Review of Rumbling Hearts

"you're like a disease, everyone you surround yourself with suffers..." ouchh Mitsuki's best friend Haruka likes Takayuki Narumi, but she's too shy to talk to him. Mitsuki being out going and a known swimmer in her school wants to help Haruka and befriends Takayuki herself. They become close friends and she een secretly has feelings for him. One day while meeting Mitsuki, Haruka meets him and later on confesses, Takayuki remembering Mitsuki and their friendship agrees to date Haruka. One day tragedy strikes and these three people will ahve their friendsships tested in ways they didn't imagine. This is a story about love, lies and loss. Atthe beginning Takayuki and Haruka get together even though the y have nothing in common. Even though all things pointed to the opposite. When you picture someone else in your had when someone confesses the answer should be "No." But Takayuki is so flawed! But then again I'm no dude and you never know when faced with these types of situations a guy would do the same. The feeling of the same throughout. Whoever you like you'll end up liking and if you don't it'll stay the same.

[Mild Spoiler]
Time passed and seasons changed but they stayed the same.. There was a chapter called “Moving on.” It should have been “Moving on… didn‘t work.” I get it, I mean it’s hard to move on from that specially because the person is not really gone to begin with.

Characters:
Haruka Suzumiya- (nothing like Haruhi Suzumiya) is just a victim, but she plays the role annoyingly well. The english version made her annoying to me but the japanese is not so bad. She was so shy and common, there really wasn't anything special about her in my eyes.

Mitsuki Hayase- Some people might dislike her but I didn't. She was headstrong, at first, then love changed her and she became someone she didn't recognize and I thought that her character was easy to sympathize with. Her character makes you ask yourself if you would let love pass you by or will you chase it...

Takayuki Harumi- What can I say, he barely showed emotions and was so confused it's a wonder his left and right foot never crossed paths. He is never honest with himself. His good point is that he could carry guilt like no other.

Shinji Taira- He is Takayuki's best friend and his on screen time increases towards the end. Though not part of the summary plays a good role in this anime and is my favorite character, just because he is honest and not annoying. He was there for Mitsuki and he isn't involved in the drama that is their friends lives.

The anime was not bad for running in 2003. It feels like it's happening now, it's not old fashioned. The English voices, I didn't like. Just because Haruka sounded so low and shy I had to put my volume higher just for her. Takayuki's voice sounded too old for him, he showed no emotion in it. All in all, it didn't go with him. Mitsuki's and Shinji's voice was ok, (unbiased opinion). Haruka's moms eyes were closed throughout the anime and she was the only one, I'm not sure what to think about that. The soundtrack seemed to enhance the nostalgia the characters were felling and it was nice though sad.

This anime is a great example that love is a sword that will either set someone free or hurt them with its sharpness.