Piano no Mori (TV) 2nd Season

With the start of the Chopin piano competition, Kai Ichinose, Shuuhei Amamiya, and many other hopeful musicians from around the world strive to reach the top. The stakes have never been higher, and the judges are rigorous when it comes to selecting the winner out of the plethora of talented pianists. This competition is so harsh that even famous prodigies can be easily eliminated.

Some play for the money, some play to fulfill their duty to their families, and yet others play for their music to be heard. However, the only one who can reach the top is the one who embodies the spirit of the music Frédéric Chopin crafted for future generations. With the stakes higher than ever before, rivalries, friendships, and family ties will be tested, and each pianist will find their own sound.

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Ichinose, Kai Main

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Amamiya, Shuuhei Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Ajino, Sousuke ing

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Ichinose, Reiko ing

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Maruyama, Takako ing

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Pang, Wei ing

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Adamski, Karol ing

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Szymanowski, Lech ing

KENN Japanese

Ormesson, Sophie ing

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Amamiya, Namie ing

Miyake, Marie Japanese

Bezerra, Wendel Producer

Maesaka, Eiji Producer

Takahashi, Yuuichi Producer

Yamaga, Hiroyuki Director

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Apr 22, 2019

neko_cola

Recommended

I want to write a review here because this anime is unfortunately too underrated and I am in love with it. So, hi! minor spoiler maybe.

Just to get it out of the way: By the looks of it, namely the art, it's not reeeeally good and some shots look cheap, I wish they had done a better job. And you may overlook this series if you just want something quick paced.
Forget all that, where Piano no Mori shines is in its subtle undertones.

Albeit at first glance it presents itself with a known formula of poor boy-rich boy, it goes on and carries much more than ... the main characters' contrasting realities and the premise of facing the road to become a great musician. It's a tale of friendship, father-son dynamics, conflict and personal growth. You can even see the show as a homage to the polish pianist Fryderyk Chopin (great choice by the way), done so while playing music beautifully, slowling developing the caracters and their personality in a linear, sensible way. The dilemmas they face come from daily, human nature feelings, making it easy to sympathize with the characters and cheer for them as they progress.

It's kind of predictable who wins at the end, but it's the last-episode twist that makes the victory even more special and really wraps the story up so later you are able to picture how their lives are gonna go from there.

After 24 episodes in total i'm holding Piano no Mori in high regards, and if you are captivated by a calm story an memorable moments (those even coming from ing characters), give this anime a try. You will enjoy it!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 26, 2020

Disfemisef

Recommended

The 2nd season of Piano no Mori was basically a tournament arc that featured talented musicians taking on each other in the International Chopin competition in Poland. This season was a definite step up from the first and you could see that the animation was more polished. They also cut out that weird 2D to 3D thing they were doing in the first season which made many of the performances hard to watchThat said, where S2 really shines is with the characters. I came to love Kai (MC) and even though Amamiya (his rival) was annoying most of the time, his redemption arc was very ... pleasing to see. The relationship between Kai and Amamiya was portrayed as a little more than friendship, but it was nice to see it develop. There was also Kai's teacher, Ajino, who was lovely and easy to ire. There were other characters that received some development and it thought it was really smart to use the minutes where the piano was being played tk further explore some of these characters' backstories.

Additionally, the finale was immensely satisfying, so much so, that It literally improved the show's rating in my eyes. The music was on point for classical music lovers. But, it did get frustrating when they'd cut out of one song to move to another in a scene, this wasn't done seamlessly, so you noticed the change and it was jarring at timesWith that said, it wasn't all good. The animation was an improvement from the first season but still wasn't that great and the art wasn't to my liking. I also found that some characters were wholly unnecessary and added nothing to the central plot. Also, again when I compare this to other music anime I've loved over the years, it doesn't rank highly in that regard either. So, this was a great season that was well worth a watch, the story ended well and was entertaining.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 20, 2019

Sunflower33

Mixed Feelings

This is based on second half of one of the greatest manga ever written. They left a lot of the story out because they only had 24 episodes total, and while that included some of my favorite parts the heart of the story is all present.

Let's just get this part out of the way. The animation sucks. All the CGI from the first season is gone and everything has been replaced with stills for the most part. They show motion by overlaying some moving bubble layer on top of the audience and pianist whenever music is being played, and by panning over still pictures. ... There's very little actual animation.

The best part of this is the performances. They got some of the best young pianists from around the world to stand in for each of the different performers and they did incredible jobs. If you like classical piano this is worth watching for that alone. Or maybe buy the CDs.

I'm happy that they finally animated the entire story, if you can call this animation. But really I think what would be the best way to experience this would be to read the manga while the music from the anime is playing in the background.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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