“Piano no Mori” from MADHOUSE. Like its name implies, this movie revolves around the piano world and two young boys from completely different backgrounds; the rich hard worker and the dirt poor genius. Mixed with some comical and emotional scenes, this movie gives the audience a full spectrum of the different human feelings. Although I must warn you, this is a piano playing anime and is not for all audiences. The baseline piano influence may not be a turn on but the character development and personalities are worth a watch if you have nothing better to do. And so the phuzy-ratings for this movie are:

Story: 7.5/10
Animation: 7/10
Character: 8/10
Overall: 7/10

Although released in 2007, the setting appears to be in the 90’s. Once again, it’s not a movie for everyone but if you want a colourful character, look no further than Ichinose Kai. I don’t think I will be looking into this movie’s ost but some of you piano loving fans might? A little note, wouldn’t the piano rot? This movie has been subbed by the wonderful people at Live-evil; thank you!

One of my favourites is “Toki wo kakeru shoujo” or “The girl who leapt through time” from Madhouse released in Japan on July 15, 2006. A definite must see for those who haven’t already. The animation quality is outstanding. The story is riddled with hilarious comedy scenes and has a strong plot driving behind the whole movie. Character development is spectacular as Makoto Konno discovers her true feelings while reliving moments with her accidental ability to go through time. She literally leaps into her time travels. My phuzy-ratings for this awesome-tastic movie are:

Story: 9/10
Animation: 9/10
Character: 9/10
Overall: 9/10

Definitely a good movie to watch during the summer by yourself, with your girlfriend, boyfriend, or just plain old friends. This little love story features a strangely addicting song “Garnet” by Oku Hanako from her album TIME NOTE. Whether for the high quality animation, the amazing character personalities and development, or the realistically funny scenes, this is a movie you really should get a large bowl of popcorn and a comfortable couch to enjoy. Our friends at Shinsen Subs have subbed this movie for us and we thank them a whole bunch!

phuzy signing off.