shoujo romance manga's I've read, they overused the cliches and drama to the point it's annoying, cringe worthy, and made me lose hope in the shoujo industry. But Fukumenkei Noise is a different one. I'm saddened to say this, but Fukumenkei's drama is indeed handled very well compared to other shoujo manga's. I'm sorry that I can't find the right words to say or explain why, though. However, its drama is on another level out of the other shoujo manga's.
I believe that a great anime has to have cliches, but people shouldn't rely on it alone. We got all the characters, story lines, and plot lines to think about too. But, if we mix in all the idea's and polish it, comes a great anime.
I believe that's all that I have to say about the anime version. I'd prefer Fukumenkei Noise having even just about 24 episodes to fully cover everything, from the little to the biggest plot holes (the anime is slow-paced, but it gets a lot of things done in a short amount of time in huge leaps), but we had 12 episodes to cover. Sadly, the anime wasn't as perfect as I thought, but it's still enjoyable as is.
Chizuki
Ain't gonna lie, my first impression while watching this show (and probably yours too) was like '' WTF IS THIS'' Then I somehow decided to stick to it and push through the episodes, and THAT WAS THE BEST DECISION IVE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE. 12 episodes later I'm left with chills all over my body, eyes red from crying and a heart full of emotions! Story: Honestly nothing too innovative at first, a love triangle, a childhood love heartbreak and dramatic scenes on a rooftop that reflects the life of young Japanese teenagers. HOWEVER, if you dig a little bit more there is depth tothe story, surprises along the way and everything comes to place by the end, this ain't your regular dose of shoujo BELIEVE ME !!!
Characters: PROBABLY THE STRONGEST POINT of this show apart of the music! Nino is a girl that refuses to give up, a girl that sings her heart out in remembrance of a promise, she basically walks around with a mask on her face and doesn't give a single shit in the world , she has one purpose and it is to reach people with her voice, including Momo, her first love.
Yuzu is basically the amazing second lead that the main girl never looks at, he is everything you'll ever want, he has been piecing Nino's heart back since Momo disappeared, he has feelings for her and is ALWAYS THERE FOR HER.
̶M̶o̶m̶o̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶l̶i̶t̶t̶l̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶t̶c̶h̶ *cough* sorry Momo is the cold hearted lead of every shoujo anime, he pushes away Nino, has a deep past and family problems and he's obviously taller than Yuzu...
These 3 characters along with the rest are very well developed, through the episodes, their past is explained which helps a lot to understand the actions that they take today and the way they interact with each other, yes they are based on a typical shoujo stereotype but at the same time they are each very unique in their own way and have a little something that makes the difference.
The music: You will not like it at first, I'm not gonna lie, this alternative berserk thing is very weird, something you're not used to, it sounds just like she's screaming. Thankfully, if you're open-minded enough to try out new things, then let me tell you something, it ONLY gets better. The seiyuu did a WONDERFUL job, you can ACTUALLY feel Nino improving the more she practices, her voice becomes more powerful, more stable, and her last performance literally shooks you to the bone , you are captivated , she will NOT let you walk away from her , SHE WANTS YOU TO LISTEN, and believe ME you will!
LIKE WTH MAN IM STILL LISTENING TO '' CANARY'' AND THE SHOW HAVE BEEN OVER FOR A MONTH!
Art: Nino is different from the typical shoujo girl look, she is tall and always wears a mask, her distinctive feature is her hair and her beautiful smile. All the characters are nice to look at and they are drawn in a specific style that is pretty interesting and different from what we're used to.
Enjoyment: At first, this show is definitely hard to get into with all the annoying '' la la la la'' and the weird music, but believe me once you're into it, you simply CANNOT walk away from it , Nino is captivating , In no hurry IS captivating , the story might seem typical but the characters are what makes it unique , they make you laugh, smile, cry and shake your head in frustration! The adrenaline that they give you when they perform is as intense as any real concert you will attend, your feet move with the beat your lips are trying to follow the lyrics and your brain is truly fascinated by Nino's voice.
TEAM YUZU EVEYRONE !
mashiroxo
i don't get how people didn't like this anime. i was yelling, screaming, and getting goosebumps for 80% of it. this has easily entered my top 10 list. i seriously loved it. i was never bored with it and always wanted to know what would happen next. the characters aren;'t as predictable as they seem. nino is also very relatable (coming from an nd person) even though you'll love and hate her sometimes. don't listen to the negative reviews and honestly give it a watch. you'll probably end up liking it more than you think you will. it's like given, but straight. if you likedgiven, you'll like this. YUZU I'M ALWAYS ROOTING FOR YOU!!
MagusSzk
First of all, I dont usually like Shoujo, Ive watched some and thats all. Its cute, sometimes you cry, sometimes you smile, but if Im not in the mood for it I get bored. That is not how it works for Fukumenkei Noise, I really liked it, it was good, its true that Fukumenkei Noise have its problems, the first is Yuzu. Yuzu is... how can I say it? Yuzu is annoying, he is the "I love her but I cant tell her" dude, so he just treat her bad, and thats freackin annoying, its stupid, its the kind of cliche you see in romance movies.But thats it, for a first season its pretty good.
Characters
-Nino is cute and she wants to tell Momo she loves him since she couldnt in the past
-Yuzu is... I hate him
-Momo is the cold guy that the fandom loves, he have his reasons to be like this, he is a good character.
-Haruyoshi is my favorite character, altought being a suportting character he is the best person in Fukumenkei Noise, he sacrifice his own happiness for the sake of the person he loves and for his friend, he is also funny and... BASS.
-Ayumi is the suportting character that is just there to be the comic guy, he is funny and thats it.
-Miou is the supportting character that acts like any cliche spoiled tsundere
Plot
It has a cute plot, its something you will like to watch, it works for a shoujo and at the same time, seeing the development of the band makes it less boring. Problem is: sometimes shoujo destroy the band development, like Nino thinking about Momo when you think she will think about the band, woooowie.
Music
NOW THIS IS THE GREAT PART, okay, some people see Nino screaming during Canario and Haruyoshi, Yuzu and Ayumi missing the chords and think:
Ok, stop this shit, this is wrong and it insults music
But Canario is a good song, and those missing chords and that screaming voice is just right, think:
A Teenager is on the stage and she starts panicking, then she is hit by an anxiety crisis, its just normal for her to start screaming, and doing that, its just normal for the band to miss the chords, tone must be paired up with the chords. Its great, it sounds real enought and I like it.
Overral
Good Points
-Some good chacacters
-Shoujo along with band development, that makes it not so annoying
-Great songs
-Realistic situations on the stage
-Cute romantic plot
-Stable animation
Bad Points
-Shallow character development, but being fair, its only one season
-Some cliche characters
-Shoujo breaking the band development
-There are few characters in the anime, thats a problem, thats a big problem
-Bad 3D animation, but its not used so often so... meh
Lancehot
TL;DR – A melodramatic sledgehammer with characters that shed enough tears to fill a swimming pool & more angst than a lifetime of Linkin Park albums. But if a teenage soap opera about pop-rock & unrequited love sounds like your kind of thing, either to cry or laugh along to, then it fits the bill. Love is hell for a shojo heroine. Particularly so for Nino, whose feelings have remained unrequited since her childhood friend Momo suddenly skipped town in elementary school. Despite the years & common sense suggesting she should move on, Nino has continued to hold those feelings inside, determined that one day theywill finally reach him. Meanwhile, her blinkered vision left her oblivious to the obvious feelings of another childhood friend, Kanade, who pined for her much as she did Momo.
Boy, would it be awkward yet convenient if all three of them started at the same high school...
Whether Anonymous Noise will appeal or not depends entirely on one's tolerance for one thing: teenage melodrama. The series is twelve episodes of unrelenting emotion, with its characters constantly agonising over what they're doing & whether what they feel is getting through to others. While the set up for its main love triangle is hardly original, being very similar to Chihayafuru's, the series compensates by cranking everything up to eleven, tears, fears & deep conversations on school rooftops occurring with startling rapidity.
Nino, Momo & Kanade's relationships form the crux of the series, with Nino's singing voice forming the metaphorical “object” at the heart of it. For Nino, it's through singing that she hope's to finally express the feelings that she can't bring herself to say in person, hoping that her voice will somehow reach through to Momo & make him realise her true feelings. To Momo & Kanade, Nino's singing in different ways gave them something missing in their own lives, inspiring both of them to write songs she might one day sing. This also provides the conflict between Momo & Kanade, who both lay claim to her voice & her by extension, the series sadly not being above the usual shojoism of having suitors fight over the heroine like boys over a toy while she remains obliviously reactive to it all.
Be that as it may, Anonymous Noise does put one somewhat notable spin on its set up. Since Nino knew Momo & Kanade separately, they don't realise they're mutual connection to her until well into the series. Before then, they happen to meet at a train station & gradually develop a friendship over their mutual musical interests. It makes a nice change from the usual animosity between love rivals, though of course that comes eventually & both of them occasionally exhibit the possessiveness that can make even good shojo romances a bore to watch. But considering that possessiveness has been pushed to the point of parody in series like My Little Monster & Wolf Girl & Black Prince, Anonymous Noise seems comparatively restrained in its use.
Music in different ways provides the emotional outlet for each of the trio, Nino in particular. Indulging in some rather eye-rollingly on the nose visual analogies, Nino wears a surgical mask during school – reflecting how she keeps her feelings to herself in regular situations. When the mask comes off, you know the emotions are coming out, probably accompanied by shouting & crying. As a member of Kanade's band, she is prone to going “berserk” unable to restrain herself because of the raw emotions that burst forth when singing from the heart.
To that end, Anonymous Noise is sound-tracked by that most raw & authentic of music – over-produced j-rock with a visual key aesthetic. To begin with the music does not bode well, with the band music sounding forgettably generic while Nino insists on repeatedly singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (get it? Because she's wondering what Momo is up to) & la'ing along to music. But the music does improve, with the final song “Noise,” which Nino writes the lyrics for herself, being pretty decent. One gets the sense that it might be at least partly intentional, with the music improving along with Nino & Kanade's musicianship & enthusiasm for the band.
Frustratingly, Nino's improving musicianship over the series doesn't mirror any real growth in her character or relationships. When it comes to Momo & Kanede, she flip-flops between pining for Momo & being oblivious to Kanade's feelings & occasionally appearing to accept the apparent reality & start to acknowledge Kanede. Her relationship with the band, likewise, yo-yo's between her only seeing it as a means to get her feelings across to Momo & wanting to pursue it for herself. That conflict between being a story about self-improvement & one where everything they do is merely to get someone else's attention runs throughout the series for all three main characters, reducing any real sense of meaningful character development even if the series can hardly be said to end where it started.
The twelve episode length & focus on the main love triangle also means there is very little time given to the support cast. A secondary love triangle between Kanade & band members Miou & Yoshito is quietly discarded after Nino replaces Miou as singer. While she goes on to join a rival band, it seems more for the purpose of keeping her involved in the story than anything more significant; her only real role thereafter being to occasionally talk girl to girl with Nino. Other characters get even less attention, meaning that there isn't anything to really act as a respite from the melodrama of the main story.
It's also notable that the first few episodes, particularly the first, feel a bit rough & rushed. The series clearly wanted to focus on events after Nino has joined the band, which leaves what comes before feeling like set up & back story that has to be got through to get to the meat of the series. Episode one feels like forty minutes of content squeezed into twenty, which leaves a lot of the dramatic turns feeling insufficiently established to make the exaggerated responses given to them.
The production itself is okay. Character designs all have a fairly typical shojo look, though there is something just a bit off about them – the faces seem a bit too wide, while Kanade's head is too small for his eyes. Possibly connected to this, there is a notable downgrade in quality when characters are in the middle distance, with significantly less detail & faces sometimes appearing narrower or completely off model. It looks better up close, which is fortunate because there are an almost endless number of close ups on characters crying, shouting or reacting dramatically.
The band performances are done with a mixture or 2D & CG animation, rather like Bang Dream. It's not high quality stuff, but it does the job & the mixture of animation & still frames was done to decent effect – though it's hard not to notice the animation loops in the crowds. Nino's berserk moments are made to look all the more over the top with the exaggerated poses & colouring given to them & credit is due to VA Saori Hayami, who is acting the hell out of her role.
Yet while it's easy to criticise Anonymous Noise, it's also hard not to get caught up in its excessively heightened emotionality. Comparisons to Nana are overblown, a shojo White Album 2 perhaps being more apt, but the decision to ramp everything up to maximum drama is what lifts it from forgettable to enjoyable – if you're into that kind of thing. While I'm sure some would jump out a window to get away from it, if you do enjoy over the top teenage romance – or non-romance as the case is here – Anonymous Noise will have you crying or laughing along with it, possibly then leaving you scratching your head as to why.
FuegoIndigo
Music as a genre in anime is usually a mixbag for many viewers since most of the times either the music is not to the viewer's taste or the series deserves to be thrown in a trash can and beaten a thousand times with a baseball bat. However, the anime gods have blessed us in the past with decent and even great shows, like Nana and Beck to name a few. Even getting a music series with a decent plot and not a rushed and shit conclusion is a miracle. Fukumenkei Noise is not at all from the best of its caliber, but *angelic voicesawing in absolute harmony* it is decent to good.
I had lost faith in this type of anime since the cow manure that Fuuka was. I thought that all anime concerning music will just keep on playing the op song constantly in every episode and have 1 or two original songs. Fukumenkei noise does the exact opposite. It plays the op song only during the first and last episode. Personally, the sound of the show was the best department. I am a fan of this kind of music and I believe that the songs are well-written and fit in well with the show since some of them were written by the mangaka. My personal favorite is Noise since it describes Nino's emotions about Yuzu and indirectly, Momo. The OP is one of my favorites of the season and the ED is even better. The voice actors did good but my least favorite was that of Miou's and Haruyoshi's whom I found extremely annoying.
The story is pretty decent for a shoujo but still flawed. It has many weakpoints in its narrative such as Nino's crazy infatuation about Momo and her complete lack of perception of Yuzu's love. Also, let's say the lalalas were the most annoying part of the whole show and the love triangle is doomed since its character has his own problems. Momo suffers from psychological domestic abuse by his good-for-nothing parents, Yuzu's mom is too overprotective of him and Nino has a crush on Momo who keeps on rejecting her. So the whole situation is a mess but they only find themselves when playing/singing music. It is the only time when they are honest about their feelings and they try to reach the ones they care about. Otherwise, the story is victim of plotholes, such as Yuzu's dad, Miou's character development and the list goes on. However, it holds up nicely till the end and the series ends on a sad but hopeful tone, although it leaves room for a season 2 which will probably never happen, since it is a Brains Base anime.
Talking about Brain's Base, the animation was a little bit above average in the show, which relied heavily on 3D which made the flow of the hands on the guitar more organic but otherwise it has to be one of the least pretty anime I have seen from Brain's Base.
Lastly, the characters is the weakest point of the show who mostly are underdeveloped except from the three mains and the drummer of In No Hurry who is devoid of any personality. I was disappointed with how many were left on the sidelines such as Yuzu's parents and Momo's mother who just served as a creepy reminder that Momo is still under their control and greed. Even though Momo is not treating others nicely at all and can be kind of a pain sometimes, he is actually a good person. However, his way of living have made him lose his childhood and his own path, since he is not free and music does not offer much of a liberation on him due to his abusive mother. If only the show had more episodes explaining important holes in characters, I would have given a better grade overall.
But as it stands, it is by far one of the better anime of the spring season that was sadly unnoticed alongside Uchouten Kazoku 2. It is far better than many on its genre, like BanG Dream and Fuuka, but it is far from great. It is an anime with potential that manages to use around 60% of it. A second season will be greatly appreciated if it ever gets the chance to exist.
Overall: 6.98/10
Alternative Recommendations:
-Nana: Shoujo and music series done right.
-Your Lie in April: I have similar feelings about this anime. Only difference is that in terms of melodrama it wins by a long shot.
CinaGinger
People didn´t like this because it was too cliched and too overdramatic. Well, I liked it because it was a music-oriented anime after all. Artists need to be sentimental and eccentric to feel inspired for their music, they aren´t ordinary people in the first place. What I didn´t like that much is that they overused the flashbacks even in the middle of a concert! I get why though, they only had like 12 episodes to show and had to include every possible content until the end. There´s still the manga ongoing so it´s a nice intro to a decent shoujo that can be liked bymany.
mancoi
After watching the show I came to MAL and read the reviews. It seems many people disliked Fukumenkei Noise because Alice is quite annoying by always sing "la la la" in the very first episode along with the boring story, but I don't think so. There are reasons for her behaviors and it makes sense. The more you watch the show, the more you understand and will empathy with her. She's stubborn and not the kind of person who tells people she loves A and then at the last episode it turns out that she falls in love with someone else. I love Alice's personality.Everyone in this show loyal to the one they love, and I like that.
About the story, it good but nothing has solved and many questions left unanswered in the last episode. That's because the story still goes on, this is not the end. I hope there's will be season 2 soon. I want to know more about Alice's stories, Momo's stories, Yuzu's stories as well as stories of others.
The music is excellent. The first time Nino perform on her high school's stage got me hooked to this show. Words can't describe how I felt. Her voice is so powerful, so raw, contains so much of her feeling and there's something more in Alice's voice that attracted me.
Fukumenkei Noise's songs are really good, I don't have anything to complain about.
In summary, this is a very good show and I recommended you to watch it.
LegendAqua
Ohhh boy...where to start with this one... Fukumenkei Noise is like loud static, it doesn't care what it does...it just needs to be loud and everything will work out until someone changes the channel. Look Fukumenkei Noise for LA was one of LA's more infuriating anime series to watch from Spring 2017 and with a few good reasonings. Hell in all cases Fuuka from last season did a much better job albeit with it's few controversial decisions it did...it's still better than Fukumenkei Noise. For the things that Fukumenkei Noise does right however is that at the very least has some of it's morals be in the rightplace, such as not giving up, being the underdog (be it both in the music industry or romantically) and all that kind of stuff, LA really does like those underdog type of stories and Fukumenkei Noise in it's deepest regions has that in the spades. As for everything else...
This is gonna hurt...
Fukumenkei Noise's problems are vast and many and although this isn't LA's worst anime of Spring 2017, it certainly has hallmarks of being in the typical shoujo romance fair of anime. Fukumenkei Noise's characters if anything is one of LA's prime reasons as to why LA just had such an infuriating time with this anime, romantically the anime really went NOWHERE and is merely teasing our main love triangle of Nino Arisugawa voiced by Saori Hayami the muse of both love interests because of her singing, Momo Sakaki voiced by Kouki Uchiyama a composer for a big shot music corporation and the one Nino is trying to find because of a childhood promise and Momo unexpectedly disappearing (hmmm typical shoujo plotline tropes there) and Kanade Yuzuriha voiced by Daiki Yamashita, another of Nino's childhood friend and "support" for Nino to use Nino's singing for Nino's ambitions. Sounds interesting but this love triangle is merely teasing at you and never progressing at all and sure some progress especially towards Nino as an individual as well as Momo and Kanade's interest of Nino grows from long lost friend to band member/crush is there but by the end of it...it's left open-ended. Next is the overuse of flashbacks to get it into our heads that YES...they liked each other as kids and even now, but the overuse nearly every episode from flashbacks of backstories that were DEDICATED to the love triangle's childhoods is there but too much can just easily make us say "WE GET IT ALREADY MOVE ON!", or just redundancy because "We can ALL see it already". Next is the level of angst this anime oozes from it's characters and how the majority of it's characters are just stupid or soo thickheaded they can't understand the obvious hints until it's too late. The angst does come in many ways (from Momo and Kanade's parental problems that links to their music, to Nino's indecisiveness to the situation at hand) though for LA, Momo and Kanade's angst is manageable albeit overly dramatic just to get be dramatic for the sake of it. Nino on the other hand is unbearably annoying, from her constantly shouting lyrics of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (seriously...LA had enough of that from BanG Dream!) to her concert performance being soo batshit loud and oozing angst that LA got a migraine from the many performances Nino went through. Yeah...this isn't a music anime that's for sure...it's a typical shoujo romance anime under the guise of it being geared to the music genre and it pretty much shows, sure Fuuka did this too and with it's similar premise it's easy to compare too, but even then Fuuka was a bit more down to earth than Fukumenkei Noise (well at least in LA's eyes anyways).
Seriously it's a problem in an anime when LA cares more for one of the minor characters (this being Miou Suguri voiced by Ayahi Takagaki) that had less screentime and is more interesting as a character than the angsty overly dramatic love triangle the anime is trying to push at us.
In terms of animation done by Brain's Base, the character designs are exotic to say the least, but even then the animation especially on the characters face sometimes get janky (especially on the sides made it look like character's chin are blatantly triangular), the CGI on the concert scenes is also soooo blatant and poorly rendered as well and LA gets it their cutting corners to make up for time and everything but this is NOT the way to do it and again LA will mention that BanG Dream! ALSO did this and that also didn't work out and made it look cheap and lazy. The animation has a few points of interest but other than that, the animation is awful in many areas.
In terms of voice acting...well for once Saori Hayami isn't getting praise from LA as she was LA's most annoying and infuriating voice actor in Fukumenkei Noise, now LA REALLY does like Saori Hayami as a voice actor...but only when she picks good roles and this is not one of them (others include Misuzu Sonokata from ēlDLIVE and Izumiko Suzuhara from RDG: Red Data Girl) and LA doesn't blame Saori for her role as this...LA more or less blames how Nino is than Saori Hayami but nonetheless annoying. Nino MANY times in the anime shouts her lyrics and from that Saori Hayami pretty much sings AWFULLY, LA KNOWS she can do better (just see Kaede Takagaki from the Cinderella Girls franchise or her singing in the The World God Only Knows Openings) but for a character like Nino where she is suppose to be a newbie at singing but is actually really good at the end...it doesn't help Nino's case when she's SHOUTING TOO LOUD ALL THE DAMN TIME makes her out like she actually ISN'T a good singer and sounds more like a kid crying louder and louder just to get some attention or that the kid thinks shouting louder makes his/her argument more valid a la a better singer. Again for that, LA blames Nino's angst for this one and again for those Saori Hayami fans out there (heck LA IS ONE OF THEM), LA isn't saying Saori Hayami is a bad singer or voice actor...it's just the character she voiced is a horribly annoying singer. Ok rant about that done, *ahem* the rest of the voice cast was decent enough though LA's favourite voice actor easily goes to Ayahi Takagaki because at the very least she didn't annoy LA to no end (ok...dead horse..dead horse).
Fukumenkei Noise is for LA's account a soo good it's bad type of shoujo romance anime but horribly irritating at it's worst. Fukumenkei Noise isn't LA's worst anime of Spring 2017 but it was definitely it for the romance genre and probably second worst by overall. If you had to say to LA which anime was worse? Fuuka or Fukumenkei Noise?, then LA would say Fukumenkei Noise, because at least Fuuka albeit controversial they went the safe route it turned more cliched and typical, but Fukumenkei Noise took soo much risk and in it's execution failed on that risk to be something different that it became annoying, what's worse?..cliched and safe or risky and annoying...LA goes to risky and annoying in this particular situation. Fukumenkei Noise doesn't understand that there is no point in shouting louder will make it go all away if the vacuum of angst won't even allow that to happen. Fukumenkei Noise...just being "loud" and making noise doesn't mean your gonna be better.
Whoahoho
kira kira hikaru osorano hoshiyo mabataki shite wa minna o miteru kira kira hikaru osorano hoshiyo Ok, so that was fucking awesome, for a 12-episode anime like that with a drama, romance and musical genre, so what gives about this anime? Very Good 8, Story:The plot where childhood friends were at their peak of their sweet friendship when suddenly the boy goes away without saying anything to the girl and girl finds replacement , but was just too loyal to the boy and then several years later in senior high school , she sees him again, but, boy is no longer interested or at least not showing it was maybe annoying, but then again it’s annoyingly very good since , one would see the girls struggle to get his boy back through music as the basis of this anime’s plotline. Too bad replacement has be girl’s tool for him to hear her voice.
Poor 3, Art:
Ok, so don’t expect to see Nino’s panchira around here, cu’z there aren’t any fansrevices around to see here, but seriously, the art was just too too terrible as if everyone there were suffering from a serious case of bulimia, also what’s with Alice having to wear that medical mask? Could the original creator and illustrator just give her a normal look like anybody else?
Great 9, Sound:
Well, you might say that seiyuu Hayami Saori has this owned in a musical aspect, it only goes to show that she can do both song and voice act, beautifully, and the score is for her , btw I don’t a fuck about the other seiyuus.
Poor 3, Character:
Ok, the story plot maybe very good, but the characters here were pretty annoying, since the reason for why Momo tries to distance himself from Nino was just too much of beating around the bush, and his character was a dichotomy , were at one point he likes Alice but on the other hand he keeps dissing her away, his charater plot alone was too esoteric , where there is no other girl that would give him a reason to diss Nino nor there were indications that he’s gay, nor does Alice did anything wrong. Nino on the other hand was this typical obsessive girl who seemly can’t let go of Momo, despite of all the dissing and things that he have said to her , she just can’t let go, also she is as complicated as Momo, but in a wishy washy way , at one point she has given up on him,,,at least for while, but then again she still clings to a hope that her voice would reach him and it did, but not enough to renew their childhood romance. Let’s not forget the replacement, Yuzu whom Nino kinda see as an intruder in her life , poor guy, it seems that he will never be her love interest , also I kinda hate that he has to be this repeater, who has to repeat being a freshman again, his character would have been better off if he is in the same age and year level of that of Nino , too bad since original creator Fukuyama Ryoco have to put his character in a bad situation such as a a repeat student, struggling composer, band crossdresser (for a while) and a love reject. Other support characters were I would say, were in their proper places, thought, I’d wish that they were give a piece of their pie.
Fair 6, Enjoyment:
I may have enjoyed the songs, but the complications about the characters and their quirks, kind of annoys me, there were episodes I’ve watched , but there were also that I’ve skimmed cu'z of Nino’s overdramatic fits is one reason when there were episodes that she had to act out, really makes me wanna just go to the ending and hope that the next episode would be better and that she gets the hint and just goes for the replacement Yuzu and have a relationship with him.
Good 7, Overall:
Nino maybe annoying with his overly dramatic fits with Momo, but then again this anime was annoyingly good, besides it not always …..or at least for this year to that we get to have a kind of love triangle where it involves 2 guys one childhood friend and the other is a replacement, girl loves guy but guy love him too, but in some rocket science reason distances himself from girl, girl on the other hand just can’t get the hint and keeps dreaming to get him back, meanwhile replacement Yuzu loves girl, but girl was just too stupid to fall for him, Overall, this is a reverse of another good anime Fuuka. So will there be another season……………………hummm, don’t expect it, man, cu’z this isn’t an anime that can have one.
WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aragae kimi no koe kasureru rasen
saegire boku no oto nejireru shisen
hikisake kimi no koe kojireru bansen
usobuke boku no oto kuzureru gosen
komagire kuzureyuku bokura no katachi
ori kasanaru asa to yoiyami to wo
mui ni kami kudaki mabuta tojiru!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wakeaeru mono nado saisho kara nainda
hitori hadashi no mama kimi e te wo nobasu yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tada
aragae kimi no koe kasureru rasen
saegire boku no oto nejireru shisen
hikisake kimi no koe kuzureru gosen
tobichire karamitsuku bokura no sekai!!!!!!!!!!
Iru29
Momo. Momo Momo Momo Momo Momo Momo. Singing or, dare to say, some shouting. Love triangle. Nino, Arisu!That sums up all I got out of this anime.
*Attention for spoilers*
But here's what I didn't get out of Fukumenkei Noise:
(1) Why does Nino like Momo so much after six years without having any kind of contact with him
and
(2) How come Yuzu and Momo are in love with Nino, if she is so... bland?
In fact, the characters Nino and Momo, two of the main, are terribly flawed, not in a good way, but a way that makes it frustrating and cringey to watch. Yuzu, on the other hand, is a great character overall, and he seems to genuinely care about Nino's happiness, even encouraging her to "reach Momo".
The same can't be said about Momo, the love interest of Nino, who acts in a despicably way towards Nino, as if she is at fault for him having left without saying anything to her. I understand he wasn't much at fault either, but to treat who used to be a close friend in such a cold manner, without any valid reason, makes me wonder why. Why is Nino still insisting in "reaching him", like, GIRL, CAN'T YOU SEE THE WAY HE TREATS YOU? What happened, happened, please just move on. It's been six years since Momo left, why are you still hanging on him? Yes, you were good friends, but, come on, six years is too much to still feel that strong sense of attachment. I guess.
Worst of all is, Momo, for some illogical reason, after treating her like trash, on the later episodes, decides to let Nino know that he "misses her", and "likes her". It came out of nowhere. See, Nino is obsessed about Momo, and Momo is obsessed about Nino. But their obsessions towards each other differ. While Nino's obsession is about reaching Momo, Momo's obsession is about forgetting Nino. Needless to say, Momo fails to achieve that, as he is constantly reminded of Nino as he hears her voice echoing from the radio (she sings in a band) and also because they go to the same school (as well as Yuzu. What a great coincidence, they all meeting in the same place after six years of unknowing each others' whereabouts! Minus Yuzu and Momo, they were friends in high school before Nino showed up there). So, why does Momo decide to let Nino know about his so called "feelings" after treating her disrespectfully? And after doing so, all he does is running away from her. Momo's way of dealing with things that bother him is running away.
*end of spoilers*
Nino, as a character, is bland, because she doesn't really has a personality. She's either thinking about reaching Momo, or just singing, and later, playing the guitar, all that mostly because she wants to reach Momo. She's clueless to what's around her because, AGAIN, she wants to reach Momo and that's all she thinks about for the most time.
The other characters, such as the bandmates of Nino and Yuzu, Miou and Momo's manager, are actually nice, even if they don't stand out much, but help to equilibrate with the frustration generated from other characters, who happen to be the main.
Regarding the art, there isn't much too say. It's good, nothing outstanding, but it certainly is acceptable. Except for the parts where they used CGI in the concerts. That looks very awkward and out of place; doesn't blend well with the rest.
The sound is acceptable as well. The songs didn't really do much to me, they weren't bad, they just failed to grab my attention. Also, I still don't understand what's so incredible good in Nino's singing. Ah, not to mention the "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", even if I'm aware it's a special part of Nino's and Momo's past, it gets irritating after a while, along with the "la la la la" (not accurately represented. No need to thank).
Overall: it's not the worst anime ever, but it's not the best, or close to it, as well. It's average, the story is full of mindless drama, some characters are aggravating, while others are way too good and the love triangle is... sad, and the ending isn't satisfying.
If you don't mind that, feel free to watch it. Also, there's plenty of music here, so it's just a matter to check if it suits your taste. If so, maybe you should watch it, otherwise, better skip this one, or just watch it when you have nothing better to do, or watch, for the matter.
