Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille

Just like any other high school student, first-year Uta Komaki wants to make the most of her youth. With her namesake talent in singing, she attempts to join her school's light music club but repeatedly fails due to her extreme shyness and lack of confidence. Intimidated by the dazzling presence of the club's members, Uta fears to even submit her application.

One day, Uta receives an invitation from Airi Kojou, president of the a cappella club, to check out their club instead. Unlike the light music club, this group performs purely without instruments. Uta soon finds herself amazed by the way the members' voices resonate with one another—delicate yet cohesive, resembling a mille-feuille dessert's thousand layers. Moved, Uta takes a quiet step forward into creating a harmony where everyone shines together.

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Komaki, Uta Main

Ayase, Mirai Japanese

Kojou, Airi Main

Sudo, Kanoko Japanese

Mayumori, Musubu Main

Natsuyoshi, Yuuko Japanese

Kumai, Yako Main

Aikawa, Haruka Japanese

Konoe, Rei Main

Matsuoka, Misato Japanese

Miyazaki, Uruu Main

Hanai, Miharu Japanese

Iguchi, Sayaka Supporting

Saeki, Iori Japanese

Uta's Mother Supporting

Shintani, Mayumi Japanese

Musubu's Mother Supporting

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Minami, Karin Supporting

KIYOZO Japanese

Shioya, Naofumi Producer

Satou, Takuya Director

Nakajima, Kiyoto Director

Aketagawa, Jin Sound Director

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Sep 23, 2025

SapioGalion

Recommended

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This anime was surprisingly well done despite my pickiness when it comes to music-related shows. I had expected something kids-oriented, similar to a Love Live thing, but got something a lot more realistic. Some of the great things that stood out were the song choices, the voicings in the a cappella arrangements, the stunningly beautiful character design, and the overall character development and dynamics. The best character dynamics was probably between the two senior members of the a cappella group, Airi and Rei. Airi holds some deep self-conflicts related to maturity despite being one of the older members, and Rei is ... a fantastic foil to her. I also really enjoyed the bond between the bassist Kuma and beatboxer Ururu. The show also did a superb job juxtaposing the skill level differences between the two a cappella groups that are featured in the show.

The internal conflicts within each of the juniors are predictable, especially Musubu's, which render the external conflicts with each other rather predictable too. But the show does a good job of unraveling the conflicts like they are high school kids, because, well, they ARE high schoolers. The seniors look at each other like they don't know what to do at a number of different points in the show, and that was really realistic.

Speaking of realistic, Ururu is a YouTuber who, for once in an anime, ISN'T a viral sensation. The show had no need for any of the main characters to become viral. Although, the only thing that felt unrealistic was how the rival a cappella group Parabola was seemingly a viral sensation and just so happens to have acquaintances and family members of the main characters as members... coincidentally... But that was the only part that felt cliché.

A lot of the other shortcomings I've noticed are really nitpicky. For example, my personal taste, I thought Parabola didn't get enough screentime for me to truly understand what exactly they were going for, and why they were adamant of having Rei be a part of it. The whole Parabola part felt almost like an antagonist for the Temarizaka High a cappella group, maybe that was intended to be a foil? Uta felt a bit weak as a protagonist, but then again she does have a super shy personality with a strong inferiority complex.

For a short series that covers a niche topic like a cappella, the show did a decent job of portraying relatable character dynamics surrounding a simple plot. The overall tone of the anime is light-hearted and very cute. Pacing is on point. It's been a while since I saw character designs that are so well done.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Sep 20, 2025

KANLen09

Mixed Feelings

Harmony of Mille-Feuille — A decent attempt at a musical series that, unfortunately, has glaring problems from the start.

I do love me some musical shows from time to time, though it's quickly apparent that shows like Bocchi the Rock! are a niche that takes eyes of relevance to quickly see where the reputation is built upon. Case in point, the collab of Caligula and MILGЯAM's creator Takuya Yamanaka and production company Pony Canyon's Utagoe ha Mille-Feuille, a.k.a. Harmony of Mille-Feuille, about high school girls and complex themes of a cappella, that I feel is nothing more than just a feature for the mixed-media project that ... surprisingly hasn't sprung much since its inception in April 2022.

It's rare to see the musical art of a cappella being shown in the anime medium because there's just not much like it, and I guess props to this show for being the first to feature the niche art on a "wide" scale? With that said, an original story like this has got a long way to go to make it work, and for the brimming group of Temarizawa High School's a cappella club of 6 girls, featuring the senpais of Rei "Reirei" Konoe and Airi Kojo, joined by the juniors of Uta Komaki, Musubu Mayumori, Urū "Ururu" Miyazaki, and Yako "Kuma-chan" Kumai, it really feels as if they have a hurdle ahead to work together to showcase a club of niche stature.

Sure enough, all 6 girls have their own quirky personalities that are accompanied by rookie and brand-new VAs that bring their character forth into this rather short 10-episode series, and what comes out of it is a plot that, honestly, feels like it was planned on the bare minimum to let the a cappella segments stand out more amidst the usual high school drama of stark differences that make and/or break the club's dynamics, maybe a bit too much for negative points earned. And for what it is, take it or leave it, because the show at least doesn't do a horrible job honouring the musical aspect of its delivery, which is decent at best.

I'd expect Jumondou's production to be bad, but this is quite the surprise I was not expecting, though it still fairly keeps it under the usual expectations from the 3rd-rate studio itself. Even the only theme song of the series, being the OP done by the a cappella club girls in total a cappella style, gets plus points for being a decent song led by voices alone.

Utagoe ha Mille-Feuille, a.k.a. Harmony of Mille-Feuille, is a show that doesn't really have the attention to warrant time from anyone...but maybe, just maybe, give it a try; it'll hopefully surprise you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 1, 2025

Shadesukz

Mixed Feelings

Intro:
Harmony of Mille-Feuille focuses on a club group of A capella singers slowly learning to harmonize both their vocals and personalities, while a unique idea for a show, its 10-episode runtime should be all you really need to know.

Animation: 10/20
While falling into the standard modern-day quality of animation, nothing here is overly incredible or memorable, the set pieces are standard for the genre, and while not exactly a fantasy show, the character designs were lukewarm at best, my favourite being Minami Karin, though I do admire that style of character so take from that what you will.

Story: 10/20
It's your fairly typical group of quirky girls ... who each have their designated character flaws, which slowly get resolved over the course of the show. Nothing here hasn't been done before in a different way, but the a cappella twist was interesting at least.

Music: 10/20
Interestingly, the standout here was the music; I've listened to a cappella groups before, particularly baritone, and was infact why I choose this one as my next to get to, it's interesting and I liked the contrast between the Club and uni groups, it's a shame they didn't get to develop into something great throughout the show, though.

Uniqueness: 10/20
Likewise, the A Cappella subplot was an interesting twist compared to your usual anime, but it does feel a little shoehorned in, given the plethora of idol anime available. While my knowledge of a cappella is limited, the show did seem to do a fairly good job at representing the style, so I'll give it props for that.

Enjoyment: 10/20
It's short, sweet, and I was able to get emotionally attached to some of the characters, but it felt like it was trying too hard with the "I'm a quirky person with a character flaw, look at me" that, at times, was a little eyerolling. I'd say if you're a fan of a capella you might get something out of this, but it really is just your run-of-the-mill anime with a unique B-plot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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