I’ve been chilling on this for a couple of weeks as the ending made me lose control, but now I think I’m ready. White Album 2; As the name suggests, this is technically a sequel, but not really. The only connection this makes to White Album is the mention of the main character being a famous artist and singing the song. Other than that, they are completely independent.

Haruki is our main guy; he maintains excellent grades and can always be seen helping others, especially the student council, even though he is no longer a part of it. He is also the backup guitarist for the light music club, which is about to disband now that the only members are him and the lead guitarist, Iizuka. Haruki usually practices his… less than optimal guitar playing after the club is over, when he has the room to himself. From time to time, he receives a gift from the next room, a mysterious and talented pianist plays in harmony on his guitar, which puts him at ease.

Although he doesn’t know who this person is, he finds a sense of relief every time they play together. One day, a third joins them; From the ceiling, a beautiful voice begins to sing along with your game. Haruki goes to the roof to find Setsuna; a beautiful girl at her school that he had met some time before. Eventually, Haruki finds out that the mysterious student next door is Touma, a lazy classmate of his. After some convincing, the two agree to join the light music club and play with Haruki.

So, our love triangle begins! Well, actually, we find out that the love of this triangle starts long, long before this, but still. Basically, we have two girls who obviously have a crush on Haruki. Of course, Haruki has a crush on one of them, but he’s not that forward about it, which leads to mistakes. Ahhh, high school drama.

The anime takes us on a rollercoaster ride of fun and sadness; Of course, on the way we listen to amazing music. However, I feel that the three of them would have been better if they had stayed as friends. Of course, that’s not a good story and when you spend so much time with others, these things tend to happen.

I will say, a relationship in particular forms quite early. Once it forms, it becomes immediately apparent that it was a mistake. However, neither is willing to admit it. Iisuka, Haruki’s friend, I feel that she plays the voice of what should be done, in the final stretch. He wants Haruki to take the safe root from her, not for her, the girl he is with. Unfortunately, that is not how things end.

Overall I would say this was a very good music/romance/slice of life show. I loved it. Also, it’s not every day one of these anime shows has a relationship that gets to the point where the two of them become intimate, that was a surprise. However, harden your hearts for the end. It will leave you screaming your head off while the main character does all sorts of weird and stupid things.

But… I guess that’s what makes love great.