Those Snow White Notes English Sub & Dub

About Those Snow White Notes

Meet Those Snow White Notes (ましろのおと), a drama and music anime by Shin-Ei Animation (2021). Here is the premise in a nutshell. In short: Sawamura Matsugorou is a shamisen player of legendary talent. Upon his death, his grandson, Sawamura Setsu, lost his ability to play.

Next up: Having lost his beloved sound, Setsu comes across himself in Tokyo in search of a new sound to love. Tachiki Yuna, who works at a club, hooks him up with a gig to play there as a warm up act. Setsu imbues the sound of his shamisen with his many thoughts and feelings he has of others, still searching for his own sound and his own feelings.

As a drama title, character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. Setsu Sawamura (Nobunaga Shimazaki) and Umeko Sawamura (Takako Honda) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among viewers who prefer story and feelings over flashy action, put it on your list. The run is 12 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Shin-Ei Animation is the studio behind Those Snow White Notes, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The drama focus matters here: character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. At 7.3/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Voice casting, including Nobunaga Shimazaki as Setsu Sawamura, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. It aired in 2021, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.