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“Two boys from opposite backgrounds—Kai and Syuhei—bond through piano, shaping their intertwined lives.”
Forest of Piano
ピアノの森
7.32
2,950 rank · 138,234 viewers · 488 favorites
Drama
Music
Performing Arts
School
Seinen
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Synopsis
Two boys from opposite backgrounds—Kai and Syuhei—bond through piano, shaping their intertwined lives.
A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life. (Source: KEFI)
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Community consensus
Derived from 26 sampled reviews
6.9
/10
What 26 viewers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.85
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.85 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 3.8
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.12
Running avg · May 2018 → May 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “A very relaxing wholesome story. I love how the protagonist is a warm caring individual despite his unlucky childhood. He didn't pick his mom or birthplace but he found a piano in the forest that...”
- 7 “I really want to give it a higher score... The story is beautiful, the characters... chief kiss ! Kai's progression was a delight to watch from the "feral" prodigy to the serious player. Ajino's...”
- 8 “I was very excited to start watching this anime mainly because it was a music anime. I didn't like it at first because the voice acting and animation really bothered me. But I continued to watch it...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 42%
Long · 19%
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- Format 12 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 00m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2018 – Jul 2018 Spring 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13364 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer