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5.97Community score
from 597 ratings

DMediocre · #5,470

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PIANO

Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart

When Miu was young, she was fascinated by the piano and took up lessons. When the show opens, Miu is in middle school. She is shy, a softspoken girl who doesn't have a lot of confidence in herself. Her friends would describe her as “sweet” and “quiet.” At this point, Miu has been taking piano lessons for some time and while people have told her that she's gotten very good over the years, Miu herself feels she's not really good at anything – including the piano. Her teacher, Mr. Shirakawa, is often frustrated with her playing. Although she plays every note exactly correct, her heart just isn't in it… Meanwhile, Miu's come of the age when she's noticing boys and this shy young lady has noticed the handsome Kazuya Takahashi – even if he hasn't noticed her. This is Miu's story. The story of a young girl who is on a journey to discover the melody within her own heart and the courage to express it. (Source: RightStuf)

Names

OriginalPIANO (latin)
RomajiPIANO
EnglishPiano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart
Chinese鋼琴戀曲 (traditional · via wikidata)
Also known asピアノ

Facts

FormatTV series · 10 ep · 24 min · 4h total
Aired2002-11-11 → 2003-01-13 (Autumn 2002)
StatusFINISHED
StudioOLM
SourceOriginal work
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresDramaMusicRomanceSlice of Life
ThemesFemale ProtagonistSchoolHeterosexualClassical MusicComing of AgeTomboyTanned SkinPrimarily Child Cast
StreamingHulu

Reception

Community score5.97 / 10
Bayesian score7.13 / 10
Composite44.4
On lists2,052
Favourited10 (0.5%)
Completion74.3%
Drop rate13.6%
In backlog50.1%
Score spread σ2.08

Score distribution

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Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2002E33 of 36
Year2002E118 of 142
StudioOLMD133 of 181
GenreMusicD327 of 428
EraEarly 2000sD543 of 687
Source materialOriginal workD1,231 of 1,732
GenreRomanceD1,268 of 1,687
GenreSlice of LifeE1,273 of 1,578
Season (all years)AutumnD1,451 of 1,921
GenreDramaE1,595 of 1,917
LengthSingle-courD1,863 of 2,668
FormatTV seriesD2,485 of 3,322
OriginJapanD5,239 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorJunichi Higashi, Jun Watanabe
Character designKousuke Fujishima
MusicHiroyuki Kouzu, Ayako Kawasumi
Original creatorKousuke Fujishima

AniList id 328 · MAL id 328 · record updated 2026-08-26