Review of Sing "Yesterday" for Me

Many shows service the viewer, giving them exactly what they want; Showing the viewer the ending they needed for personal fulfillment, giving the viewer the pieces to put plot points together in advance, and allowing the viewer to relax while the events unfold. This is simply not how Sing "Yesterday" for Me works. The main cast frequently acts rashly, downright stupidly even, and that's okay. The main cast does not act kindly, nor do they make the right decisions. At every turn the viewer is thrown the middle finger. Characters who you care about neglect each other, and when things look up, they crash and burn,and that's okay.

This is the most accurate portrayal of how real people act, I may have ever seen in an anime. They act selfishly, without thinking of the consequences their actions may have on others that they care about. The viewer gets a clear gaze into the lives of multiple lovable characters, all with unique and interesting backgrounds, yet all of them are assholes. They cant take hints, and they refuse to learn from their mistakes. But none the less, slowly but surely, they find their way.

Sing "Yesterday" for Me is not an anime about people falling in love. Its not an anime about being happy about ones tough situation, or taking the easy way out of it. Sing "Yesterday" for me is an anime about 4 clueless buffoons trying to pick up the pieces of their broken character. The show wants you to feel. It wants you to feel for the characters, and it does this through incredibly realistic portrayals of humans, supported through a beautiful score, guiding your heart to the right places, at the right times.

I have never properly reviewed anything like this, as far as I remember at least, so this may have seemed like an incoherent mess, but please, consider watching this show. The frustration, disappointment, and confusion while watching can be immense at times, but that happens to be exactly what makes it click.