The themes of immigration, homesickness, and trying to find where you belong in the world were amazingly executed in such a short runtime. As someone that's moved around a lot, I resonated with this story greatly. The contrast of both Daichi's and Rin's experiences moving to a foreign land is handled excellently, the music done by Kevin Penkin was absolutely wonderful, and both the English AND Japanese voice actors did a phenomenal job of making these characters feel real and vivid. Connor did fantastic with the voice direction, not making the characters feel overly-anime and letting what we're shown speak for itself. Speaking of which, HOLY worldbuilding! What is crafted here in such a short time is rich in EVERYTHING. I finished this wishing I could have a full 2-cour season just exploring the vast and unique world here. I'm always a sucker for when a piece of art respects the audience enough to show and not tell, and I get the feeling that Garnt is, too, because I am in genuine awe of how much of this world that we (unfortunately) don't get to see, but the glimpse we do get throws me right on the ground of this world and sucks me in, asking so many questions about the culture of the Euthanians, the rituals, what's the importance of the dragon, and so on and so forth.

Talking about the actual story, I love how Daichi doesn't put pressure on Rin for her decision, even when she feels like she has to do this on her own because of how she "became a burden" to him at such a young age. It shows the nuance of each of their characters and what Daichi has learned since moving to Euthania, as well as how much he's grown as a person in that time. He simply tells Rin that she is welcome home whenever she wants to come back, in a video message that has been in incubation until her Aunty deems it time to show her, likely waiting until Rin has finally acclamated to her environment to a certain degree and has made progress, or rather has been given ample time to accomplish something on her own. Daichi respects her wishes to do something on her own, even if it was because of the guilt she felt for getting Daichi wrapped up in so much so quickly some time ago. Rin then coming home to her favorite dish from him, showing the emotion that comes with that first bite, is such a beautifully-portrayed final scene. As someone that recently came home to the exact same thing, it hit me like a truck. I'm not sure if you read reviews or anything Garnt, but you and the team behind this have made something truly wonderful. You should be proud! The message and themes of "Bâan" are both subtle and wonderful. As much as I wish I could've had more of this world, the time I spent in it was time well spent. Great stuff! <3