Hamelin no Violin Hiki isn't something I was really expecting to find in the world of Anime. I should know by now, with my ten plus years surfing the Anime ocean that there are some very unique series in a broad genre such as Shounen, Slice of Life or Comedy. This show definitely being one of them in the Shounen world. This show being more than 20 years old certainly shows its age. Most shounen these days don't get as "mythical" if I may as this one. That by itself is not necessarily a bad thing. The story itself does take a few episodes to pick upin pace but was not done poorly overall for me. Centered around the mixed race Hamel and his quest, we see quite a bit of trials and tribulations during the journey. This is to be expected from the Shounen genre of course but the ending for me was a little unexpected.

It is actually put together pretty nicely and the touch of classical music added in the way they did it was pretty great in my opinion. How they went about naming all the characters that see more than 2 minutes of screen time around instruments in an orchestra was pretty neat too. There is also quite a bit of emotions going on which I think reflects well on the voice cast. They matched the energy that some of the compositions brought I think.

My biggest complaint about the show is actually the animation. I know the show has aged but seriously, there were plenty of times where you could see some obvious attempts at shrinking budget. Most common would be a still frame picture of the character who is taking on the screen with all their audio running. If it wasnt for that I would have definitely rated this show a little higher.

Hamelin no Violin Hiki is going to appeal to only a select group of people, especially with all the flash and style we see in current shows today. However if you are one who considers yourself adventurous I'd say give this one a go. If you can see passed the animation tragedy you might get to the end of the story and see the real one that was told.

P.S.

During the entirety of me writing this review its felt a little lackluster. I feel like I could have done better with it and part of me feels like I've managed to mirror what I feel about the animation job done in this show.

Hopefully this one is still an okay enough read and doesnt burn eyes out. Have a good night everyone. =D