This was made for television and it shows in just how low-concept and straight forward it is, but not in its quality.
I'm very cynical about love stories, I think a lot of them are pandering and simplistic but this was an enchanting narrative on a young love that doesn't burn bright but gives every impression it could burn long.
It's soft spoken and elegant but unpretentious and often I wasn't entirely sure why it was animated (must be some logistical thing I haven't considered) but this is a movie that will leave you with the fuzziness that My neighbour Totoru thinks it does.
It's not really a romance, not at its core. It's a mild, contemplative picture about passing from youth to adulthood and the moments that truly make it something special, in this case, putting its focus on the one individual you're glad you met.
I'd definitely watch it again.
I'm very cynical about love stories, I think a lot of them are pandering and simplistic but this was an enchanting narrative on a young love that doesn't burn bright but gives every impression it could burn long.
It's soft spoken and elegant but unpretentious and often I wasn't entirely sure why it was animated (must be some logistical thing I haven't considered) but this is a movie that will leave you with the fuzziness that My neighbour Totoru thinks it does.
It's not really a romance, not at its core. It's a mild, contemplative picture about passing from youth to adulthood and the moments that truly make it something special, in this case, putting its focus on the one individual you're glad you met.
I'd definitely watch it again.