Sing a Bit of Harmony

Released Jan 23, 2022

1h 49m

Drama

Anime

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Sing a Bit of Harmony tells the story of the beautiful and mysterious Shion (Tao Tsuchiya) who transfers to Keibu High School where she quickly becomes popular for her open-hearted personality and exceptional athletic talent... but she turns out to be an AI (artificial intelligence) in the testing phase! Shion's goal is to bring chronic loner Satomi (Haruka Fukuhara) "happiness." But her strategy is something no human would expect: she serenades Satomi in the middle of the classroom. After finding out that Shion is an AI, Satomi and her childhood friend, engineering geek Toma (Asuka Kudo), steadily warm up to the new student. Along with the popular and attractive Gotchan (Kazuyuki Okitsu), the strong-willed Aya (Mikako Komatsu), and judo club member "Thunder" (Satoshi Hino), they become more and more moved by Shion's singing voice and earnestness even as her antics bewilder them. But what Shion does for Satomi's sake ends up involving them all in some serious pandemonium.... Get ready for the heartwarming story of a not quite market-ready AI and her classmates!

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Yasuhiro Yoshiura's strikingly beautiful anime is high-concept in its themes and unashamedly sentimental in its execution, and gets rather more interesting in its darker second half.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 30, 2022

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Julio Plaza Torres

Cinemanía (Spain)

An ode to friendship without prejudice that surprises in its simplicity. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Mar 1, 2023

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Genuinely moving, the script effectively builds pace and tension and gives the characters enough backstory and motivation that they don't come across as, forgive me, two-dimensional.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 10, 2022

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Buffy de Latour

SciFiNow

The songs are a delight, and the movie has heaps of humour to offer, but it’s the quiet moments where the characters talk intimately with each other that really give the film its heart.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 3, 2022

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James Perkins

Starburst

Sing a Bit of Harmony is a delightful little story that, although not as powerful or as spectacular as some of its peers, still provides a heartful two hours of entertainment.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 28, 2022

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

A sweet, big-hearted fantasy/musical full of crushes and cool tech, this enjoyable anime moves gorgeously and sounds great, wearing its unflappably positive attitude right on its colorful sleeve.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 22, 2022

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Victor S

It was a beautiful movie, the ending was amazing and each character gets their ideal development. Highly recommend it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/22

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Margaret

The animation, characters, music, voice acting and story is beautiful, funny, touching and amazing, from beginning to end. If you want to see it, see it. You will not regret it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/22

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Kirill Neko

Not perfect, but enjoyable movie from the author of Time of Eve. Story falls short of the premise in the second half, with internal inconsistencies and poorly developed plot-points.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/22

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John R

It felt like watching a musical! It was lovely. I think I even enjoyed this film better than Mamoru Hosada's BELLE. A science fiction musical with a twist. Quirky, heartfelt, fun.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/22

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Kalyn R

I loved it! The visuals are amazing, and the songs were great! I really enjoyed the movie, and it will for sure tug on your heart strings. I would recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/22

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David P

Fun and interesting movie about an AI thrown into a typical high school class and instructed to blend in. I usually find JC Staff production to be hot or miss, but they were definitely "hit" this time. When the "evil corporation" came and took her away her classmates came and rescued her because she was their friend. (If it had been an American movie there would have been discussion about her rights as an individual, but different societies, different rationals.) Another interesting part was an unusually large amount of singing. The AI's core personality was formed from videos of the lead investigators daughter as a pre-schooler. As a parent of a former-preschooler I too remember their fixation of watching animated musicals over and over and over. (I'm just grateful that the AI never broke-out in the Barney song!)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/22

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Yasuhiro Yoshiura

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Haruka Fukuhara

Satomi Amano

Satoshi Hino

Thunder

Mikako Komatsu

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Asuka Kudo

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Sing a Bit of Harmony tells the story of the beautiful and mysterious Shion (Tao Tsuchiya) who transfers to Keibu High School where she quickly becomes popular for her open-hearted personality and exceptional athletic talent... but she turns out to be an AI (artificial intelligence) in the testing phase! Shion's goal is to bring chronic loner Satomi (Haruka Fukuhara) "happiness." But her strategy is something no human would expect: she serenades Satomi in the middle of the classroom. After finding out that Shion is an AI, Satomi and her childhood friend, engineering geek Toma (Asuka Kudo), steadily warm up to the new student. Along with the popular and attractive Gotchan (Kazuyuki Okitsu), the strong-willed Aya (Mikako Komatsu), and judo club member "Thunder" (Satoshi Hino), they become more and more moved by Shion's singing voice and earnestness even as her antics bewilder them. But what Shion does for Satomi's sake ends up involving them all in some serious pandemonium.... Get ready for the heartwarming story of a not quite market-ready AI and her classmates!

Director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Screenwriter: Ichiro Okouchi
Distributor: FUNimation Films
Production Co: FUNimation Entertainment, J.C. Staff
Genre: Drama, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 49m

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