So let me start off by saying I have not seen the anime version of this story. So I'm going into this completely unbiased, I will however be watching the anime version now. I'm sure at some point I'll add that POV to this review, but for now let's get into this. I love musical centered stuff. So when I heard about this, I had to see it. The first set with Mafuyu watching the band was great. It actually gave me chills and I was hoping for more of that in here! But sadly there wasn't. First down side to this series is that I wish there would've been wayyyy more music thrown in. Though the scene I mentioned before and the last scene took my breath away, it was too limited.

I also would've liked the series to be a lot brighter. In colour, composition, etc. I get our main character Uenoyama is going through it and searching for purpose. But add colour at least during the music man! Speaking of Uenoyama, dude is very intense. I wanted to see more of his character background, but we didn't really get enough of him. Sure its from his POV, but I wasn't super attached to him. Mafuyu on the other hand was great. Dude has some longs first of all, and his storyline was very interesting. I called ahead of time that Yuki was his former lover, but I didn't call that he had taken his own life! That's why Mafuyu carries that guitar around and is so attached to it. It's literally his last attachment to Yuki! So allowing Uenoyama to change its string twice, is actually really intimate if you think about it.

So the story progresses and we get a sweet connection between Uenoyama and Mafuyu. Though Japan needs to fix these lame kisses lol. The lighting of the scene was nice and you get the point. Also Mafuyu saying he was falling in love again at the end was lovely. I wanted more from this series, but it just makes me want to watch the anime that much more! So I would say watch this first if you can and then watch the anime. That way there isn't reconceived expectations!