The beauty of the animation was breathtaking. I could just stare at the blending of colors and shapes for hours, just admiring the artistry that went into their production. The music complimented the scenery just as well.
Despite the start of the movie, don’t expect the film to remain realistic. It was definitely a fantasy film, but one that’s was quite good and honestly felt underrated.
It was by no means a perfect film. Lots of the transition scenes felt weird, and moments where you expected a chase scene or some action, just faded to black and the movie picked up elsewhere.
I also think the antagonist could have been slightly better portrayed. Yes I was not fond of the character from the start, but the film could have better shown his naive desires and how it drove him to do horrible things like sacrificing Asuna to bring back his wife.
But truly overall, the film had a magnificent animation style and soundtrack with a journey that felt emotionally significant and meaningful.
I’m a bit of a technology enthusiast so I’ve come to love most of the Anime’s that have a more futuristic setting. This movie was just right for me.
The animation and music quality was just fine. The story progression and pacing felt great and was very entertaining. The character development was interesting. I will say that a lot of movie drama is built by characters just behaving dumbly. For example, When Kenji (and the others) respond to a random spam email with a decrypted key to break into Oz. In addition, there was certainly some drama that just didn’t have the right intensity.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the way they did the connection between Oz and the real world as it was stuck between virtual reality and just playing a video game. I also thought the virtual world of Oz animating could’ve been better quality, but that’s just an opinion with my predefined notion of what a virtual world might look like.
It was a wonderful story with many intricate details and a little bit of love.
The film is best described as cute and warm. The animation was simplistic but beautiful (especially for the time of the film’s creation). The “Country Road” song getting repeated so much in the film was rather hilarious considering what a meme the song has become in recent years. It’s certainly an interesting song to set as the film’s anthem of sorts.
Felt a little like a “teen angst” anime at times, but it was kept fairly lighthearted and it quickly turned back to a fairy tale love story. There were moments where it just felt like an adventure, but it kept going back to the young love and drama, most of which felt like very stereotypical teen drama.
There were definitely moments that felt weird as the main character would change attitude every couple sentences in away that felt more like inconsistency than character development.
Overall, it was a pretty cute and happy anime film that was lighthearted and adventurous enough to keep me content.
The colors are so incredibly vibrant! Studio Ghibli’s animation quality really shines through here. Paired with the excellent soundtrack, this was one incredibly atmospheric Anime movie.
The story immediately sets up such an incredible sense of intrigue. This film just has so much character. Without spoiling too much, I will say that the interconnected characters and developments kept me well entertained. Right up until the beautiful illustrated and quite happy ending. While the end might have been rushed, it was just like a fairy tale ending and I don’t think I would rather end a fairy tale any other way.
Overall, it was a truly phenomenal story that was quite suitable for all ages.
This film was a really neat representation of the classic “students in detention” scenario. It really showed what happens when you look beyond what you immediately know about a person. There is a collection of experiences and feelings that makes each person who they are, and if you assume them to be just one thing, then you are completely wrong. Maybe a person represents a stereotype, but that stereotype does not represent them.
It was mildly entertaining. But as someone who watched this while under the age of 30, I had absolutely no idea that this was a drama comedy based loosely on the Manson family. And I still had no idea until someone mentioned it in the comments section and I looked it up. It makes no sense for a movie that is supposed to be a riff off historical events to not mention it almost anywhere. Overall, this movie just wasn't very satisfying and felt rather dull at moments. Left me saying "So what" and "but why" at several occasions.
This movie was trippy as hell. With a well-deserved R rating worth of violence. Still was a really entertaining film, even though I figured out the big trick a little earlier than when it was revealed.
Truly amazing film. This makes me miss Robin Williams all that more and I can't believe I hadn't seen this film before. The combination of intelligence and and endless supply of witty remarks makes the dialogue between characters both powerful and entertaining.
Yup, that's definitely the way Cinderella was meant to be.
The movie was a strong conclusion to the original Steins;Gate series and I think it gave a much more satisfying ending than the OVA episode did. Obviously, this movie doesn't make sense independent of the series so I really wouldn't watch it unless you were like me and absolutely sped through the series. This didn't have quite the same amount of mind-bending time travel shenanigans as the series but I really enjoyed this movie more as a definitive conclusion rather than an extension of the series. (And yes that means this movie was a little slower, but as in all things Steins;Gate, it still had a good emotional impact.)
There are so many flaws in this series if you look at each episode closely. There are plot-holes, things that don't quite make sense, and things that just seem strange. But then you take a look back at the series and the way it weaves and turns like a crazy ball of string, you realize how masterfully done the story was. It felt like a crazy, disordered story because that's symbolic of the "weebly wobbly, timey wimey stuff". But despite all the timeline shenanigans, I followed the story without issue.
The first 10 episodes start very linearly and get you setup. Then I hope you were paying attention, because things start to get crazy.
Overall, I really enjoyed this one and I'd recommend it to pretty much everyone. This show has like 8 genres and it does a great job with each one of them.
"Time is cruel" - Okabe
Words have never before been truer.
The sexual innuendo humor is top notch.
There was an intense sadness that permeates this film. It was simply a heartbreaking story that we know is all too true in our history. I think this story hits each person with a different intensity. Whether you have children, have survived through a war, etc. The emotional impact is different for each person, in each stage of life. I think if I were to revisit this in 20 years, I might be left sobbing instead of simply depressed. It was still an excellent film.
This was a neat film that had me chuckling to myself at several points throughout. Although I haven't read the novel this movie was based on, I heard that it clarified a few things that were not made explicit in the movie. I'll list the big ones here (spoilers):
First off, the "Aunt" in the movie is actually the main protagonist . That's why she knows so much about time leaps and talks about her senior high crush.
The painting is so important to Chiaki because it contains the formula for time travel or is essential to the ultimate discovery of time travel.
The career path that Makato planned to take was either art restoration, so she could preserve and protect the painting, or maybe she went into the sciences to discover the secret to time travel herself.
The second idea seems more likely as the film tried to differentiate her from the Aunt. Instead of sitting around waiting, she would "come running."
Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed the story but I still think it could have tried to be slightly more explicit in the revelations they were trying to get the audience to perceive. The film was unfortunately designed in a way that makes things more difficult to understand if you were not already aware of the 1967 novel that started the many eventual adaptations. It's worth a look and if you're confused by the end of it, come take a look back here and you might appreciate some of the details of the film a little better.
Very similar to the Anime series (which is quite good), the animation and soundtrack is great quality. The story was sweet. Not the best Anime movie I've ever seen, but if you enjoyed the series, you'll likely enjoy this as well.
The Anime is incredibly scenic with beautiful animation and a soundtrack that matches its visual splendor.
I was pretty immediately hooked, the episodes felt so detailed and intricate. There was plenty of mystery and intrigue throughout. The flow of the story was somewhat jagged at times but the overarching plot was almost like a vapor that haunts each episode. I really loved treating the war as the antagonist, each episode you could feel it’s haunting echoes. The death of character you just met felt real and painful because you know there are thousands more who died the same way.
I wish that the series delved a little further into the backgrounds and stories of each other character. I think that exploring the backgrounds of the other auto-memory dolls would greatly expand the depth of the story and add to further character development.
Overall, I really loved the way this series was presented. It really is a work of art.
I enjoyed this series a good deal but it was much too short. The premise was interesting despite a bit of a slow feeling start. It just took awhile for the characters to properly explain the mechanics of the world they were in.
The animations and music were well done, not jaw-dropping but good. The story itself had some good points and I didn’t expect the final twist in the last episode. However, the story still felt rushed and I think I would probably enjoy the story better if I read through Key’s visual novel of this story. If I had to guess, the story is probably more fleshed out and better paced.
This Anime is so beautiful and emotional, sad and happy, dark and bright. A good romance Anime can replicate similar feelings to the first season of Clannad. A boy and a girl meet, they slowly fall in love, and by the last episode, they admit their feelings. But the second season of Clannad is what all the fans always ask for: The "after story."
And I can't imagine a better after story than this one. I openly admit I cried in far more episodes than any other Anime. Both out of sadness and happiness. Because that's what makes this Anime so amazing. It is full of ups and downs and has themes of growing up, life, the changing world, and more.
If you are looking to take something out of this Anime, treasure the small things in life, but above all, treasure the gift of life, friendship, and family. There are rarely any do-overs and you only get one. And for the people who do treasure it, their hopes and dreams will lift them up.
Just beautiful. 10/10
This season is so beautiful and emotional, sad and happy, dark and bright. A good romance Anime can replicate similar feelings to the first season of Clannad. A boy and a girl meet, they slowly fall in love, and by the last episode, they admit their feelings. The second season of Clannad is what all the fans always ask for: The "after story."
And I can't imagine a better after story than this one. I openly admit I cried in far more episodes than any other Anime. Both out of sadness and happiness. Because that's what makes this Anime so amazing. It is full of ups and downs and has themes of growing up, life, the changing world, and more.
Just beautiful. 10/10
This episode hurt so much. I couldn't stop crying. Nagisa just couldn't die in my mind, but she did it anyways.
Definitely a good series, that much I can tell after the first season. For slice of life fans who also enjoy a little crazy drama, romance, and heartbreaking scenes that will leave you sobbing.
All jokes aside, the start felt kind of strange/slow to me. Granted, that was partially because I have seen "Sixth Sense" and I spent the first episode thinking Nagisa was the ghost of a girl who died that the students were gossiping about. Looks like I jumped the gun on that one, but she was being described as "invisible" and everyone ignored her. I was swearing she was the ghost up until the point Tomoya met her parents.
It was very unique to see such a different ending where almost every other character but Tomoya and Tomoyo completely disappeared from the picture. It may not have been the official story-line, but I think it was wonderful that they explored it here. (Although the academic and delinquent love story feels a tad cliché these days.)
Now let's talk about 5 Centimeters Per Second (warning: spoilers ahead). This episode felt just like the happy version of that film's ending. Instead of the melancholic concept of moving on from your past lover, they decided to stay together after all. The two stories don't match up entirely, but the resemblance is startling. Right down to the final scene being at the railroad tracks and the theme of cherry trees throughout. At this point, I'm fairly certain that the writer decided to pay homage to Makato Shinkai's film since it released about a year before this episode. I would recommend you watch that film (it was really worthwhile) so you can enjoy this episode to its fullest.
Great movie that I really enjoyed as a kid. The common themes shared throughout the Pokemon movie franchise find their home in this movie too, but for some reason I really enjoyed this one above most of the others.
This story had a meaningful premise with a girl who comes to think her words are nothing but poison to those around her. So she decides to never speak again to save herself from destroying anymore of the lives around her. I found myself trying to compare this movie to A Silent Voice, but this movie had far more glaring issues.
The largest culprit was the egg. When mixing self fantasy into a reality, it really only works when that object or dream has a strong metaphorical value or connection to the character. In this situation, the egg just felt like the writer chose some random object, and arranged the story with it. If there is a cultural significance to the egg in Japan (as the symbol of creation/birth perhaps), it should have been better explained.
The animation and voice actors were nice, not breathtaking, but quality. The music was excellent throughout and I loved the way the movie used it to express the major plot points throughout the film. Side note: I would be careful where you watch this one, since there is a very poor quality English sub out there (misspellings, poor formatting, missing lines, etc).
Overall the movie was decent. I think it certainly could have been made better.
Wow this was a great one! The music and animation alone were breathtakingly beautiful. Shinkai has always had marvelous animation quality but this was his best work so far. And the choice of RADWiMPS for the music was clearly the right decision. Because the lead singer is also fluent in English, it has allowed this film's music to reach an incredibly wide audience. After watching sub and dub, you can hardly tell that the film wasn't originally intended for English only viewers, the impact is still wonderful. If you haven't really gotten into Anime (Japanese animations), then this film is for you. Just watch it, and enjoy the ride.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
This Anime fits right in there with the best other rom/coms. I enjoyed the development of the characters throughout the story and while I guessed the general idea of what was going on, there was plenty of twists along the way that I didn't fully expect. If you want some serious who-loves-who drama, this Anime is perfect for you.
I think this film had a bit of a "slow burn" to it. You could feel the tension and the sadness building in Takaki as the story progressed. All the way up until the ending where he finally sets himself free from wishing about "what could've been." It feels almost painfully slow at times because that's what it felt like to Takaki.
The animation, art, and music was phenomenal; as we come to expect from Shinkai. It was a worthwhile film to watch, and while it doesn't leave me in awe of it's power, it still shared its emotion with me.
I’ll preface by saying, I really wanted to enjoy this show. But the reality is that each episode was like a 50/50 chance of enjoyment. Some episodes my eyes were glued to the screen, but others I easily found myself distracted, doing something else, or flat out ignoring the show in the background.
The twists are probably the most powerful part of the show. You really can’t figure out what’s going to happen beforehand. Perhaps there’s something about the sheer chaotic nature of the series that made it hard for me to root for the characters. Or maybe it’s simply the fact that every character has a fairly high chance of death in any given episode.
While I can’t say the series is great, it wasn’t garbage as others may suggest. I just couldn’t stick with it since fairly few episodes kept me interested.
