Audience reviews
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Shadesukz
Intro:
Following a group of overzealous singers who heal people via the power of their voice, each episode focuses on typical CGDCT antics, improving their abilities, and learning when they should(n’t) use them, slowly becoming decorated practitioners.
Animation: 15/20
Characters are dynamic and expressive, with a decent level of quality. The set pieces aren’t numerous or stunning, but everything works for what it’s trying to achieve. The character designs are cute in a simple way, and while none have instantly recognizable silhouettes, some outfits, particularly their clerical clothing, stand out.
Story: 10/20
Being a CGDCT anime, you’d be setting yourself up to fail by expecting a rich narrative. That said, the girls do grow well throughout the show and occasionally show surprising dep…
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Personal Opinion
You don’t really see anime musicals like this coming out of Japan that often.
I really liked the concept
it kinda feels like they took elements of music therapy and Transfer them down into something more approachable.
That said, the trade-off is that the story plays out pretty flat.
and the Character Dev a little bit Static but it Okay
Thankfully, the musical numbers help carry it.
The obstacles the characters face felt a bit too weak though. Visually? There were some rough spots scene,
but overall it looked decent.
In the end, it’s a chill watch and pretty fun.
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I stinkin love anime, y'all! I love it so stinkin much! I love discovering new shows, good and bad. Trying something out because SOMETHING speaks to me at a first glance. Even if it doesn't turn out great, its fun to just discover and experience new things. And when you're actively searching new shows from years past instead of just following along with whats current and trendy like everyone else, you end up finding some truly magical shows that you'll never forget. LIKE THIS ONE, FOR EXAMPLE!
There's no shortage of idol anime, we all know that. But there aren't really a whole lot of anime musicals. This one treads the line between musical and music show, and I truly can't think of any other anime like it. ITS SO. STINKIN. GOOD. The animation is to DIE for! Its so stinkin bright and color…
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Healer Girl made me smile, and that's more than enough of an endorsement as far as I'm concerned. A show that takes on the genre of musical theater in a serious way, it has just enough depth to keep it from being entirely light and fluffy, though it yearns to find its full voice.
You will know if you want to go through the rest of the show by the time the opening on Episode 1 ends. The theme of this show is right there in the title, "healing", which is also representative of its specific anime subgenre, Iyashikei. Not only does the story revolve around the healing power of music, it's meant to make you feel good above everything else. This does unfortunately mean that it holds back on dramatic and powerful exploration of its mixed medical-magical setting.
Being neither a comedy nor a dra…
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Healer girl is halfway between a music/idol anime and a magical girl medical serial. Bottom line: it's quite good! The singers harmonize well and the instrumentation is meant to be emotive and at times tearjerky, but you're not going to find a whole lot of straight bangers on the level of Zombieland Saga Revenge (S2). It is nonetheless a pleasant entry in the genre of music anime.
Story (6/10): The premise is fairly simple. There is a semi-magical branch of medicine that can be done with singing, and each of the episodes revolves around the main characters (healers in training) helping people, including each other, with their songs and learning more about music and themselves. Most of the episodes follow the "someone needs healing but standard medical treatment isn't available" pattern [e…
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Well, that finale sure did sneak up on me. Maybe that's my fault for not double-checking how many episodes this season would have, but in my defense, it's a bold move to have your final episode involve splitting up the central cast and sending one of them to the other side of the ocean. That's something you usually have to spend at least two episodes on! That surprise may also be why I'm kind of split on this final episode.
On the one hand, it does a pretty solid job of wrapping things up in a way that feels satisfying without precluding the possibility of a continuation. There's no sequel baiting, because Healer Girl isn't a show about plot to begin with, but it's clear that while our Healer trio have hit a significant milestone in their journey, there's still plenty more left for them a…
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I am so happy that i was able to stumble upon this anime since the first episode i was hooked, i have never in my life find an anime that made me want to cry at every single episode cause of how amazing the songs and the melodies were, its truly an amazing anime and the songs are just so soothing and so kind of like angelic since ive watched alot of animes where people sing or play instruments i have never felt this with any other anime except this anime this anime was truly one of a kind and i wish there was a season 2 just cause i would want to keep listening to them sing and produce such amazing music that moved my heart.
it always makes me wonder what other incredible songs and music did the singers do and look at what the producer has done before cause it was just so surprising to fin…
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Don't think I've ever bothered to review an anime in the decade I've spent on this site. Healer Girl was so enjoyable I felt it was time to finally break that streak.
It found a great way to blend the mundane with the majestic. The table stakes aren't saving the world here, they're saving your neighbor or family friend with the power of the Healer songs. Still Healer Girl does a great job of drawing you in as you become attached to the characters and their journey to grow and improve.
The music and art were definitely my favorite parts of this show as the characters singing conjures up beautiful landscapes visualizations of their songs healing power.
It gets off to a bit of a slow start but after a few episodes I was hooked. This is on pace to probably be my anime of the year.
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Disney Pseudoscience.
Healer Girl is a fun, slice-of-life, moé shows about three high schoolers pursuing a medical career by becoming “Healers”, doctors(?) who can heal people using only the power of their singing voice.
Well-animated and very colourful, there's a lot to like about this anime. The core three apprentices Kana, Reimi and Hibiki have excellent character chemistry from beginning to end and their interactions are both charming and amusing. The fourth poster healer Sonia who is Kana's more experienced healer classmate is very underutilised which is probably for the best because, in all honesty, her presence can get a bit insufferable.
The singing is notable because it’s not just tied to their jobs as healers. The three of them can just burst into song over literally anythin…
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It’s a solid slice of life anime. Easy to enjoy given the easygoing tone, wholesome themes, and some character that carves out a niche for itself within the genre.
Note that if you hate musicals (for some reason) you may have a tough time getting into this one. This is a musical through and through, with at least one musical number in every episode. How well they connect to the story varies, but I think they do a good job with it for the most part.
The songs are performed well and the visuals have a little more flair than you’d expect given how the rest of the show looks. That isn’t to say that this show looks bad, but it’s in a bit of a different style that may look cheap compared to higher budget anime.
If you like slice of life shows, I’d say give a couple episodes a shot. You can te…
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One thing I really love about anime is that in Japan, pretty much anything goes. People could make anime and manga for pretty much anything, from simple, slice-of-life stories with little to no conflict, or they can go balls to the wall wild and come up with the absolute craziest premises you can think of, and Japan would have no problem putting them on TV. I mean, where else can you find an anime about a general from imperial China being reincarnated into modern day Japan and helping a girl pursue a music career? Or a show about a bunch of buff dudes using sentient monsters named after famous songs and bands to fight each other across generations and family trees? Or about a guy who fights crime while his head is literally a chainsaw? Or a show about a spy, an assassin, and a mind-reading…
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Healer Girl is a show with an interesting premise that doesn't do nearly enough to capitalize on its unique premise, leading to a fine, but otherwise forgettable Slice of Life/CGDCT show.
The initial premise of songs having these fantastical properties to heal would make for a wonderfully original show, and yet the girls hardly do any healing outside of a handful of episodes. The majority of the runtime is spent doing typical CGDCT stuff like school festivals or summer vacation stuff. i.e. going through the motions without doing anything special. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but when you're me and you've watched a ton of the stuff, it all ends up blending together and the one thing that would have otherwise made this show stand out just doesn't do enough.
So, what? The gi…
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It's been so long since I last smiled while watching every episode of an anime. And to think this was the anime that made me do that... I'm smiling again just thinking about it.
Now, before I review this anime, because I am 100% sure that a lot of people skipped this series and wrote it off as "generic moe sol anime but with healing", I just wanna say that technically you're not wrong for thinking that. What I'm trying to say is that this anime is not for everyone. If you hate music anime, then this isn't for you. If you hate female protagonists then this also isn't for you. Are you still here reading my review? Good. Now let's start breaking down why I think this is the Best Anime this season (and possibly the Best Anime this year).
First, is the plot. It's not the strongest plot out the…
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I hated everything about this show, from the first minute of this show I already hated it. There will be spoilers for a few things so bare that in mind and everything I write about will be extremely personal and subjective as to why I hate it. If I wanted to go into extreme detail, outlining everything I disliked about it would be to long and take to much time but I will go over a few things.
Firstly I hate the interactions of every character. Every interaction between them feel superficial and bland. An example, in the last episode when the red hair girl goes to America her friends get worried because she is not messaging them and then they go to America to visit with a dumb music montage and low and behold her phone is dead and other is out of range and she has this wow omg what a surpr…
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While idol shows are extremely popular, we haven’t got many, if any musical anime. This makes Healer Girl one of the most unique shows I have seen in a very long time as well as one of the most enjoyable. An absolutely lovely hidden gem of Spring 2022.
Musicals are not something I’m usually into. I normally find the random breaks into musical numbers to be cringe and uncomfortable to watch, so for a show to make me love that really speaks volumes to the writing. Unlike live action musicals, Healer Girl actually takes a pretty intuitive approach to incorporate the acts into the show. Instead of the girls just randomly breaking out singing ala High School Musical, music is used to heal people in this world. In addition to regular medical personnel, so called Healer Girls are brought along t…
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"Kind-hearted, powerful songs heal the world. These are beautiful miracles sung by humanity."
And thus, the marriage of musicals and humanity exist to help heal people, an absurd idea that just surprisingly works wonders all on its own to create its own masterpiece niche, directed by the same person whom brought you Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I can hear you say: "That almost sounds like an overkill."
This is the core tagline of this show, and truthfully, I have a head-aching dilemma when it comes to shows like these. You see, it's easy to watch seasonal anime with the usual predictable Isekai shticks and some other genre copy-paste shenanigans, so much so that it's easy as balls to write reviews for it like a robot from start to finish. But when it comes to unique shows like Heale…
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