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| In a sea of dismal, formulaic and silly anime, this was a real unexpected gem. Great story, good character development. Genuine feelings. Beautiful imagery and cinematography. |
| Too much absurd for me. If she crawls all over her house - why her clothes aren't dity or ripped? That love-rival-girl: too much cliche. but director/staff didn't care or didn't bother to check facts. overall visuals, music and VAs top notch. Too bad the story is lacking and repetable. |
| Soooo, the female lead dragged it down horribly. From the absurdly cliche moment, when she called him a perv for saving her dumb face from getting scraped off on concrete, she was instantly hateable. And she didn't help it at all as the movie went on. Everybody else is mostly bland and fairly passive. I don't feel anything resembling romance in this, and I didn't come in with huge expectations. It reads as uncomfortable and mean spirited till the end. Feels like the beginning of a toxic relationship based purely on sympathy for a person, who doesn't really deserve it. And the VA doesn't much to save it. The visuals and music go hard, and I still gave it a positive score. I do like the premise, and would love to see it done right. As is, mixed feelings. |
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Specimen021 said: Feels like the beginning of a toxic relationship based purely on sympathy for a person, who doesn't really deserve it. And the VA doesn't much to save it. Not sure why you would say this if you watched it? Josee changed, learning how to be independent at the end and being honest with her feelings. Both Tsuneo and her worked hard toward their dreams while also getting in touch with one another. Not sure how that's a beginning of a toxic relationship and how Josee doesn't deserve happiness despite her efforts to change. There's no reason for Tsuneo to even love her based on sympathy when she is able to take care of herself fine now. Specimen021 said: I don't feel anything resembling romance in this, and I didn't come in with huge expectations. It reads as uncomfortable and mean spirited till the end. You only really feel like this because you don't like the characters so of course you'd feel like that. I thought the romance was good because there was good buildup, progression and a satisfying outcome to the relationship. It's really rare to get a romance movie like this. To each their own I guess. |
FlamingMangosMay 9, 2022 1:52 PM
FlamingMangos said: You only really feel like this because you don't like the characters so of course you'd feel like that. Outside of Josee, nobody really has much character to speak of. And her sole character trait is being a bit of a bitch, so yeah, not a fan. I don't really see her progression, when instead of picking Tsuneo up from the hospital in the very end, she wanders off, just so people will panic and look for her. Including her boyfriend with a messed up leg. Leg that's messed up, because of the last time she wandered off. It's attention seeking and a little gross. |
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| Josee's immature attitude at the start was irritating but glad she toned that down with it being quite lovely to see her an Tsuneo eventually becoming each others support pillars in life. Overall bit of a cliché story but still a fine wholesome watch. |
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| A drama/SoL anime movie where neither the main leads die or leave the relationship open ended? Well that's a plus in my book. Worried me a few times. Really enjoyed the voice given to Josee, not sure what accent it is but wouldn't mind hearing more of the voice actor. Too bad she's more of a actress than a voice actor. Overall, I did enjoy it. |
| I hate that I like this so much. I really can't stand either love interest. |
| Two Braincells Doormat MC And Manchild Cripple Girl The Anime If the animation wasnt so good i wouldnt even give it the 6/10 i did. |
| Very beautiful and sometimes dramatic movie! Of course romance/drama stories are quiet often the same and you somehow know how it ends (ether optian A or option B). Nevertheless, this one is quiet well paced. I had no interest downtime while watching, something is happening all the time so its quiet good. The visuals are great, Josee is cute and equipped with a fantastic voice acting and the drama is fitting for a movie like that. Music is also great. That scene on the beach was a highlight! I really enjoyed watching all of it. It is a really good movie for the heart and you will remember it quiet a while because there are not so much movies/series like this involving someone in a wheelchair. And all this combined is leading me to give this movie a „masterpeace“ label, maybe 0,95 rating. For a movie like this I cant see what they really did wrong or could have been better. I only thought throughout the movie that the guy would take Josee to a swim/dive. You are able to swim without using your feet so why not giving her that enjoyment? But maybe that would have been just to cliche with those circumstances set before, so no minus points for that. And I only wonder how you are able to dive in Osaka bay. There must be industrial pollution everywhere, not a good spot for alot of sea life.First I thought this story takes place in Fukuoka or so. But maybe the makers of this story just know more about Osaka. ^^ Well, I definitely will watch this beautiful movie again and I sure will not forget it. It is now one of my most favourite animated movies ever. =) |
sunshjne said: i did not enjoy josee calling tsuneo her servant i did not like tbh it gave me reddit queen vibes so like i give this anime an 7/10 What’s a Reddit queen? Lol |
| this was a whole ride of emotions 10/10 a little cliche at the end with Josee falling into his arms, but I'll let it slide *ba dum tss* |
anikevinAug 14, 2022 4:35 PM
The opening song was so damn good. Poor Josee had a rough life. Little to no parental care and affection, a physical disability, and a dull and depressing life. On top of that, she lost her doting grandma. Hayato is a pretty funny character. Mai has feelings for Tsuneo and though I agree that she meant the best for Tsuneo but her saying all of that to Josee was harsh and unnecessary. Man, that fucking picture-book and story-telling combo was too strong. That made me cry bruh. Josee finally took the path of becoming a picture book illustrator. Though she was shown doing an office job in the ED. Would have liked to see her own picture books getting published. Also, I really wanted to see Tsuneo's reaction to seeing those rare orange fish schools. Overall, it was an amazing movie. I was already aware that it would be a sad movie but it still got me to cry lol. I honestly loved how they depicted Josee's feelings of being helpless sometimes. Also, the interpretation of Josee being a mermaid and Tsuneo having wings was so damn good. I really liked the animation. I know it's a movie so it was bound to have a higher budget than normal TV series but I would still like to compliment Studio Bones for the work they put into this movie. Really enjoyed this one. 8/10 for me. |
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| First half was good, other half felt a bit dragged Evan Call's OSTs are masterpiece(Check out Violet Evergarden) Ig Bones went all out while animating this To top it off we also get ED by Eve |
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| Nice that they tried to be inclusive, but the style and way the story went, along with how the characters were put me off. Plus why is everyone is Japan portrayed as being super rude and dismissive of those in wheelchairs? lol Literally from the first scene with the gal in the chair. all in all it was just ok. 5/10 movie. |
| I knew nothing going into this movie, but when I saw Evan Call in the credits and I already knew I was going to like the music at the very least. I wonder how Josee got "pushed" the first time around, when she was introduced...grandma loosing control of the wheelchair? Perhaps playing a little too much pachinko. It was sort of sad when the grandma passed away. I'm glad it was only after their little secret outings weren't secret anymore, in a way, telling her that Josee would be just fine out in the real world. After Tsuneo's friend wheeled him into the library for the children's book reading, I was bawling my eyes out like a big baby, snot and all. That could have also been because of my flu since I'm currently sick while watching this, but the tears were real. His friend's line about saving him when he's out of air as cool AF as well. Josee looks like she could make it as a picture book author/illustrator with her stated goal. Simply being an "artist" was rather vague, but with knowing what exactly type of artist in her career path she wants to pursue, would make her infinity better equipped to tackle living expenses and the future. I bet his foot/leg is going to hurt like hell the next day, with all that running in the cold and snow. My old joints, especially my knee storm an old injury still hurt whenever the temperature drops in winter. Wounds heal, but some scars stay forever, and the weather usually has a nasty way of reminding you. I wonder if he's still able to dive or not, when Tsuneo left on the plane for Mexico. The montage in the credits showing Josee in front of the computer screen looking miserable...is pretty accurate if she got a job at civil office. Looks like she also downsized from her grandma's place and moved into a smaller apartment. Still kind of sad to see the old traditional house get demolished though. I hope those boxes were sent later to her new place later or put into storage. Grandma's white photo frame looking better than ever with the floral border, definitely an upgrade from the more traditional depressing black frames. If there was only one complaint I had about this movie...is that the credits were covering up the ending montage of everyone and where they are...really ruins the art, and not single thing worth screenshotting as a result. But overall, I really liked this movie...not too often do I see one set in Osaka, getting to hear so many Osaka accents from so many characters. Even more rare, is the deuteragonist character is disabled and suffers from anxiety/social awkwardness. I feel like that will resonate with a lot of people one way or another, and even if they don't, can still appreciate the well written characters where they're not just another carbon copy of another with one set of archetype personality. The post credit scene with them together is also pretty nice. I feel bad for Mai though, since she seemed like a nice girl too. Even when she was goading Josee, it felt more like she was intentionally playing the villain in order to get Josee to see Tsuneo, as she already knew who his true feelings were for. Well, that's to be expected from not being the main heroine. Took me until after watching the whole film to realize that "Josee" is just a nickname she gave herself, and not something unique given by her parents. |
| Loved it! Wow! Asked for a recommendation in one of my clubs and I was not at all disappointed! I'm a big softy for stuff like this, and I admit I teared up a bit during the big book-reading scene. Such a beautiful movie! Kind of at a loss for words here.. lol. |
| Josee probably will never be able to give a proper feet job to tsuneo (;´д｀) Well joke aside the movie was beautiful especially the animation and EVE'S song, the kid who kept leaving first was a menace tho XD. That kiss in the snow and their reunion in the end was satisfying af. 9/10 |
Alvie48xiDec 6, 2022 6:07 AM
| Glad I wasn't the only one who felt like this was a main correlation of an older Taiga and Ryuuji from Toradora. I feel very mixed on my feelings. The story ended up being a lot more grown up and emotionally evolving for practically the entire film and that alone was a nice change. So many films have the main character / pair only go through one major change but this felt so much more human. I almost wish it was given like a 12 episode series for them to have their whole story togeteher. I do think there were some moments that were hyper dramatic for the groundeness this film strives for a majority of the run time. When Tsueno gets hit by the car midway through, I screamed "what in the fanfiction is this" it felt so, I hate to say cliche but it felt like it disrupted the flow of what feelings we had in the moment. Tsueno also catching her like the first time they met also felt similar. The tag along friends also felt very nothing to the story, aside from Hayato when he took Tsueno to the library to hear Josee's story. I also found the whole "servant" title oddly cramed into serious scenes *sigh* It felt like it was close to being a very unique story through and through but it fell short in some of the transitions which was a little dissapointing. Overall really good though, 7/10 will most likely watch again at some point. |
StripesJan 17, 2023 4:41 AM
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| A great movie, I enjoyed it a lot, it gets a 10/10 from me. |
| during its first half i was thinking that the movie was fine but it was being carried by its visuals but then when Tsuneo got hurt i was wondering, wouldnt it be interesting if he became disabled? but i dont think the movie has the guts to do that, to my surprise that was what happened an the story got much more interesting from there, Josee felt at times quite realistic, she was insecure, easy to fell into rage, like most disabled people usually are instead of the perfect anime girl type 8/10 as for Mai she suffered from the worst dissability, she wasnt a main character |
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| It was good but I feel like I would have enjoyed it more if I was into the Tsundere archetype. 7/10 |
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| It became awful at the point he became a cripple as well, and when the love triangle started and ended. So dumb. Motivating a love rival to regain the male protagonist's happiness of dreams out of his depression. It was decent at first through the slow common interests, and caring for her, but she's a dislikeable tsundere. So spoiled, ungrateful, rude, disrespectful, dishonest and barely showed it but claims she loves him, even though she's a pessimist who quit at everything, and never tried to help him until the bitter dislikeable love rival who never did anything for the guy either tells her to do something since she won't pick her. Including the fact that the love rival wished that he would fall for her and quit his dream. Disgusting, overrated stupid trash. 4/10. I should not have watched this as I had planned at some point. Her motivating him and his later confession in the end is sweet, but the dramatic points are ridiculous and exaggerated. Her grandma dies, he gets in a car accident, then just like they met, he catches her before she falls off a slope. It's nice that he can run again, and successfully goes Mexico as he dreamed, while she works in an office and draws as well in the picture credits. There's some sweet cute scenes but their flaws as characters, the execution of plots, the forced action and the love triangle was dumb. Poorly done. |
waalex11Mar 24, 2023 1:54 AM
| Gotta say, this puts people with disabilities and Tsunderes in a pretty bad light. |
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| Who knew going to Cancun would be so dramatic, i really thought his dreams of going to Mexico would be reduced to ashes after his accident, i thought he would be in that wheelchair for life, anyways, great story |
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