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“Shy middle-school pianist Miu seeks self-confidence and her own musical voice while navigating first love.”
Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart
PIANO
6.21
9,942 rank · 10,056 viewers · 12 favorites
Drama
Romance
Music
Performing Arts
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Synopsis
Shy middle-school pianist Miu seeks self-confidence and her own musical voice while navigating first love.
When Miu was young, she was fascinated by the piano and took up lessons. When the show opens, Miu is in middle school. She is shy, a soft-spoken girl who doesn't have a lot of confidence in herself. Her friends would describe her as "sweet" and "quiet." At this point, Miu has been taking piano lessons for some time and while people have told her that she's gotten very good over the years, Miu herself feels she's not really good at anything—including the piano. Her teacher, Mr. Shirakawa, is often frustrated with her playing. Although she plays every note exactly correct, her heart just isn't in it... Meanwhile, Miu's come of the age when she's noticing boys and this shy young lady has noticed the handsome Kazuya Takahashi—even if he hasn't noticed her. This is Miu's story. The story of a young girl who is on a journey to discover the melody within her own heart and the courage to express it. (Source: RightStuf)
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Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 13 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.55
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.55 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 1.46
Running avg · May 2007 → Mar 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I really love this anime! ^_^ It's so cute, and very interesting to watch. I myself am a piano player and I would say it inspires me to practice more so that I can be just as talented at Miu is. ^_^”
- 8 “This is one of my favorite anime despite poor graphics part. Because its real and warm in same time. I like its melancholic mood, i like family relationship, i like characters - complicated,...”
- 8 “I'm not going to lie- I was a bit bored with this series. It was only 10 episodes and it took a different approach than most anime. Female protagonist, and it's basically a music anime. If anyone...”
Verbosity
Short · 46%
Medium · 31%
Long · 23%
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- Format 10 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 00m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2002 – Jan 2003 Fall 2002
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-0305 catalog
Produced by
- animate Film Producer
- Kids Station Producer
- Pioneer LDC Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor