Please be mindful that season two, covering episode 14 to 26 will be airing in fall 2009, so don’t expect any form of closure to the story just yet. In part due to its unclear way of portraying its characters and where they are heading.
I had to do a quick re-watch of the series before mustering enough courage to write this review. But perhaps due to over emphasizing on the songs, the BGM turned out to be rather lackluster (budget problem?). Otaku should instantly recognize names such as Nana Mizuki or Aya Hirano, both have singing capabilities rivaling the top notch professionals. After all, the story does heavily center on songs, thus it is only appropriate to get the most talented seiyu to do the job. With award winning seiyu performing the OP and various insert songs in between, White Album has at least one exceptional selling point it can brag about. These inner thoughts often reflect the ambiguity the protagonist has with his feelings and situation. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the show is viewers get to “read” the inner thoughts of the protagonist, rather than the traditional way of making the character goes into a long and boring monologue. The producers also have a knack in bringing out the characters’ subtle emotions: they don’t have to say anything about their feelings, their facial expressions speak for themselves, and this series has been really good at throwing these feelings all over the place. Simply put, the production crew of White Album did their job skillfully and flawlessly. In addition to the regular animation, often times the viewers will see characters in their caricatures (distorted or exaggerated), other times a scene may be presented with pastel-like animation. All the while the protagonist is trying to fight temptation, worrying about his father, completing his university degree, and keeping himself sane amidst these chaos.įor a studio that is not particularly well known for high quality animation, Seven Arcs did a wonderful job in producing this series. Others want to make sure the protagonist remain faithful and loyal to his girlfriend, thus they began to have plans of their own. Some wanted him to forget his girlfriend by allowing themselves as replacement. Girls from various age groups, some he knew from the past, others he met along the way all started to barge into his life. He was forced to distance himself from her by the music company and that is when his nightmare begins. The story revolves around our protagonist whose life got turned upside down when his girlfriend became a famous national idol. However, there is one well made French kissing scene in a car. White Album is not ecchi and/or sexually oriented, period.
While White Album is technically a harem anime, viewers will be disappointed if they are looking for immature ecchi scenes, for instance boobie grabbing. Little things that may seem trivial at first can come back to haunt the viewers, so make sure to pay 110% attention! White Album is the type of show that likes to tell the story as indirectly as possible to the viewers. More often than not, people simply turn their head and walk awayįrom the show because people just do not get it.
There is, however, often grief and suffering caused by various circumstances and misunderstandings. There is often no clear distinction from right or wrong, good or evil. White Album often presents viewers with these muddy views of reality. *An underrated series with plenty of potential for its second season.*Ī year where cassette tapes still dominates in the media industry.Ī year where cell phone, the size of a brick, has just emerged in the market.Ī year where the story of White Album takes place. While it may seem exciting to watch your girlfriend on television, how does Touya really feel about all this? Between the challenges associated with Yuki's career and other people that Touya meets at his university, their relationship may not last…
The idol industry is surprisingly cutthroat, and rival singers have their eyes on Yuki. This should be a good thing, but not everyone is happy about the attention she receives from the media and from Rina. Even though she's not yet as popular as experienced veteran Rina Ogata, Yuki is turning heads and landing interviews on television. He is also concerned about the amount of time he has to spend with Yuki Morikawa, or rather, the lack of it.īeing an up and coming idol singer, Yuki has concerns of her own. Touya Fujii is a normal college student with normal worries-namely balancing his classes and his job he works to pay for school. Can a relationship between a regular college student and an idol singer survive? That is the question that White Album tries to answer.