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Season 1 – Forest of Piano

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Young Kai Ichinose lives in the red light district but sneaks away at night to play a piano in the forest. Shuhei Amamiya is the son of a professional pianist who transfers to Kai's elementary school, where he is bullied by classmates. When Shuhei is dared to play the mysterious piano in the forest he meets Kai, who is seemingly the only person who is capable of getting sound out of the thought-to-be-broken instrument. Kai's ability earns him the respect of Shuhei and his music teacher -- a former master pianist -- who try to convince Kai to take piano lessons, which he resists.
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Danae Stahlnecker Common Sense Media 04/25/2023
4/5
Forest of Piano has a cast of fully realized characters each with complex motivations, fears, and desires. Kai and Shuhei have their own challenges, and so do their parents, teachers, and musical peers. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen P @RT04624507 Feb 16 A emotional ride with a rewarding ending and a lovely feel good story See more oliver v @RT46980555 07/06/2024 its ok. See more Mayank A @Mayank197 06/28/2019 The anime is based on a manga focused on a boy named Kai who wants to play the Piano. Having already read the manga and enjoying it quite a bit I was excited to see an anime being released. The coming of age plot although not original or perfect kept me hooked. I was disappointed the storytelling only covers the first half of Kai's journey, I know for a fact 24 episodes were made but only 12 were released, this release method of Netflix is just irritating. I am not much into music and have no idea of Piano or classical music. Initially, I was enjoying a few of the scores, but the repetition of the same does get tiring, the same were easier to browse over in manga format. I am sure others may find listening to music as the highlight. The animation was good overall but the close up of the characters while they play the Piano is terrible, the art shifts from 2D to 3D, from old style color painting to clunky 3d characters, this was not needed and bought down the overall watch experience for me. See more Read all reviews
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Natsuki Hanae

Shuhei Amamiya

Soma Saito

Kai Ichinose

Junichi Suwabe

Actor

Aoi Yuki

Actor

Mariya Ise

Actor

Katsuyuki Konishi

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 9, 2018 Chosen One Shuhei Amamiya transfers into Kai Ichinose's elementary school; as an aspiring pianist, he's shocked that Kai has no teacher after hearing him play. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 16, 2018 To Play Chopin's Pieces To Ajino, who hurt his musical abilities in a car accident, meeting Kai seems like fate, but Kai just wants to be able to play a certain Chopin piece. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 23, 2018 What Mozart Has Left Ajino sets a Mozart piece as Kai's entry for the contest, but Kai worries that he hasn't found his own style of playing; Shuhei is favored to win. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 30, 2018 The Best Piano After Takako's performance, it's time for Kai to take the stage; with his mother, Ajino and Shuhei's father watching, it's time to show his skills. Details Episode 5 Aired May 7, 2018 God of Competition After the contest, Shuhei transfers back to Tokyo and Kai finds that the piano in the woods is broken; Takako vows to win for Kai's sake. Details Episode 6 Aired May 14, 2018 Forest of Piano The piano in the forest goes up in flames, but Ajino tells Kai that it can live on within him; his mother tells him to concentrate on his music. Details Episode 7 Aired May 21, 2018 Reunion Five years later, Shuhei returns to Japan determined to see Kai again; after some searching, he finds his friend in a very unexpected place. Details Episode 8 Aired May 28, 2018 A Letter of Challenge An injured Takako travels to Oita with her teacher Shiba, who first noticed her at the competition five years before; there, she meets Kai again. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 4, 2018 New Signs in Warsaw At the Chopin competition preliminaries in Poland, Kai nearly has a meltdown, but Shuhei performs as usual; Shuhei is frustrated when they meet again. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 11, 2018 The Chopin Competition The first contestants take the stage for the Chopin competition; Kai is shocked that a Chinese pianist's playing sounds just like Ajino's. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 25, 2018 New Wind From Poland Shuhei takes the stage at the competition, impressing everyone; taking a walk to calm his nerves, Kai meets Polish pianist Lech. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 2, 2018 fff It's finally Kai's turn to play; his playing transports the audience to the forest as Shuhei, Takako and Ajino reflect on their friend's journey. Details

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Forest of Piano — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
NHKSOJP
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Music, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Apr 9, 2018
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