TV series

Violinist of Hamelin

1996–1997 · 1 season

A strange, melancholy fantasy journey where music and tragedy mingle, veering between whimsy and darkness with an earnest heart.

Overview: Flute is a young girl living in the small Staccato village of the kingdom of Sforzend, till the day when Queen Horn's barrier is destroyed, and that Flute learns she is the queen's daughter... Now to protect the world from the menacing army of demons, she must travel to the capital with her mysterious childhood friend Hamel, who has still to learn the truth about his own heritage.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, survival, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
survival
fate
music
Places: fantasy world
countryside
road trip
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, drama
Starring: Yuji Ueda, Mayumi Izuka, Koji Tsujitani, Megumi Ogata, Tomoko Kojima, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Mitsuaki Madono, Shigeru Chiba
Length: 1 seasons, 25 episodes, 24 min each
Network: TV Tokyo
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese