Product Details

• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Right Stuf
• DVD Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Run Time: 72 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00094ASPE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,871 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Miu Nomura, the heroine of the broadcast series Piano (2002), is a shy, well-behaved junior high student whose life has always revolved around her piano lessons. She listens to her mother (who fusses constantly), makes excuses for her perennially late journalist-father, and tries to please her aloof piano teacher. Now that she's an 8th grader, Miu is beginning to discover distractions: her best friend Yuuki introduces her to Takhashi, the handsome star of the track team. Her attraction for Takahashi adds a needed élan to her music. Like the popular Azumanga Daioh, Piano offers a kind of anime verité, aimed at a young, female audience. Miu doesn't command supernatural powers, confront aliens, or deal with the "comic" lechers that appear in so many shojo (girl's) series. The very ordinariness of the character and her life make Miu a comforting presence. (Unrated, suitable for ages 9 and older: alcohol use) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quiet show, but definitely not boring, August 8, 2005

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Emicheri - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piano - Secret Love (Vol. 1) (DVD)

Piano is the type of show that one could easily overlook. It excels at being incredibly normal. So you would think that it would merit an average grade. However, this show has a real wow factor for me. I think it is all of the little things that make up life so carefully collected and presented in a beautiful manner that give this show a real maturity. Piano is a bit like a mirror. Its down to earth simplicity quietly draws the viewer in. The appeal here is the accessibility of the characters. Any music student or girl of Miu's age can easily relate. This show is all about the little things in life, and sometimes you just need to set back and enjoy it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars finally a different type of anime, July 24, 2005

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Fitness Freak "fitness freak" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano - Secret Love (Vol. 1) (DVD)

if you are sick of aliens and shoot 'em ups, this series is great! very deep stuff here.

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly charming, September 24, 2008

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TheBanshee "M.J." (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piano - Secret Love (Vol. 1) (DVD)

I'm not especially a devotee of most anime I've seen (too frenetic, too many shrieky voices), I happened to tune in to this part of the Piano series, and I thought it was absolutely lovely and heartful. I think it would be especially good for young girls to watch.