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| I watched the movie in theaters. I really, really enjoyed it. Take this with a grain of salt because I've been very emotional lately, but I cried a few times watching it and I teared up so many times I lost count. The music was just outstanding and I could really tell Hayashi Yuki put his heart and soul into this movie. (Fun fact: He used to be a rhythmic gymnast himself and is what made him become an anime composer.) The visuals were so, so beautiful, and there were many times I was in awe of the art. It was touching and I loved it. I'm going to watch it again sometime soon before it stops being played in theaters. The voice-acting was, as usual, fantastic. It was a sweet story and I don't think there'll be another season for this anime. I think it was a good idea to end it with a movie. If they make another season, I'd be up for it though! I'd also like to share here a tweet that Hayashi Yuki tweeted regarding him watching the movie with his son that made me cry (again). (I don't know if links are ok to be put in forums, so if you want the original tweet just PM me and I'll send it to you.) "If you noticed an old man crying throughout the entire movie in the theater, that was me. During the movie, my son looked at me from time to time, wondering why I cried at certain parts. On the way home, I said to him, "Your daddy used to love this sport. And I cried so much because I realized, once again, that I still love rhythmic gymnastics, and that there's still so much left for me to do." He fell asleep shortly after that." And I also bought the pamphlet for the movie and there was a part for staff to write messages/comments in and of course, Hayashi Yuki had one. His blurb was quite long, so here is the part that made me tear up on the train ride home reading it. He said, "If I had not gotten into rhythmic gymnastics, I would have never become the anime composer I am today and my music would have never been born into this world." His Twitter is @hayayu1231 by the way! |
| Ah, have you seen the movie? Lucky you are... Still waiting for the release, I'm so curious about it. I love the series, it became my #3 sports anime after Haikyuu!! and Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru, and I can't wait for the movie. |
supermario4ever said: Ah, have you seen the movie? Lucky you are... Still waiting for the release, I'm so curious about it. I love the series, it became my #3 sports anime after Haikyuu!! and Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru, and I can't wait for the movie. Haha yeah, I live in Japan that's why I was able to see it already. You'll def like it then! Haikyuu and Kaze are also some of my top fav sports anime too! I didn't expect to love Bakuten so much when I watched it last year. :) |
| Well, me neither. I just started to watch, as one sports anime from the others, but it easily became one of my favorite sports anime. Or anime from all the times. Well, it seems we need to wait from outside of Japan, when it will be available at Crunchyroll or somehow... |
Romaysa said: Does someone know when will it be available as a blu ray? Bruh the movie just started airing in theaters barely 2 weeks ago. It'll be a while until something like that is announced. |
Romaysa said: kayune_ said: Bruh the movie just started airing in theaters barely 2 weeks ago. It'll be a while until something like that is announced. Just asking how long it takes based on someone's experiences dude At the very least a few to several months. |
| The Blu-ray and DVD have just released. I can't wait to get my own copy! |
| Finally I could watch this movie. It was really beautiful, I even moved to tears at the end! |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| it was bittersweet, but the relationships between the characters - as well as the feelings each person felt dealing with the impending separation from one another - was shown from different perspectives, which was nice. in the end watari manned up indeed and lived up to his new role as captain :D |
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| Beautiful movie, great direction and storywise, a nice chapter for these characters. I think there was a blend of 3d and 2d animation during performances, and it was done seamlessly. Nice work with the camera and overall it looked really good. The light effects aided nicely visually too. Since I watched 1 season a while back as it aired, I almost forgot everything before watching this movie, but it did well to remind us about what happened before without outright recapping, just in subtle details about who these characters are, what motivates them, etc. I wouldn't mind watching the continuation, with new teammates, new aspirations. Stories like this are truly inspiring! |
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| Simply beautiful ❤️ Don't know how many times I cried during the movie 😭😭 They have come a long way..No experience is meaningless 🥺❤️❤️ Rhythmic gymnastics is a beautiful sport 💖💖 I'm so happy we got a wonderful conclusion to BAKUTEN!  |
| Watching this made me remember how much I loved the series. I like the direction of the movie in that it wasn't actually about the inter-high competition, but about dreams and the future. I cried several times throughout the movie, especially the first performance at the end, all the stage lights and the background screen was so creative. We've seen this routine many times, but they were still able to make it refreshing that one last time. It was beautiful visually and emotionally, if that makes any sense. I was very happy to see them perform the way the wanted to, and all the members smiling. Mashiro was right, this was the Ao High that was fun to watch! The encore performance with both schools was unexpected, but it was amazing! The sweat wristbands which lit up during the dark part of the performance was so cool. Again, everyone looked like they were having so much fun! Loved the part with Misato and Mashiro, they looked like two birds playing and dancing! Bakuten!! had felt inspiring to me, but even more so in the movie. And the feeling of "youth" definitely came across here as well, whereas I didn't feel as much of it in the series. Japan loves equating blue with the theme of youth, and the connection finally came to me while watching the movie. No wonder they had "蒼" in the school name, and even abbreviated it as Ao High in speech. I thought they just used a ton of blue because of the soaring/bird theme Really also liked how everyone understood in the end that they may be going to difference places, but they will always be a team. And that dreams continue on no matter what. "The fire that you lit doesn't go away just because you're far away. It's still burning, even now. Inside my heart." What Mashiro said was really powerful. Lastly, I have to gush about the animation. I highly appreciate Kuroyanagi Toshimasa's vision, how he cares a lot about character acting and also how he occasionally utilizes the medium to immerse the audience in a certain feeling. I hope to see him directing another anime soon! Not me rewatching the last two performances and crying again I'd be down for a sequel since I love these wholesome characters as well as the light humor, but I think it ended at a really good place ^^ Forgot to mention that group photo at the end! Was incredibly surprised to see what looks like Robico's actual art? Misato being shy about asking for the photo was super cute, too, haha. kayune_ said: I'd also like to share here a tweet that Hayashi Yuki tweeted regarding him watching the movie with his son that made me cry (again). (I don't know if links are ok to be put in forums, so if you want the original tweet just PM me and I'll send it to you.) "If you noticed an old man crying throughout the entire movie in the theater, that was me. During the movie, my son looked at me from time to time, wondering why I cried at certain parts. On the way home, I said to him, "Your daddy used to love this sport. And I cried so much because I realized, once again, that I still love rhythmic gymnastics, and that there's still so much left for me to do." He fell asleep shortly after that." And I also bought the pamphlet for the movie and there was a part for staff to write messages/comments in and of course, Hayashi Yuki had one. His blurb was quite long, so here is the part that made me tear up on the train ride home reading it. He said, "If I had not gotten into rhythmic gymnastics, I would have never become the anime composer I am today and my music would have never been born into this world." Thanks for sharing! I didn't know that about Hayashi Yuuki, I love his compositions, and Bakuten!!'s OST is definitely at the top of my favorites among his soundtracks! That's really touching to hear, and I'm glad he was able to work on Bakuten!!, it must've been fate! |
| Damn, that was a beautiful movie. I'll be honest, Bakuten was the last anime I watched before I went on an anime hiatus for like a year, so my memory of what happened during the show was pretty limited. Even with that, I still enjoyed the hell out of this movie. The animation was definitely the standout for me. The routines were so smooth and the CGI was very well done, so much so I had difficulty telling if it was actually CGI in some parts. The standout performance had to be Shiro High School's practise performance. The animators didn't have to go so hard on that one but they did, probably to show how good that team actually was. In comparison, I did feel like the final performance was a bit of a letdown, especially since it didn't really have a lot of great animated movements but still this is just a minor nitpick. The background music seemed like more of them same from the series, which I liked a lot. The characters were also pretty enjoyable to watch this time. I felt like they were a bit boring last time but I don't know, I felt like there was some great development for the main cast this time, especially Watari. All in all, it was an enjoyable movies with a great ending. I also enjoyed watching the end credits, with all of the still pictures (the last one with the coach's wife was great). |
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