Introduction
Hello, I’m Macy, but you can call me by my username, Rish, and this is my first review. Please bear with me. I also mostly rate things off of enjoyment, so I may be biased.
Rating Summary
_Composite Rating 9.4/10
Plot/Story 10/10
Animation/Design 10/10
Characters 8.5/10
Audio/Soundtrack 9/10_
Synopsis
This movie is about a young man in college helping a young woman who is physically lame in her daily life. Throughout the film, they grow closer and, in turn, help each other grow stronger as well.
Plot/Story 10/10
I enjoyed how the story developed. Nothing felt out-of-place or cliché, and the plot was well-paced. The story itself was very well-written and complex, perfectly capturing what it means to be disabled, and weighing the pros and cons of disability. This is the first time I have cried twice in one sitting…
Animation/Design 10/10
The animation and art were spectacular. Every shot looked wonderful: the backgrounds, the characters, the different angles. Every part of it looked pleasant to look at; I could not find a single fault in the animation and design. Even the people walking around in the background were animated! Anyway, it was just really well done. Kudos to the animation studio bones for handling this film.
Characters 8.5/10
Josee
- At first, I did not particularly like Josee, so I was like, “I wonder what is so good about her…” However, this film proved me wrong. Her development is amazing. I love how she was able to propel herself forward with Tsuneo’s help.
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I love how she went from being helpless to being able to live on her own.
Tsuneo Suzukawa
- I like Tsuneo for being able to reach for his dreams. Not everyone can do that. I also love how he was willing to expend his own time to help Josee with her daily life.
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When he became hospitalized, I got so worried. “All that hard work for what? Now he will be lame like Josee.” He also lost the spark of dreaming for a while, so I was like, “Man, Tsuneo’s kind of a bum.” I feel bad for thinking that because I already think like that and I can walk perfectly fine, haha… Anyway, I loved seeing Josee work hard to be able to compel him back up and into his dreams again.
Minor Characters
- I didn’t think particularly of them, but I loved the scene where Josee’s grandma was laughing from seeing Josee be so diligent. (In my head, I was thinking, “I bet her grandma can tell Josee’s in love.) I kind of didn’t like Mai, but it’s understandable.
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If I knew a man that I loved for a while and he ended up loving a girl he has only known for a short while, I would be upset as well.
Audio/Soundtrack 9/10
Evan Call’s music has again been spectacular to listen to. He helped me be immersed in the beautiful film perfectly. All the soundtracks fit with each scene, and they were so well played. Eve’s insert song, Ao no Waltz, and ending song, Shinkai were nice as well. The only thing I did not like was the opening song, Take Me Far Away, composed by Evan Call and sung by Ai Ichikawa. Sorry, it’s a personal preference, but I just don’t enjoy hearing English songs in anime. The music in it was nice, though.
Conclusion
I think this movie was well done, and I enjoyed it a lot. I would recommend it to others but probably not to people who can’t take stuff like this seriously. I think that it can be enjoyed by anyone, though, as long as they can watch it properly. If you like stuff like A Silent Voice or Violet Evergarden, I think you would like this.
