UTA NO PRINCE SAMA/ UTA PRI
Uta no prince sama is a musical idol comedy romance reverse harem anime based on a visual novel game otome Uta No PrinceSama.
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The Plot:
Nanami Haruka was sick as a child and lived her life in the countryside with her grandmother and as she grew she learnt how to play piano. When she returned to the city she was feeling sick and was panicking and then she heard the voice of Hayato a popular idol on the big screen and she started to calm down. After this she decided to pursue a life as a composer her new dream is to compose a song to Hayato so she applies to Saotome Academy and gets in. At the school she meets many handsome and talented looking guys.
Spoiler Part of the Plot:
Eventually she meets a boy who looks just like Hayato and tells him how big of a fan she is to which the boy tells her that he is not Hayato but Ichinose Tokiya. As their school lives progress The headmaster Saotome informs the students to start deciding their partners for the graduation audition. Nanami wants to ask Tokiya to be her partner but is being asked by the other guys to be their partner. She has trouble deciding and thinks that making a group is a better idea. The Headmaster is against this as it would break the rules but later on when hearing the boys perform Nanamis song he agrees and lets the boys debut as a group. This way STARISH was born.
The characters:
STARISH:
Ittoki Otoya: He is cheerful and gentle with red hair and eyes.
Ichinose Tokiya: He seems cold and introverted on the outside but has a kind perfetionist heart.
Jinguji Ren: A ladies men very flirtatious and teasing.
Kurusu Syo: Hot headed and positive shortie.
Hijirikawa Masato: Cool calm and stoic on the outside but expressive on the inside.
Shinomiya Natsuki: Naive Kind and loves everything that is cute and small.
in season 2 we are introduced to a new member of Starish called Aijima Cecil who is cheeky kind and curious.
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And in season 2 we are introduced to a group called Quartet Night 220https://sevencolouredcompass.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/quartetnight1.png
and later to another group called Heavens
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Personal Opinion:
The anime is a reverse harem but doesnt have much romance going on as Nanami does not decide/crush on any of the guys. It doesnt bother me as the friendship and slight romance that this anime has is very nice and sweet and balanced. The story is indeed a common otome plot but there is a reason why Uta no prince sama is known even in Japan. The music is very catchy and nice and the VAs are doing an amazing job. The characters have all different personalities and looks. It is a refreshing otome anime in my opinion and because of that i would give it a 8/10.
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