Chihuahua Review(short&sweet): A musical, HIGH quality romance with lots of memorable moments.
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STORY: The theme to this anime is CLASSICAL MUSIC. The main charcter Chiaki is a piano major with a dream of conducting. Along his journey, filled with phobias and doubt, to his goal he meets many UNIQUE musical players including Nodame. The story here was amusing and addictive. This was probably a result of the amazing depth each character had and their many interactions with one another. I consider this to be one of the top tier animes around with such amazing character and music.
ART: The artstyle is nice and is definately better than the one posted for the anime. The characters were smooth and well drawn although i'd have to say one was sort of hideous. XD The part of the animation that people may no have liked was the still frames when the orchestra was playing. It wasn't too bothersome but it was dissapointing to not see animation in an anime especially during a key part. But i cant help respect the animators choices.
SOUND: The sound was the key aspect of the show. There wasn't the same 3-5 songs playing throughout the show but, a cornacopia(alot)^_^ of songs from the classical genre. The OP and ED were some of my favorite op's and ed's and i'd say i only skipped them 1or2 times. Nodame Cantabile introduced me to some great classical pieces and allowed me to imagine older music performed by younger artists, making me realize that classical is still popular and out there. I may not be converted to a true classical fan but i wont complain if i ever hear it playing again.
CHARACTER: The characters were all enjoiable and kept me laughing with their crazy antics. Don't get me wrong though, there was also a bunch of drama resulting from failure, childhood trauma, and lack of self confidence. The characters were all believable with all the realistic trials any college student would probably experience at one time or another. Especially surprising was how each character had their own worked out background, and this included some of the supporting cast. I'd be amazed if you couldnt relate to at least one aspect or problem of their lives.
ENJOIMENT: I enjoied this anime a lot and i'm so glad there is a second season since i didn't really feel enough closure at the end. This is addictive and if it wasnt for my trip to New Orleans i couldve finished it in two days.^_^ I might make this a 10 if the sequel really finishes this anime strongly.
OVERALL: Even with debatable animation scenes there were too many other great characteristics and lovable characters(Nodame) >_<. I dont really see a reason not to watch this.
Recommendation: If you like a better yourself romance or classical music watch this. If you like this then watch Itazura na Kiss, Nana, or Beck.
If you dissagreed OR agreed fully with me on anything feel free to message me and discuss it. Always fun. @_@
WoofWoof(Gyaaabo)
