TV series

The Piano Forest

2018–2019 · 2 seasons

A gentle, sincere coming-of-age story where quiet practice sessions and rivalries build tender emotional crescendos.

Overview: A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Music, friendship, coming-of-age, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
friendship
coming-of-age
identity
class
Places: small town
school
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild