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“Pianists compete in the ruthless Chopin competition, seeking to embody Chopin's spirit and find their unique sound.”
Forest of Piano Second Season
ピアノの森 第2シリーズ
7.46
2,282 rank · 56,595 viewers · 90 favorites
Drama
Music
Performing Arts
School
Seinen
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Synopsis
Pianists compete in the ruthless Chopin competition, seeking to embody Chopin's spirit and find their unique sound.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
6.9
/10
What 7 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.86
Running avg · Apr 2019 → Sep 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I'll be very brief. 1. The worst: a) Excessive and repetitive CGI, poor-quality animation. Paradoxically, the characters were re-drawn better than in 1st season and ameliorated the opening. Lowwer...”
- 7 “I really like the story. I come from extreme poverty (USA standards), a single parent, and Kai Ichinose's story really resonates with me. The ending had me crying for sure. We'll start with the...”
- 9 “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...”
Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 43%
Long · 29%
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- Format 12 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 00m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2019 – Apr 2019 Winter 2019
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-14188 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer