Carole & Tuesday

Carole & Tuesday does a great job getting you to care about all of its characters and feel genuine concern when things don't go their way. Throughout the anime's run, I was genuinely invested in where the characters were going to end up, how they would make it through road blocks, and felt disheartened when things didn't go their way.

This anime tackles some subject matter that I can't say I've seen in others, which makes it stand out as very modern. While I applaud Carole & Tuesday for even attempting to breach these topics, I feel like its ambition got in the way of it being able to reach a meaningful conclusion. Things like immigration, government corruption, and police brutality hardly have a neat solution in real life, so it's easy to see how their inclusion might mean the ending isn't as fulfilling as it could have been; things wrap up way too quickly and neatly here to feel meaningful.

Despite my feelings toward the anime's ending, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Carole & Tuesday. It has nice animation, great and catchy music, and a well-rounded cast that makes it easy to recommend to anyone.

I've watched almost every good movie and series out there, Anime or otherwise. But I have never before been compelled to write an review here on imdb like I have after I watched Carole and Tuesday today. To be honest I couldn't stop watching this because it was so good and when I say good is the emotions in the voice actors and in the people that have worked with this show, you can really feel it, it's not about the story or the animation. Its about something else, Its about a spark that just really shows how much effort and joy they have put into making this anime. To be honest it made me feel good! It had energy! I really enjoyed this more than I have enjoyed any other series for a very long time. I laughed and I cried while watching these episodes which is not something I have done in a long time. You should watch this if you haven't already I would recommend it to anyone. I'm not promising a revolutionary masterpiece, only that it's entertaining and will make you fell good and to be honest, isn't that what it's all about?

Yes you can pan it off as simple and boring, but characters are endearing, the music is soulful and in true Watanabe style, everything is not as is it seems. Btw this whole show takes place in the future on Mars and gingerly incorporates that into the backdrop of the story, never shoving it in your face but allowing you to admire it from a far. Overall, this is a soulful, funny and endearing show that always catches you off guard in true Watanabe style!

This anime is from the director of cowboy bebop and samurai champloo, so I watch this with high expectations. Although it may appear to be more slow with its slice of life tone in a futuristic world. For a sci fi anime, the story is easy to follow. Its about two girls who share a love through music. They write and create their own music in a world where A.I. created music is the norm. They go through a music competition and more characters are introduced. Almost paroding America's got Talent with its unique and comical characters. Unlike most idol anime, there's no cheesy fan service and the animation is fluid. The soundtrack is phenomenal and attracts its western audience with its English songs in different genres of music.

There are some truly touching songs on the Carole and Tuesday soundtracks - I love Loneliest Girl and Lay It All On Me. However, despite the truly stellar soundtrack, I found the story fell a bit short of a home run. Each episode in the first season seemed like it was trying to do a stand alone episode which led to a disjointed middle. The second season started to have a more overarching story but it still felt a little like a show that didn't know what exactly it wanted to be. Themes and characters where introduced never to be heard from again or just popping in again once or twice for a performance or two. It was hard to feel the emotional resonance of these brief appearances even though I knew what I was supposed to be feeling. The soundtrack patched many of the plot holes - providing the emotional oomph that was lacking. Many character relationships were left unresolved completely. It's worth a watch for the soundtrack and the heartwarming message but its not perfect.