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Review: SING “YESTERDAY” FOR ME - The Painful Labyrinth of Unrequited Love [ENG-ESP]@jessuses1381343d
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  1. Sing "Yesterday" for Me || The Selfish and Selfless Love@ridgette506d

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    Konnichiwa minna-san! Have you been in love before? Was it requited or one-sided? Well even if we did experienced it, no one really knows what love is really, but we all have different perceptions of what it is. You're probably curious why I'm spouting this love thingy and it's all thanks to the anime I finished watching yesterday. This was the first time that my agitation level had reached the ceiling of my tolerance. I was really frustrated throughout the time I was watching it, so I'm sharing it now to lessen the frustrations I'm feeling.

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    It's frustrating that they're all fools in terms of chasing the person they loved or thought they loved. Love is such a vague thing, and often it is interpreted and misinterpreted in various ways. They say it's not love if it doesn't hurt, which I strangely can relate to because the more that person has value to you, the more it'll be difficult to let go of that person even though you're already hurting greatly. It's funny how we all can be fools if we truly love someone. We often abandon our rationality just to accommodate the emotions we thought would last. But does it? Enough of my love rambling, be with me as I share the story of people who became fools for love in Sing "Yesterday" for Me.


    About the Anime

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    Sing "Yesterday" for Me (Sing Yesterday wo Utatte) is a 12-episode seinen anime that premiered in the spring of 2020. It aired from April 5, 2020, to June 21, 2020. This drama-romance anime series was an adaptation of a completed manga written and illustrated by Kei Toume, and when it was adapted into anime it was animated by Doga Kobo. It's a mature romance so it definitely had an adult cast and also the frustrating love polygon. Since it has adult casts in it and you really need to expect that they'll tackle a lot of their own opinions about life and love. So if you aren't into love and philosophical thoughts then better steer clear.

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    After graduating college, Rikuo Uozumi sees no motivation to pursue a particular career, so instead of looking for a stable job, he works part-time at a convenience store. He was already content with working to make ends meet when something—someone came. His humdrum routine was interrupted when a cheerful yet odd Haru Nonaka made frequent visits to the convenience store, and to top it up he also discovered that his college friend and crush, Shinako Morinome was back in town. He still has feelings for her and he intends to make that thing work out. However, upon confessing he was unfortunately rejected.

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    Little did he know, the reason why Shinako rejected him was something that stemmed from her personal battle. She is still stuck with the memories of the first man she loved, and with her still enchained with her past, she can't just accept his feelings yet. After that, he slowly drifted away from her, and later on, he finds himself getting used to Haru's presence. But unrequited feelings don't immediately go away, and one day he finds himself coming back to her. Can she finally let go of the past that keeps on haunting her? What of his budding connection with Haru—will it end like it never happened?

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    I don't how I would react to how it ended. The first part of the anime felt like it was too long, but as I got near its end, it felt too short. For me, the plot was something that I don't often encounter in anime I've usually watched. It isn't a love triangle, but it's as frustrating as it is. The first episode immediately gave me the tension, and I really thought it would be just another typical love triangle, with the second choice being left out. But I'm wrong because it turns out there's a fourth man, and I think that motivated me to stay because as long he's there, there'll be a chance for my ship to sail.

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    I thought I sided with a hopeless ship, but thankfully it's not. I'm really impatient and fuming while watching each episode because the progress of their relationship was extremely slow plus the main lead was extremely unlikable. I hate how indecisive and weak-willed he used to be. There are a lot of times that he's been a real jerk, but strangely seeing him that way felt real like. I don't wanna generalize, but most men do act like—I mean it's your greatest crush, why would you care if you'll end up being insensitive to the girl who likes you? You don't even love her, you just like her presence and the assurance that she's always there when you need her—arrghhhh just seeing her being treated that way turned my mood sour.

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    Anyway, enough with my rants for ML, what makes this anime interesting and hooking is how relatable the characters are. I'm glad their conflict isn't just solely about their romantic relationships. I like how they highlighted the fact that problems in relationships just don't stem out of whim or nowhere. It definitely has a deeper reason, and reasons like that usually take time to upcome. Also, the dialogue is enjoyable to read because, like the characters, they too are relatable. There's just that certain charm whenever I read the inner thoughts of the characters, and it makes me feel like I'm with them. Also, I like how each episode showed different POVs because I know that how we see their situation will really differ once we are viewing it in their own POV.

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    As for its art style, honestly I didn't pay much attention to it. I was more immersed in their plot and dialogue, so I kinda overlooked it for almost my entire viewing experience. Anyway, it looks decent—the character design just fits well with the story so I have no qualms about it. So as the animation, it's also nice enough to portray the emotions—from happiness, shock, sadness, melancholy, and many more emotions—that the characters wanted to portray. The background art also captured well the mood of the scenes—especially that cherry blossom part, it's really beautiful and somehow melancholic. Lastly, its soundtrack was decent though forgettable for me. The ending songs didn't attract me, but anyway, they're good to end the mostly frustrating episodes—a mellow tune to calm my ranging emotions after watching an emotional rollercoaster.

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    Overall, my rating for this anime series is 8/10. This one is probably one of the most relatable series for anyone who struggles with moving on or feeling stuck with one's life. Whether you lost someone you loved, or you're facing one-sided feelings towards a special one the struggle is really there. The way it's portrayed in a relatable manner somehow compensates for some noticeable flaws of this anime. So if you're up for a mature romance anime with lots of drama and intriguing characters and dialogue, then this review is probably a sign for you to check out Sing "Yesterday" for Me.

    Before I end this review, I'll share with you its trailer, so—

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    Have you watched this anime before? Or is this your first time hearing about it? If you have comments about this anime feel free to share it. That's all for now, minna-san! I hope you enjoyed reading my review.  

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    Arigatou and tanoshinde ne~


    The pictures that didn't have source were screenshots from the anime while the last picture was edited in Canva.

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  2. Yesterday Wo Utatte@kraken992062d

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    Yesterday wo uttate “sing yesterday for me” en mi opinión es uno de los mejores animes de esta temporada y como muchos de los buenos animes, tiene un pésimo final. Bueno quizás exagero al decir que es pésimo sin embargo, el final no está a la altura de lo que, vuelvo a repetir es un gran anime. Cabe mencionar que el manga tiene un final diferente al que vemos en la serie.

    Algunos datos de Yesterday wo uttate

    El manga está escrito y dibujado por Kei Tome quien es una mangaka japonesa graduada de arte de la Universidad De Tama y en su haber tiene más de una docena de mangas publicados. La publicación del manga tiene una larga fecha de publicación, pues desde 1995 que se publicó el primer volumen y se mantuvo en emisión hasta el año 2015, teniendo esto en cuenta se creería que el manga cuenta con un gran volumen de capítulos, no obstante la larga fecha en la que se mantuvo en emisión se debe a la forma irregular de las publicaciones de los volúmenes; uno casi cada dos años.

    Quizás a esta particular forma de publicación de los mangas es que la autora tuvo el tiempo para desarrollarlo a su manera, dándole la forma y el sentido que ella quería.

    Desde el principio el anime suele llamar la atención al presentar a un protagonista pesado, corriente y que no espera nada en la vida, que solo ve pasar sus días sin ningún sentido; parece no tener metas en su vida. Tiene un empleo mediocre de medio tiempo al que asiste de mala gana, con el que apenas le alcanza para vivir

    Yesterday wo uttate nos muestra un complejo (bueno no tanto) triángulo amoroso (o cuarteto) en el que se ven envueltos una pareja de amigos de la universidad, una extravagante chica de secundaria, y el hermano del difunto prometido de la amiga de la universidad. Entrando en un poco más de detalles los protagonistas del anime son:

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    Rikou Ouzumi: es de quien ya había mencionado hace un par de párrafos es un buen muchacho al final de todo aunque no sepa que rayos va a hacer con su vida, ya se ha graduado de la universidad, sin embargo no ha buscado un trabajo decente, está cómodo con su empleo de medio tiempo en una tienda de conveniencia, tiene como pasatiempo la fotografía (como yo XD). Rikou es un total pesimista. Es el tipo de persona que todo le molesta, siente como si la sociedad lo hubiese excluido, es de esos que desprenden un aurea sombría o triste, como ya dije es un buen muchacho.

    Como si fuera poco sigue enamorado de su ex compañera de la universidad, quien si ha decidido y enfocado en buscar un empleo decente, y para cuando se vuelven a encontrar lo envía por el largo, amargo, penoso camino de la “Friendzone” (camino que nunca he conocido por cierto).

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    Shinako Morinome: Es el “Crush” de Rikou, ella es profesora en una escuela, se ha aplicado en su trabajo puesto que ha distinguido en el, le gusta irse de parranda con los colegas de la escuela y “batea” sin pesar a Ouzumi cuando este se le declara.

    Aunque la maestra ha tenido un éxito profesional, carga con sentimientos del pasado, pues su antiguo “novio” (pues él en algunas ocasiones mientras estaba en cama corría a Shinako), esta situación no le ha permitido abrirse a tener nuevas parejas, mucho menos a Rikuo.

    Rou Hayakawa: Este es el hermano menor del exnovio de Shinako, personalmente es el tipo de personajes que suelo detestar, es un muchacho infantil, mimado, egocéntrico, que piensa que todo se merece.

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    Está enamorado de Shinako y quiere conquistarla, no obstante ella solo lo ve como un hermano menor a quien aprecia por el amor que le tenía a su hermano. Rou detesta que sea comparado con su difunto hermano y ha hecho lo posible para que Shinako lo vea como un “hombre”.

    Haru Nonaka: Y por último pero no menos importante, Haru, quien se me hace la mejor personaje del anime y creo que faltó darle un poco más de protagonismo, ella como es de suponer está enamorada de Rikou, a quien conoció de casualidad un día cualquiera y quedó flechada por su belleza XD.

    La extravagante Nonaka tiene por mascota un cuervo, que tiene una pata rota o algo así, tiene al animal domesticado y amaestrado camina con él a todas partes, trabaja en un bar nocturno y fue expulsada de la escuela por Shinako, al descubrir que tenía ese empleo. Extraña costumbre que tienen en las escuelas japonesas al no permitir a los estudiantes tener un trabajo.

    Es de los personajes que más hacen sufrir en el anime, pues al enamorarse de un tipo que por poco es un hikikomori, que está enamorado de su ex compañera, no le va a prestar mucha atención a la buena de Haru. Como sea Haru es un personaje entrañable porque no decirlo y aunque Rikou no tiene la obligación de corresponder al amor de Haru es la que en buena medida saldrá más perjudicada en el cuarteto amoroso.

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    En cuanto a la animación tengo que decir que es muy buena tiene alguno toques retros a de los noventas, diría yo, tiene una gama de colores bastante adecuada a cada situación, con fondos o paisajes que son un deleite en lo visual.

    Su banda sonora creo que está de acuerdo a lo que se muestra en el anime, bastante suave y relajante en ocasiones. Para finalizar Yesterday wo uttate es una buena historia, algo diferente a lo que normalmente se ve en el anime, tiene algunos fallos en la historia y en las decisiones de los personajes, te muestra quizás un poco de lo complicado que termina siendo el sueño que todos teníamos de pequeños, crecer. Además de invitarte a pensar y dejar soltar el pasado.

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