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Anthem of the Heart

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A girl has her voice magically taken away so she can't hurt anyone with it until her outlook on life is changed by music and friendship.

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Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse "Anthem of the Heart" is an excellent anime, whose truly captivating story will satisfy anyone who will succumb to it. Jul 26, 2020 Full Review James Marsh South China Morning Post There are hidden references sure to delight Anohana fans along the way, but otherwise this is a run-of-the-mill anime romance, hobbled by an unnecessarily contrived denouement. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 23, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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THEQUEENiSiNTOWN I absolutely adored this. The story was beautiful, the characters were lovely (and did some major development) and I overall had an amazing time watching this. Will teach you a lesson - or two - about life as well! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/23/22 Full Review isla s I quite liked that this film is fairly symbolic/thematic. It's quite a girly film I suppose and so won't appeal to everyone but it's a nice example of anime all the same. I thought it was quite quirky with the references to egg (more specifically, at times, scrambled eggs) and the characters were quite nice. Its a bit 'out there', a little bizarre and if your not keen on music, the apparent (potential?) benefits and healing properties of music, then this won't be for you but otherwise its a perfectly nice and fairly good film I'd say. It is somewhat thoughtful if veering on slightly over-sentimental/cheesy maybe but overall I'd recommend this film to fans of anime, yes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Predictable film. However, the feel did not disappear. The story is horizontal when in the middle of the film. But, i still like it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Late R It's not quite as deep or meaningful as it could have been and plays out more like a high-school romance than the psychological drama it sets itself up to be. It has its heart in the right place and there are a few sweet moments, but it's a little too unsure of what it wants to be and doesn't really commit to being one or the other, leading to it feeling somewhat wishy-washy. The final act is unnecessarily complex and oddly contrary to the rest of the film, containing a number of elements that end up detracting from the story. Still, the core message is there, it just gets a little obscured along the way and, by the end, is significantly less impactful than hoped. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/18 Full Review Audience Member pretty fairy tale like story, liked it the songs too. Like other Japanese lovely animation, its ending is also promising and wonderful Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member It felt like a John Hughes movie if he had ever gone into the anime business. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A girl has her voice magically taken away so she can't hurt anyone with it until her outlook on life is changed by music and friendship.
Director
Tatsuyuki Nagai
Screenwriter
Mari Okada
Production Co
A-1 Pictures
Genre
Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
2h 0m
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