A melancholy musician rediscovers his passion when an earnest singer's voice intimately changes his world.
Intimate. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Crunchyroll.
No surprises for a TV-14: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Ritsuka’s lost his spark for music—until he hears Mafuyu sing. One voice pulls him back in, and suddenly, everything starts to change between them.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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