Tari Tari (Anime)

The story of five friends in their last year of high school - Wakana Sakai who used to love music but lost that love when her mother died, Konatsu Miyamoto whose energy is matched by a desire to sing, Sawa Okita who dreams of being a horse rider in spite of her parents disapproval, Taichi Takana who works harder at badminton than his lessons, and Wien who has returned from being in Austria for 12 years. They band together to help each other out and keep each other going, as they form the vocal choir 'and sometimes badminton' club.

(Anime; 1 Season, 13 episodes, Finished)

Honestly I am pretty confused by this series. There is plenty going for it, but some other very odd moments that come as more of a surprise than anything else. The premise for the series is about how they are all 'too young to be adults, but don't consider themselves children anymore' - this statement has absolutely NOTHING to do with this series, and makes no sense what so ever. The real story is rather relaxed, nothing overly exciting in itself, but still a great story full of heart warming, tear jerking and side splitting-ly funny moments. Another surprise from the series is the ending - just because it comes so suddenly, and you are begging it not to finish (13 Episodes is far too short). The artwork and animation is reminiscent of Hanasaku Iroha and is fun to watch because of its realistic feel. That characters are great, each really unique and fun to follow as they do their stuff. The story is also riddled with the characters going into singing routines, which are fantastic; if there is not other reason for watching the series, then one should at least try to get hold of the music somewhere.
In spite of its confusing issues, Tari Tari is probably one of the best anime series of the season.

Rating - 9/10