Many anime works, including the likes of Ghibli's pieces, suffered from a few things: i) imbalance flow of plot, where certain stages/ arc of the storyline were memorable but the rest of the story fail to make an impact that they were expected to ; ii) actions taken by the characters that appear irrational or falling into the cliché category.
In my opinion, I am glad to see that this film did not become a victim to such traps. The characters, even if they are not necessarily pure human beings, are the most down-to-earth anime characters I have seen in recent times. The movie made a good decision to focus rather on the story of how the mother cope on her own, taking care of her two growing-up children under such conditions where she cannot simply request for anyone's help.
In my opinion, Ame to Yuki carved its brand in creating such an incredible plot, when there are already tons of other movies or series that famously exhibited vampires/ wolverines, and yet probably a very few pieces out there took the opportunity to explore the possible life situations that could materialize if a human were to commingle with a non-human character, at least not to such a degree Ame and Yuki did.
Of course, I am aware that the movie chose to take on a very optimistic approach, which could otherwise complicate things substantially. The mother was a very open-minded person; she made a few life-changing decisions that I believe not many mothers will be willing to commit to the same. How she eventually settled down in a village environment where the village neighbours seem to choose to be oblivious to her background was deemed very lucky in my opinion. How the daughter managed to get the trust of a close classmate was also very optimistic.
Overall, this is a down-to-earth gem that would be highly recommended, especially to anyone who likes cute wolves.
In my opinion, I am glad to see that this film did not become a victim to such traps. The characters, even if they are not necessarily pure human beings, are the most down-to-earth anime characters I have seen in recent times. The movie made a good decision to focus rather on the story of how the mother cope on her own, taking care of her two growing-up children under such conditions where she cannot simply request for anyone's help.
In my opinion, Ame to Yuki carved its brand in creating such an incredible plot, when there are already tons of other movies or series that famously exhibited vampires/ wolverines, and yet probably a very few pieces out there took the opportunity to explore the possible life situations that could materialize if a human were to commingle with a non-human character, at least not to such a degree Ame and Yuki did.
Of course, I am aware that the movie chose to take on a very optimistic approach, which could otherwise complicate things substantially. The mother was a very open-minded person; she made a few life-changing decisions that I believe not many mothers will be willing to commit to the same. How she eventually settled down in a village environment where the village neighbours seem to choose to be oblivious to her background was deemed very lucky in my opinion. How the daughter managed to get the trust of a close classmate was also very optimistic.
Overall, this is a down-to-earth gem that would be highly recommended, especially to anyone who likes cute wolves.