Kiniro no Corda: Blue♪Sky

La corda d'oro: Blue♪Sky / 金色のコルダ Blue♪Sky / Kiniro no Chord Blue♪Sky / La Corda D'Oro Blue♪Sky / Kin-iro no Corda 3 / Kin'iro no Chord 3

Genres: Josei, Music, Reverse Harem, Romance, School
Themes: Music, Reverse Harem, School
Demographics: Josei
Studios: TYO Animations
Producers: Koei
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 6.4 / 10
Rank: #7855
Popularity: #4574
Users Listed: 28,249
Users Scored: 10,895
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/08/2025
Aired: April 6, 2014 – June 22, 2014 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: Visual Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12

Synopsis:

Kanade's arrival at Seisou Gakuin coincides with the school's orchestra club’s intense preparation for the National Competition. Thrust into a world of demanding practice and artistic ambition, she navigates the complex dynamics of the club, forging bonds with fellow musicians while confronting personal challenges to refine her own abilities. The narrative explores themes of dedication, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence in a competitive environment. The series captures the everyday struggles and triumphs of young artists as they strive for a shared goal, offering a glimpse into the rigorous world of classical music and the enduring power of camaraderie during a formative summer experience. Expect character-driven moments interwoven with detailed musical sequences.

Trailer:

Streaming Platforms:

HIDIVE

Episodes:

Episode 1: The Opening Partita (Aired: 04/06/2014)
Episode 2: Sighs and Ave Maria (Aired: 04/13/2014)
Episode 3: A Melodic Experiment (Aired: 04/20/2014)
Episode 4: Summery Einsatz (Aired: 04/27/2014)
Episode 5: Aida of Heroes (Aired: 05/04/2014)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Amamiya, Sei (Main) - Voice Actors: Miyano, Mamoru
Hodzumi, Shirou (Main) - Voice Actors: Morita, Masakazu
Kisaragi, Ritsu (Main) - Voice Actors: Konishi, Katsuyuki, Saitou, Yuka
Kisaragi, Kyouya (Main) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun
Kohinata, Kanade (Main) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Reiko
Mizushima, Arata (Main) - Voice Actors: Kishio, Daisuke
Mizushima, Haruto (Main) - Voice Actors: Mizuhashi, Kaori
Myouga, Reiji (Main) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Shindo, Naomi
Nanami, Sousuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Masuda, Yuki
Sakaki, Daichi (Main) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Yuuya
Toki, Housei (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Hideo
Tougane, Chiaki (Main) - Voice Actors: Taniyama, Kishou
Yagisawa, Yukihiro (Main) - Voice Actors: Itou, Kentarou
Etou, Kiriya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi
Hasekura, Nia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sato, Akemi
Hido, Takafumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miura, Hiroaki
Hihara, Kazuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morita, Masakazu
Iori, Kouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Keiichiro
Kanou, Wataru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Hiroshi
Kira, Akihiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Yuuya
Mikage, Ryouko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohara, Sayaka
Myouga, Shiori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Risa
Serizawa, Mutsumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hosoya, Yoshimasa
Tsukimori, Len (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taniyama, Kishou
Zhukov, Alexei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu

Staff:

Taneoka, Tomoko (Producer)
Ueno, Hiroyuki (Producer)
Naotsuka, Koujirou (Assistant Producer)
Sasaki, Marina (Assistant Producer)
Shindou, Tomohiro (Assistant Producer)
Natori, Takahiro (Director)
Ochi, Koujin (Director)
Katagai, Shin (Episode Director)
Sasaki, Sumito (Episode Director)
Shimizu, Akira (Episode Director)
Oochi, Keiichirou (Script, Series Composition)
Itou, Masoho (Storyboard)
Fukuyama, Jun (Theme Song Performance)
Hino, Satoshi (Theme Song Performance)
Itou, Kentarou (Theme Song Performance)
Kawasaki, Satomi (Theme Song Composition)
Konishi, Katsuyuki (Theme Song Performance)
Taniyama, Kishou (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Kanako (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (Music)
Eguchi, Mari (2nd Key Animation, Animation Check, In-Between Animation)
Fujioka, Maki (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Hashimoto, Kazunori (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hattori, Kenji (Animation Director)
Hirabayashi, Takashi (Key Animation)
Hiura, Rena (In-Between Animation)
Iizuka, Youko (Key Animation)
Jo, Eun-gyeong (2nd Key Animation)
Kameyama, Koichiro (Music)
Kataoka, Emiko (Key Animation)
Kawaguchi, Hiroaki (Key Animation)
Kawakami, Yoshimi (Color Design)
Kiritani, Masaki (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
Kondou, Yuuji (Editing)
Kudou, Shinya (Key Animation)
Kumagai, Tetsuya (Key Animation)
Kure, Yuki (Original Character Design)
Lee, Eun-young (2nd Key Animation)
Minamihara, Yoshiko (Key Animation)
Moritomo, Hiroki (Key Animation)
Nakagawa, Hajime (2nd Key Animation)
Nakakouji, Yoshitake (Assistant Animation Director)
Obata, Masaru (Animation Director)
Ogiwara, Takeo (Director of Photography)
Ootsuki, Chie (Key Animation)
Oowada, Ayano (Animation Director)
Sakamoto, Natsumi (Art Director)
Sano, Eri (Key Animation)
Sekizaki, Takaaki (Key Animation)
Seo, Soon-young (Key Animation)
... and 5 more staff

Reviews:

User AceOfNoTrade (Score: 7/10):
I decided to watch this because I had watched the first two seasons. I was curious to see how this would turn out. I would say it was similar to the previous seasons. The plot was focusing on the competition and it was about Kanade getting back her love for music. As opposed to the first season, where the main character was able to play violin because her instrument was magical, I preferred this one, where the main character was a violin prodigy to begin with. It felt like everything she achieved was through her own hard work and it made the story easier to relateto.nnThe art style was the same as from the previous seasons, which is good. It made the universe of the story coherent with the previous one. Some previous characters even made a small cameo appearance.nnThe music selection for the competition was classic, of course. I liked the arrangement they made to these pieces, notably Winter by Vivaldi and Danse Macabre. It made the performances enjoyable. Ave Maria has been played as well. I find that this piece was an important one in the first season and for it to be used again in the third season created a nice bridge to link them together.nnThe characters were somewhat annoying sometimes. I think their development occurred a little late. For a major part of the beginning, Kyouya just seemed to display a lot of misplaced anger without any clear explanation about it and it appeared redundant after a while. Kanade is shown as being naive and somewhat weak. I easily got nervous watching her, wondering if someone would say something that would make her hesitate again. Myoga Reiji's grudge against Kanade also seemed a little redundant. The nature of his grudge was easily predictable, but the whole back story could've been revealed a little bit earlier. We could see Kanade remembering fragments of it, but instead of repeating the same sequence for the entire serie and then throwing the rest at the end, it would probably have been better if they showed a little more each time as the story progressed.nnOverall, this anime was fine, but it wasn't the best. The plot was too similar to the one from season one. The characters also made me cringe a few times. Still, if you liked season one, then you might like this spin-off as well.

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