In 2020, I decided to embark on a mission. I wanted to watch all band/instrument-related animes to see what they are about and what was the best. Did the popular ones deserve as much praise as it did? Were there some hidden gems that needed attention? I was curious and wanted to see for myself.
While I am in no way a professional musician, I’ve been a student of music for 20+ years, and have picked up multiple instruments over the years such as keyboard, guitar, clarinet, viola, harmonica, ocarina, drum kit, bass drum (drumline) and have spent a day or two with other instruments like saxophone and flute.
In more recent years on my guitar learning journey, I have taken a deeper interest in brands and more advance musical theory. Thus, when I watch a musical anime, I’m able to judge if the series is realistic when it comes to a character’s growth, accurate when it comes to it’s playing, or if the creators clearly don’t know anything about instruments.
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My final rating is a summary of various things. The highest rated animes will be series that truly focus on the music, and are accurate, detailed and realistic.
Even if the storyline is great or interesting, it will lose points if they put 5 strings on a guitar and his fingering is consistently wrong. Considering they would need real musicians to play the music for the shows, there is really no excuse. This also means a series that would be rated horribly by the public may still have redeeming points if they cared about brands and the music was great.
If you know of other series that I haven’t mentioned, please leave a comment below! I would love to check it out soon. Also note that this is strictly about bands and musicians, not animes about singing or idols.
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I don’t hate jazz, but I’m also not one to listen to it on a Sunday afternoon, so I was surprised to like this series as much as I did. Interesting characters, unique plot, actual jazz music, accurate representation of instruments and playing, and you gotta love their ability to jam out on the spot. There is nothing to really hate about this series unless, of course, you really hate jazz haha. While there is a hint of romance, music keeps center stage.
What is a Euphonium? I didn’t know either, and I took band class for 10 years and had to do those labelling quizzes more than once, thus I appreciate this show for bringing light to what appears to be a forgotten instrument. Having taken band class though, the show is very realistic in various aspects, from students picking the most popular instruments, to how serious a band has to be to compete, practicing the same passage many many times and still messing up etc.
It is made by the same studio as K-On!! (which is sadly the studio that was set on fire in 2019, condolences to the families), so you can expect the same lovely animation and attention to detail. It’s a shame this series isn’t really talked about.
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I started this when it first aired. I couldn’t remember how I felt about it then and I never got to finish it, but I watched the whole thing again recently, and I certainly have a new found appreciation for the series. Unlike a lot of other series lower on this list where a beginner has unnatural growth, we get to see advance and professional musicians and their persona battles.
The attention to detail is amazing and I can only imagine how long it takes to animate a single piano scene. They also needed real people to play these crazy complex pieces. What I also like is that, while love is present, it isn’t in your face, nor does it take away from Arima’s internal battle as he returns to the piano after losing his mother who abused him and forced him to be perfect.
From episode 1, I knew this series would be something special. The main character learned the traditional Japanese instrument, the Shamisen, from his grandfather who recently passed away. He felt lost as he’s only imitated his grandpa, but he knew he had to find his own sound.
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He is not interested in fame or money, but has a deep love and appreciation for the instrument. He ends up going to school and comes across rookies who are interested in learning the instrument and they aim to put on a performance. Similar to the star of Your Lie in April, he is somewhat known due to his family, and they all push him to compete and carry on his grandfather’s sound, thus creating more internal conflict.
The series was a great introduction to the shamisen and even I’ve fallen in love with it’s sound and the performances played in the show The pacing of the story is great, and while I may be skeptical of other characters below learning guitar in an unusual amount of time, I think learning a 3-string instrument when you have two teachers in the same room, and focusing on learning a song or two over the months is totally possible. The series also doesn’t try to be overdramatic or stereotypical in any way, I really didn’t know where it was headed. I’m looking forward to season 2!
This series takes place on Mars in the future, a place where AI machines take place of pets and can do most jobs, including creating music. But then we got two girls who just want to make music but their sound ends up touching people’s hearts, and they quickly make a name for themselves in the music industry.
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I didn’t really have much expectations for this show, thought it may be something more cute and slice-of-life like similar to K-On! But the topics covered blew me away. From songwriting, to the power social media, to the need of a manager, to celebrities being controlled and not having much say or creative freedom, to stars who fell off, or lost their love of singing, to turning to drugs and so on. At first I didn’t get the whole Mars and AI concept considering the music scene was still very similar to Earth now, but I actually really liked the blend and how it related to the storyline.
As for the actual music, I can only imagine how much work was put into this. Most shows on this list may play the same few songs throughout, but these girls had to create so many new songs for each event and for their album. Then we got songs for every other artist who was highlighted and trust me, there were quite a few. I felt sucked in by most of them, so it was quite a magical experience. I also like how Carole & Tuesday didn’t have it easy and were even boo’d off one of their earlier stages but as you get more popular, people start to respect you. While they clearly gained more popularity, they still stayed true to themselves, their comfortable clothes, their own style of music, and their humbleness. The music is all that matters. I highly recommend this series!
This was a great new series that I looked forward to watching each week. Unlike other band animes below (ie K-On! or Given), the main character had a more realistic timeframe of 3 years to learn her instrument, and she was uploading covers and all that. But it was all with the goals of joining a band and becoming more popular. Her only issue was, she suffers with serious social anxiety and can barely talk to people, let alone make eye contact with them.
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The series was hilarious, and as others have said, they really didn’t have to go that hard with animating her inner world, but it made the main character, Bocchi, someone you wanted to cheer for. The rest of the band had likeable personalities and quirks, and we got to see them get their first gigs, selling tickets, taking promo photos and so on. The 2nd guitarist learned extremely quickly, which is the only place it lost marks, but at least the main character wasn’t some prodigy where things just came naturally for her. She worked hard to get over each hurdle and make her way to the stage.
Normally I hate when they put music animes under ‘slice of life’, because these characters are usually working very hard to reach their goals, and there’s often drama and so on, so it feels like a shonen at times, but in this case, that category is pretty accurate. We get to follow Koyuki who is just 14 at the beginning of the show as he goes from an average kid who no one even notices, even getting picked on and bullied at a point, as he learns guitar, joins a band, and makes it kinda big.
Now, what I like about the show is the more realistic approach for certain things, like the struggles of guitar but also
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