The Piano Forest
About The Piano Forest
A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young.
The Piano Forest is an animation series made for NHK G. Soma Saito stars as Kai Ichinose (voice), and Natsuki Hanae as Shuhei Amamiya (voice).
Its 2 seasons and 24 episodes were broadcast from April 2018 to March 2019. That is around 12 episodes a season. The story is adapted from a manga.
Shelv files it under angst, time skip, training, and prodigy. American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. It carries a TV-PG rating.
Your Lie in April, Kids on the Slope, and Medalist make useful companions to The Piano Forest, all filed under child prodigy, classical music, and based on manga.