Piano no Mori English Sub & Dub

About Piano no Mori

Meet Piano no Mori (ピアノの森), an adventure, comedy and drama anime by MADHOUSE (2007). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: Amamiya Shuuhei moves from Tokyo to the country side due to his grandmother's bad health. His father is a famous pianist and Shuuhei has taken strict piano lessons since he was very young, aspiring to follow in his footsteps.

Soon after, in school, he is teased by his classmates and is dared to play the piano in the forest. This piano is said to be cursed: if you play it, no sound will come. After school, Ichinose Kai, a boy in the same class, takes Shuuhei to the forest.

In an adventure series like this, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Voice work is led by Ryuunosuke Kamiki as Shuuhei Amamiya and Aya Ueto as Kai Ichinose. If you count yourself among anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling, put it on your list. The run is 1 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

MADHOUSE is the studio behind Piano no Mori, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Within the adventure category, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. At 7.3/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Ryuunosuke Kamiki voicing Shuuhei Amamiya gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2007, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.