Audience reviews
16 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Jxbinha
I genuinely don't think Lost Song is an amazing anime, and honestly, I can understand why it ended up being one of those shows that most people barely remember. But the music? THAT is what stayed with me.
There is something about this anime's songs that makes the whole experience feel much bigger than it actually is. And Song of Destruction and Life still being on my playlist after all these years says everything. Some anime you remember because of the animation, some because of the characters… and then there are those where a single song is enough to bring the entire experience back.
The story might not have completely stayed with me, but the soundtrack absolutely did. And honestly? Sometimes that's enough.
Score: 6/10
Read at the sourceNilsou
My note : 10/10 : masterpiece.
It is difficult for me to understand why Lost Song have a so much low notation on MAL. The anime have several flaw, but it is filled with good idea, with good songs and with love. For me, it is sufficient to have a 10/10.
Lost song is, imho, very well writen, with many surprise and switch in the scenario (like in Steins;Gate or Madoka Magica for example) but more importantly every little details in the firsts episodes have a signification or are a metaphor, and after rewatching the anime I realized how well writen it is in its very little details, down to the choice of the title.
It is very surprising because Junpei to Morita (which seems to be a men duo of director) have not done a lot of thing in their career.
Moreover, apart from the writing, it is im…
Read at the sourceEntraya
Let me see,
lost song is a unique experience unlike any other, it is so entirely devoid of any redeeming qualities that watching it becomes disorienting, as if it distorted reality itself it with its badness
it is consistently awful minute to minute, never a dull moment, in fact watching it is like getting your delicate brains repeatedly poked with a porcupine quill, it will make you laugh but its more the kind of mirthless desperate laughter of getting strung up and tickled with a feather in a dark, dark dungeon
it is a show about song, and the singers are bad, and the songs are bad, and the sound design overall is bad and it makes you cringe because you're overly aware that real life people are singing it badly and having to pretend that they're not bad, it doesnt even deserve more ima…
Read at the sourceRespatiih
This is the kind of anime that has no business making so much sense as it made. Beautifully crafted story, made me invested to the main characters. I wanted the villain to fall and I cheered for the main characters to succeed. And the twist is freaking divine. Everything perfectly fits and you could see that they're building towards it from the very beginning.
Though, I think the primary plot itself is nothing special, and dare I say, rather weak towards the end. The ones who needed miracle and salvation the most laid unsaved and without miracle, and this perhaps highlights my own lacking more than the anime, but the ending just...doesn't shake me enough.
If you consider watching it, do it. You won't regret it.
Read at the sourceSRMcQuillan
Upon finishing Lost Song I had a hard time sorting out my thoughts about the show. I honestly could have landed anywhere between a 4 and a 6 on this series, and by this time next week I may have completely changed my mind on that ranking. In the end though - or at least for now - I settled on a 6 because there's clearly a lot of passion behind this show and in its best moments it does shine. In its worst though it is fumbling and almost laughable.
It's always nicer to finish on a high note, so I'll start with where this show falls down. Part of its problem is it suffers from an overabundance of earnestness. The result of this is that its fumbles end up far more noticeable, because they are treated with such drama and seriousness.
Beyond this, the show struggles to really establish any p…
Read at the sourceCatastroprobeme
Lost Song is very cute but also a average anime.
For the first 5 or 6 episodes this show carries itself very well with the lovable main charterer with the cute supporting cast and songs and has a very cheerful story but after the plot twist in episode 6 the show gets very confusing and doesn't explain the change very well and expect you to just adapt to the new change in statues quo.
The plot twist in episode 6 also ruins on of the relationships that a pretty large amount of screen time decanted to it too and try match up the guy with one of the supporting cast which I could see someone drop the series because of that although that really isn't a flaw but it could be handled way better then it was and for anyone invested in that relationship it was pretty annoying but it did make sense o…
Read at the sourceHiutsuri
I was able to predict the ENTIRE show on the opening alone. I didn't get it all right, enough that I was more than a little annoyed.
That being said, it was still fun to watch, and some of the music is great. I rewatched a few episodes just for the music. It is not really all that revolutionary in it's story. Like I said, it's something you could predict, however, it's more creative in it's delivery than many of the stories like it.
I'm not going to go much deeper, but I'll leave you with this, if you have ever felt that music was powerful... there are a few things you will enjoy.
Read at the sourceismichi
This show was handled rather well, especially in hindsight. There were some flubs which made the writing come across poorly if not actually so, but overall it worked with what it was doing.
There will be partial spoilers in my quick summaries for each rating. I'll try to be fairly vague with that stuff tho
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STORY (9)
I feel the story it was aiming for was implemented well through-out and, especially in hindsight, anything that felt off made a lot more sense. But it takes until a major event for this to begin making sense unless you already know about it or are just that good at picking up the subtle hints.
Tho there were some things that didn't work quite so well despite that, such as if something repeats itself then it should never have been so similar as if it were the origin…
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INTRODUCTION:
Lost Song's setting is your typical medieval fantasy world - a huge kingdom, small villages and conflicts between the different countries. The plot revolves around Rin, a young girl who dreams to sing with the orchestra at the capital, and Finis, a naive and charming woman that simply enjoys singing, in times when the menace of war comes closer by the day. What is special about these women is the fact that their singing is magical, as it shows on the first episode, and it quickly becomes a tool to move the plot forwards.
PLOT:
The anime starts well enough: side characters are introduced and some difficulties are overcome. At this stage, it feels just like a generic anime - there are some overused tropes and stereotypes thrown into the mix, which does not improve the exper…
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If there's one thing I have to say about this anime: It's incredibly generic. The music and art is very nice and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it seemed like the anime played way too safe to the point they're not taking any risks.
Story: This part is its weak point. The story felt like those generic original stories you find on Wattpad, Fictionpress or Quotev trying to be the next Disney movie. Because it is. It's very predictable to the point that you can just go in blind and able to make an accurate picture of what's going to happen next, plays way too safe and the context of the story has been done a million times over every media you can imagine. Now, that doesn't mean they screwed up the most generic story a 5 year old can think of, which thankfully they didn't, and I do like to watch…
Read at the sourceNalarueAni
My favorite part about anime is when music, specifically singing, is a main focus. Japanese voice actors work tremendously hard to deliver their lines as realistically as possible, so it's a real treat when I get to hear their characters sing on top of that. That's what I was most excited about when I happened across an anime titled Lost Song on Netflix one day while I was cooking. The narrative told by the synopsis proved to be very intriguing as it described a setting in a fantasy world where two women are blessed by the power of song in a land where war is about to break out. Captivated by the apparent uniqueness of the story, I pressed play without hesitation. Across the twelve-episode journey, I quickly found that the anime wasn't as great as I intended it to be.
Story | 2/10
Lost…
Read at the sourceSweetharuha
When i found this anime, i looked its trailer and i was instantly captivated by it so i decided to watch it. And it was a good choice! I loved the art style and the story in this anime a lot. It was different in story wise that i usually watch but i found it enjoyable and interesting.
About mid-way they put in a plot twist that was best i have seen so far and it just made me want to watch this to the end.
There was little confusion in the last few episodes that could have been put a little better but still the story was clear and the ending was kinda sad but hopeful.
I love this anime and i will rewatch it defo.
Read at the sourceMelissaRaid
This is a spoiler-free review!
Lost Song has to be one of the best anime I have watched in a long while. It started off slow and, unfortunately, I dropped it in the middle of the third episode. I did, however, decide to pick it up the day before the final episode aired and I'm glad that I went back to it.
First off, as I said, the anime started off slow. If you're thinking of watching it, hang in there until episode 7. If you finish 7 and still think it's not worth your time, then go ahead and drop it. With episodes 7 and 8 your understanding of how things were happening is turned on its head. For that alone I loved it and, in the end, I decided to give the story a 10. It's not super unique, but unique enough that I think it stands out and I highly recommend it, even to people who aren'…
Read at the sourceLegendAqua
Konomi Suzuki and Yukari Tamura singing a duet together? LA is in!
LA saw Lost Song well the first half of the anime as a rather predictable music fantasy anime with all the cliches down pat, but the later half...well it was ambitious to say the least and that ambitiousness both confused and kept LA interested for the long haul as well as somewhat redeemed the cliched beginnings, key word being "somewhat".
Spoilers Ahead!
So the first half of the anime has MANY of the cliches in a typical fantasy medieval setting just with the twist that "songs" are incorporated into the fantasy setting, characters being cliched to all hell and back and seeing plot twists coming from a mile away. The plot was projected right down the step it had to be taken to say the least but this wasn't helped but th…
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Lost Song is by no means a revolutionary anime that's going to change the game forever. That doesn't mean that it isn't still unique and surprisingly enjoyable. In fact, I would say it's that surprise itself that lends a hand to my enjoyment of the series overall.
I went into Lost Song with low expectations, given from the first few episodes it seems to be a standard fantasy era war show without any interesting gimmick that made it stand out. Only reason I kept with it was because I watched with a friend and we wanted to predict what would happen.
Predicting what will happen in Lost Song is a feat that proves much more difficult than you would expect. As I said, it was the surprise of how much we couldn't predict what would happen that made it so enjoyable. Partway through, the series pu…
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Lost Song is like a fantasy game from the 16-bit (SNES) era. You have abilities, you suffer a tragedy, you have an adventure, and you realize that there is more, much more to the world than you've ever imagined. It reminded me of Terranigma, but with more singing.
If you're looking for a fantasy/medieval anime and you got burned badly by Grancrest, I highly recommend Lost Song. It doesn't try to shove 10 volumes into 24 episodes (which is more like 4 volumes and change if you value quality, and A-1 or the production committee clearly didn't), there is believability in the plot and characters as a result, and the thematic elements give the story a clear direction, but allow for the plot to take a sudden turn. Plus, there are bards. You can't have a proper fantasy/medieval anime without a b…
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