Review of Sing "Yesterday" for Me

This review will contain spoilers. Rarely do I rate an anime less than a five, however Yesterday wo Utatte receives a three. The first few episodes looked promising but as the series progressed it's clear that it lacks vision and substance. In order to create a work of compelling fiction, a driving force needs to be present that pushes the narrative and characters forward. This is missing from Yesterday wo Utatte. Yesterday wo Utatte follows four characters: Ritou, Haru, Shinako and Rou. Instead of a driving force pushing development, the anime feels slow, sluggish and stagnated. The main characters are all unlikeable with the exception of Haru who singlehandedly carries this show.

Ritou is truly an unlikeable person. He's indecisive, dumb, emotionally deficient and is obsessed with Shinako; a girl who has rejected him.

Haru is a truly kind girl. Rather eccentric, she wholeheartedly loves Ritou.

Shinako can only be described as a female Ritou. She is in love with her dead friend and tries to keep all of her love interests close but far away at the same time.

Rou is an emotionally unstable young man who is the brother of Shinoka's dead friend. He is in love with Shinoka.

As I am sure you can imagine, the anime is a train wreck. It is only comparable to domesticed girlfriend.

The ending is poorly executed and rushed. Shinoka ends her relationship (if it can even be described as such) with Ritou and as a result, Ritou crawls to Haru.

Haru deserves better. Ritou and Shinoka deserve each other as they are both despicable people.