sakura – Anime Review Senpai

It’s just, when I see you carrying that burden and going on about everything the way you do……somehow…. I just hurt.

Holy crappppppp, I can’t believe I just finished the final episodes of Naruto Shippuden. I was only about 3 years late of the hype-train lol. The fight between Naruto and Sasuke was no doubt one of the most anticipated fights in the history of anime. But somehow, I was too busy with my university life and final year exams. Unacceptable excuse, I know, I’m sorryyyyyyyy. Well, better late than never right?

A LOT has happened in Naruto Shippuden over the past 10 years and my God it’s hard to remember everything. With the 4th great Ninja War set in motion, all hell breaks loose as fake Madara aka Obito (Ohhhh spoilers, gottem) declares he’s ganna put the ninja world under the infinite tsukoyomi. Sounds pretty good to me lol. This is almost like a rip off from the Matrix but this time we have anime titties. We ain’t even mad lol.

Narutoooooo!!!! Sasukeeeee!!!! The biggest mystery of the century has been revealed that Tobi was Obito Uchiha. Gasp! OMG who would have guessed that rearranging a couple of letters in the name could deceive everyone. You got us good Kishimoto you sly fox. And yeah, it turns out that Black Zetsu was Kaguya’s will that started the whole ninja era just to satisfy his mommy complex. Cool story bro, many great ninjas died because of your mommy issues. BAKA!

After all that drama was sealed up and sent to the moon, we get to the REAL battle. OH YES people, the real OG battle between the Sage of 6th Path Naruto and Rinnegan Sasuke. Where’s a better place to settle this fight than the Valley of the End? Literally anywhere tbh, you’ll end up destroying shit anyway lol.

We start off with a few chit chats and then boom! Naruto and Sasuke both start coming at each other, no homo. We see some hardcore taijutsu which was dope and Naruto was about to make some shadow clones to put Sasuke and his bitch ass down but got intercepted. He tries again and intercepted. He tries agai- INTERCEPTED. Naruto was pissed to say nonetheless because he couldn’t unleash his signature technique.

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Naruto gets kicked off a cliff giving him the chance to make his shadow clones. Sasuke has mad development with his Rinnnegan and Mangekyo Sharingan, combining the two Dojutsu’s to make Inferno Style: Honoikazuchi Jutsu bullshit to pull Naruto and his clones towards him and stab him with black flames. Now anyone would have died instantly, but thanks to Naruto’s shield plot he was saved lol.

We see some more insane shit like Naruto Asura Kurama Mode and Sasuke’s Indra Susanoo. They take off into the air and Sasuke unleashes his ultimate attack, Indra’s Arrow. But our man Kurama has got Naruto’s back and he was infusing Nature’s Energy for Naruto. Once Naruto received the whole shebang of energy, he could make his Six Paths: Ultra Big Ball Rasenshuriken to hurl at Indra’s Arrow.

Boom. They both feel to the ground with dismal chakra left. And this is where it gets emotion. They have a slugfest with each other in silence. This was the perfect way to sum up the final rivalry battle. The emotional impact it had was significant and signifies the unspoken bond they have with each other throughout their childhood.

In the end they both dish out their signature move, Rasengan and Chidori. In the process, they both loose an arm each. They are both lying on the ground but their blood are now connected to each other. Naruto has succeeded with winning his friend back to the village at long last. Man it really took Sasuke a hell of a long time to finally understand.

Naruto doesn’t become the Hokage right away but has to go back to school lol. But in the end Naruto and Hinata gets married. Hell yessssssss! But i really wanted to see the wedding tbh because they spent like 10 episodes buildig up to it but never really gave us anything meaningful to watch lol. But tbh it was a great anime that everyone grew up with, and there is no need to be sad because the story continues with the Boruto series!

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Music speaks louder than words.

Lies are generally frowned upon within our modern day society. No matter how big or small a lie is still a lie. Your Lie in April revolves around a hugeeeeee lie that will leave you heartbroken and possibly bedridden for the next month contemplating your very own existence and life choices. Oh yeah, this shit was sad. This anime is the very definition of YOLO combined with the elegant classical masterpieces that will leave you in awe.

This anime revolves around a piano prodigy, Kōsei Arima. People call him the Human Metronome for his incredible accuracy but I call him an absolute beast. He’s won so many competitions that his trophy cabinet is overfilled to the point where it’s about to topple over. Ever since his mother passed away, Kōsei loses his ability to hear the sound of music he’s playing. Its described as sinking into a sea of black abyss that was very dense and heavy. Nothing was wrong with his hearing, but however, the kid was mentally and emotionally scarred.

Losing all hope in his ability, Kōsei forgets about the piano and moves on with his now monochrome life. It has been 4 years since he has touched his piano and that shit was probably a nest for spiders now. One day, Kosei was hanging out with his friends in a local park and suddenly hears something incredibly beautiful. As he turned to face the sakura blossoms floating in the air he was bewitched by the sight of our waifu Kaori Miyazono.

Kaori is fun, free-spirited violinist with a music style that somewhat reflects her quirky upbeat personality. Her rebellious tendencies to not stick to the score captures the heart of the audience but is disliked by many judges and critics. She is keen in helping the prodigy get back on his feet again. She feels sorry for him and wants to see a new side of him, unlike his usual tempo-manic style. However, like all anime, Kaori decides to go out with Kosei’s best friend, Watari. I don’t blame her, he was the captain of the soccer team and pretty much the whole package. This was the FIRST LIE.

What good would a love anime be without a couple of love triangles here and there? We’ve got the childhood friend Tsubaki who has been in love with Kosei since they were young. Kosei’s inspiration for playing so well in his first competition was the death of Tsubaki’s grandmother. He just wanted to cheer her up but instead ends up making her moist.

You’re probably thinking, where is the actual lie in all of this? Well just wait a bit longer and all shall be revealed. Kaori somehow manages to convince Kōsei to perform with her on stage. And suddenly out of nowhere she collapses after an amazing performance. Her SECOND LIE was that she’s anaemic and has been ever since she was little. Her disease was Friedreich’s Ataxia. To put it simply, her nervous system was breaking down causing damage with her muscles, speech and ultimately leading to a heart disease.

Despite that, she soldiers on after being discharged and invites Kōsei to another music event. But hello, she faints again at the event. 10/10 for effort though. Poor Kaori losing hope and giving up on life. Kōsei had to soldier on and played a duet with Nagi Aiza. After hearing the duet, Kaori was balling her eyes out and decides to undergo the risky surgery in hope of being able to play next Kōsei again.

Push comes to shove Kōsei musters up the courage and a pair of balls to enter the Eastern Japan Piano Competition. Looking around for Kaori in the crowd, she was sitting there in the back row smiling. Kosei realizes that this was actually her spirit and that her surgery was unsuccessful. The sorrow from each key was projected to the crowd allowing them to connect the Kōsei’s emotions from the bottom of his heart. Oh, and when you hear him say “Sanoyara“, you better get that box of tissues ready.

Not only can you witness the PSYCHO childhood upbringing of the metronome prodigy but you can also experience the people he inspired throughout his journey. With the beautiful sakura blossom transitions into fall, this anime will seriously leave a good impression and a long-lasting nostalgia. The friendship formed between the 4 was no doubt beautiful. Arima’s dependancy towards Tsubaki and but mainly Kaori was the most tragic love story since Romeo and Juliet. The letter symbolising the acceptance of his feelings, but also trying to help him move on with his life as Kaori thought Kōsei didn’t see her as a true lover but more of a musical partner.

Kaori declaring her love for Watanabe for everyone to know was the “Your Lie in April”. Remember the first lie I talked about? Well, at Kaori’s funeral, her parents handed a handwritten letter to Kōsei. We find out that Kaori was in love with Kōsei the entire time!!!!! She was only using Watari to get closer to Kosei without hurting Tsubaki’s feelings. Not all is bad, 2nd waifu is still alive and she confessed to Kōsei and promised to stay by his side for the rest of his life.