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Anime Genre Roulette 🎰 Review 2 🎰 School JACKPOT!! Though i won this anime in the school genre roulette, the school serves mostly as just a location rather than it being about school life, yes they have exams, play basketball, and sleep in class, but the main focus of this show is the music, some dark and mysterious drama, and a cute little love story Given doesn't shy away from serious and more mature themes throwing you straight into the deep end with it's opening scene While it does have a lighthearted side to it, showing the sweet but awkward journey of young love and the adrenaline rushed rideof blossoming new talent, it has an everpresent darkness to it, with deep and intense feelings of loss and regret trying to come to the surfice, all of which culminates in the band's first live show, with a performance that's not perfect, but so full of raw emotion that'll make your heart pound and leave you holding your breath

A little on the characters
Mafuyu is adorable! He's like a fluffy little puppy and you just want to protect him
Ritsuka on the other hand, is more like a hedgehog, he still has a sweet fluffy side, but will get quite prickly when overwhelmed with emotion
The supporting cast's background and personalities are also explored quite well though not in so much depth

The only minuses i give this show are some of the more slice of life scenes can be a bit slow, and the live performance could've done without the CGI