From director Tatsuo Sato (DIRECTOR: COMIC PARTY / ASST DIRECTOR: CASTLE IN THE SKY), with character designs by Kosuke Fujishima (OH MY GODDESS! / SAKURA WARS) and art direction by Junichi Higashi (MIDORI DAYS / AI YORI AO... more »SHI: ENISHI TV)! New Year's has arrived, but the seasonal festivities don't seem to be lifting Miu?s spirits at all. With the spring recital fast approaching, Miu is under a lot of pressure to complete her piano composition in time, but she's having trouble finding any inspiration. To make matters worse, when she returns to school, Miu learns that Takahashi has pushed himself too hard studying over the break, and has become very ill. Distracted by everything that's going on and lacking any motivation to finish the song, Miu is dreading having to face Mr. Shirakawa with the piece still not completed. Meanwhile, Mr. Shirakawa is continuing to push Miu towards the spring recital. Will his unrelenting drive finally cause her to give up the piano altogether? Contains episodes 8-10. PLUS! DVD 3 includes an exclusive booklet containing Piano Side Story #4: "The Cyclamen Message" and Piano Side Story #5: "The Cherry Blossom Concerto". BONUS DVD CONTENT INCLUDES: Special Dual Sided Cover, Character Bios, Line Art Gallery, Visual Monologues #3 and #4, Textless Closing, Piano Side Stories #4 and #5, English Production Notes, Scene Access, Right Stuf Trailers, English Audio, Japanese Audio, English Subtitles & On-Screen Translations« less