Audience reviews
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RESOLVING_POWER
I watched all three seasons of Starmyu (including OVAs), also known as High School Star Musical. Here are my thoughts:
In some ways, Starmyu is a fairly typical male-idol show; the cast is almost entirely young men. It consists of musical scenes, with singing and dancing, interspersed by varying degrees of forced drama. It literally feels like a live-action musical, and in this regard is a unique show. It has a very large cast – some of the characters are likeable, most are forgettable.
The show takes place in a prestigious artistic school which focuses on theatrical acting and singing/dancing. If you want to self-insert into that kind of scenario, this anime is uniquely suited for that. Much of the plot revolves around the academic activities of the artistic students and related drama.…
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This story is generic which involves five boys who have auditioned and been put into an idol group in their school and they must compete to be placed into the music department. but it is very enjoyable. i don't mind a generic story as long as it's enjoyable since i know how hard it is to find an enjoyable anime when you've watched most of the good anime already.
my only complaint is for an idol anime, the main character, hoshitani is the most plain and basic looking character ever. the other 4 are attractive. since it's an idol anime i with they would make hoshitani better looking
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Starmyu is not all that bad and here's why.
STORY: 7/10
tbh the plot is pretty cliche but if you dont have much expectations then this anime is for you. its the typical "optimistic protag has a dream and finds friends along the way" kind of anime, and like i've mentioned earlier if you dont have much expectations then starmyu might just be for you. it's super easy to follow and understand, so i enjoyed the story well.
ART: 7/10
satisfactory. i'm not that picky with animations so its fine by me. altho some may say otherwise, if you're able to look away and focus more on the story or point of the scenes then the animation won't be much of a bother. i admit there are some wonky scenes during the episodes, especially when the characters are dancing, but its not that bad. its honestly funny t…
Read at the sourceChaosButterfly
Several other people say it's generic or poorly made. I honestly really enjoyed this show despite, sure, the plot is a little cliche but it's totally worth it.
There's a lot of idol shows out there and this one is indeed like most of them, but I don't know of any other idol shows where the characters literally just randomly start singing. And that's one of my favorite parts. The songs are actually not that bad, albeit a bit random.
It's the kind of show you need to give a chance. Watching only the first episode definitely won't say much on the show. To enjoy it, you really need to learn to appreciate the characters, or the main ones, since there is quite a few of them.
If you're planning on watching this, you should definitely check it out without giving up because of a few negative…
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I like this story line very much and this anime has been one of my favorites. I like the story line cause it talks about 5 boys who all audition in their school. I like how they develop their trust in each other and get along and have a friendship that they would cherish until their third year. I like how they got through all the problems they had and overcame their problem together. I like their development in each character creating new friendships with others and trusting and knowing in their selves they could do it together. This is just my opinion so you dont have to agree with me if you dont like it I can respect that. I would recommend this to people who like to see idol boy groups (mostly girls cause this is focused to be on the girls liking) and who people who would also like musi…
Read at the sourceGeddon616
So this anime series proves that real life highschool musicals will be below anime versions in every way although it has its flaws its also a good series in many ways.
I liked most of the story although its cheesy but thats what these kind of anime are. If there isnt cheesy lines or cheesy story it would be something different. Following your admired sempai per say is a good beginning and they do create a good story to build it up. I feel that the story flows very naturally although it has its stops to which i give the main character half the blame although i will come to that later. This anime does well in not trying to drag its story out of put something unnecessary that feels like fillers. And since this anime is a musical anime its no doubt that there will be a song in every episode…
Read at the sourceHachimitsu_Drop
This anime is one of the rare few about musicals so it is indeed a good one especially if you are in search for inspiring and refreshing songs. Each character has a song of their own which really (indeed) reflect who they are. The songs are one good thing, so is the characters. One will surely enjoy the different personalities of each characters and how they jive with each other. The 'acts' towards the 'dreams' express themes of 'friendship'. Regarding the art, it is a clean one from its' batch. The story revolving on something we can relate to is a 'hit'. In entirety, Starmyu of High School Star Musical is a show worth watching down to its' 'curtain call'.
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the only enjoyable thing about this show was making fun of it. my friend and i literally came up with a new backstory for the main character because he was so painfully boring and bland. he was like an unseasoned chicken breast-- he was that bad. he wasn't talented!! he sucked!! there was nothing about his character that i liked. he's probably the worst main character i've ever seen in an anime.
the four others in the main group were fine. they were really only defined by one or two things/traits, but they were better than the main character, who i hate with a fiery passion.
the only people i cared about in this series was the rival group. if THEY were the stars i would have loved this show. they were ten times more interesting than the main group, i screamed every time they came on screen…
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After watching all twelve episodes, I find Starmyu highly overrated at its current average score of 7.09. The story and the setting being clichés I wouldn't mind, after all what can one expect from high school slice of life? Even if it is flavoured and we have a music academy instead of a regular school this time - that's really where its specialty starts and ends.
From the very start I've had the feeling that the anime suffers from a bit of an identity crisis: the main cast is supposed to be a bunch of musical students, but pretty much all we ever see them do is practice dance moves and sing. Last I checked, musicals are not operas, they include acting as well, something there's about one and a half attempts at bringing into the show. It's more of idols in training, and that in itself wo…
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When I first saw STARMYU introduced in 2015 I actually thought, "oh? another boys idol anime, name is kind of lame and these characters look a bit generic." Because I usually don't enjoy idol animes as much, although I think they are great to watch just for fun. 2 years later, I found my initial thoughts completely wrong and enjoyed the series so much I watched it twice for the first time.
A lot of people seem to compare this to UtaPri, which can be true at times but I think the overall tone of the anime is drastically different from how UtaPri presents itself. Such as UtaPri capitalizes on nuanced romance and STARMYU is more about pure romantic love for music and performance, also not "idols".
STORY: 7
Throughout the anime, the storyline is pretty straightforward, standard run of the…
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I am a quite big fan of music anime and handsome anime guys so it's a given that I would like this anime.But I don't think you would regret watching this even if only to laugh at the boys' weird dances(and songs) that pop out of nowhere.
Story(7/10)
At first I didn't know what I was getting myself into,I just knew there would be music so that was enough for me.The story isn't all that new and was fairly predictable but it still was entertaining.
The main character,Hoshitani once saw a boy dancing when he was in middle school and it captivated the protagonist so much that he even enrolled at Aoyanagi academy to become an amazing entertainer.He didn't really know much else besides the fact that he could achieve his dream there so when Nayuki tells him about the competition for the star fra…
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Alright, this is my first review and I am only doing it because I felt like this anime hasn't gotten enough attention and I will do anything for that to change.
First off let's make it clear that this series is not AMAZING, not by itself neither for the genres it falls into. But it's not bad either, and I'm seeing it get tons of low ratings in other sites. People aren't even giving it a chance.
Story: 5/10
The story's without a doubt the weakest point of the anime. It's generic, nothing special. A group of 5 failures trying to prove the world that they can actually do things right and thus surprising everyone. That's the main plot, anyway. In the end of the series, tons of things happened that I would never have even imagined. Not like it was a big turn of events anyway.
Art: 6/10
I hon…
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Story: 5/10
Generic. The story involves 5 boys who have auditioned and been put into an idol group within their school and must compete to be placed into the music department. This means they’ll be evaluated on their performance growth to see whether they could make it in the schools official elite musical.
Generally, you would assume this would mean competing against the other groups of performers for a place in the department. While this is true, it’s only to an extent. Ive counted over 20 different groups, and we only saw one group besides our main group ever perform, which they only did twice. This means there is almost ZERO tension when they are ranked as we dont see what any of the other teams did to compare them too! We dont even get to see much of the technical side of rehearsing,…
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The songs were amazing! It's very enjoyable, good story line and overall i recommend it to people who like Utapri or Music. The singing was very good, The voice actors for Tsukigami and Kuga had good voiced when singing the Ootori Countdown!~ Overall i rate it a 10/10. The main points of this anime was probably friendship or working hard to achieve your dreams and goals. It focuses on alot of the Starmyu characters and talks about their past and why they decided to tryout for the star team. There's a lot of competition between team Ootori and team Hiragi, well, that makes it hilarious!
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Ludonarrative dissonance is a pretentious term from 2006 game reviewers that refers to a game's narrative clashing with its gameplay. Having watched "Starmyu", formerly referred to as "High School Star Musical", I believe that this term should be co-opted for things outside of video games, such as animation.
There's a certain point in the final episode where the titular Stardust Team claims that they will host their final performance in an avant-garde way. You see, that's sort of the overarching story of this show. The musical team of our 5 main characters likes to perform in unconventional ways - challenging the standards of their school ensnared with tradition. So while this embracing of the new and unconventional ways totally makes sense within the show's story, it clashes with the ani…
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It is the japanese version of High School Star Musical
Story:
This anime is so enjoyable with simplistic story and conflict. There's episodes that focuses on each characters with their solo performance. Every episode fleshes out the development for each character but they never truly change.
Art:
The art is very common and sometimes it gives out a cool scene but I can't help but look at some deformed character parts. Sound:
Every episode is full of numbers by each of the characters ala High School Musical and even though there's no unique beat and catchiness in it, I love how it gives the characters a personality.
Character:
The characters are common, you have the optimistic center, shy guy, boastful guy, overshadowed-by-his-famous-brother guy, and the side guy. Nevertheless, they a…
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Enter the next coming of UtaPri! Or what it was suppose to be, I think. This one is just another in the singing anime trend that's been going on. Well, with the rise in popularity of the voice actors, I'm not very surprised.
StarMyu is a bit different from UtaPri since there is zero romance (and lots and lots of bromance). Kind of to the point where I think it borders the shounen ai genre, but I like to think of it as guys who are extremely close friends. Yes.
Story: 5/10
The story itself is pretty cliche. It follows that group of failures/ oddballs that are picked up by oddball yet talented senpai and turned into sparkling talents themselves through hardwork and conflict. Pretty standard for animes regarding the entertainment industry. Standard set.
Art: 9/10
The anime is really pret…
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It's an immensely enjoyable ride with this series. It's a relatively simple story, but it's easy to follow and it's a fun watch. The series composition is amazing in that I always feel satisfied after watching because most times it contains drama within the episode and also balances it out with lighthearted moments. It never gets too heavy even while you are emotionally moved by plot developments.
I first decided to try out this series because I saw a composer that I like was doing the soundtrack. Honestly this show wouldn't have attracted me otherwise since I like watching anime with action or romance, so I didn't expect I would come to love this series.
The first episode will definitely catch viewers off guard. But even though you'll often be surprised by the sudden songs it's somethi…
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