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| hated it! They should not get married... |
| ^ Uhh... did those photos during the credits roll gave you a marriage vibe? Back on track, this movie has a good realistic male lead, and the relationship between the girls, their friends and between the male lead and his male friends felt real. It is no wonder how people can relate to this movie more than fantasy-based Ghibli movies. It is too bad, IMO, that anime of the modern world are keen on making perverted, foolish-looking male leads that supposedly add romantic elements to the story. Bummer. |
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| This was definitely a strange one for me. After watching it I felt really unsatisfied. I didn't really like it, but I couldn't call it bad, because there was this nagging feeling that I hadn't "gotten" something really important. It's been almost half a year since I watched Ocean Waves, and every time I've thought about it since I've been liking it more and more. Now I feel like I understand what it's all about. The plot meanders and the some of the characters are unlikeable, and the end feels like a complete 180 from the whole rest of the film, but it's like that because that's what real life is like. Things happen without rhyme or reason, and you encounter people that you don't like in life. Currently I'm thinking about the last part, which is what bothered me the most, and what I'm starting to understand. I think I'll understand this idea of time changing people and our perception of the past once I'm a little older. |
| Lame ending. Liked the dynamic they had though. 6/10 |
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| Not directed by Hayao Miyazaki, how disappointing. it`s too boring to me, the only good part is the MC, weird conversation, bitch slap and the romance development. |
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| For my first Ghibli film, this was not a good impression. Would it kill Japan to make a female romantic interest who is actually likable? It really says a lot about a character when you find yourself rooting for the girls bullying her. Seriously, the entire movie, all she did was act like a spoiled, ungrateful, bratty, entitled bitch. And then the main guy just went along with it because... well I guess you can't say no to a cute girl, right? Fucking hell. The way they tried to paint her as all tragic and sympathetic fell fucking flat. Maybe it would have worked out if she wasn't characterized as such a bitch. That scene where he slapped her was probably what kept me from dropping the movie half way through. And that's not a good thing. I liked the ending though. I really like how it showed them all grow up and mature. That's probably what saved the whole thing for me, the characters realizing "wow, we acted like a bunch of immature rotten little shits". But, them realizing at the end that they are more mature than they were before doesn't negate the fact that it was incredibly unpleasant to watch. I wish there was a scene at the end where the main girl said something along the lines of "sorry I was a huge cunt to everybody and that you all had to put up with my shit". That would have raised my score a little bit. But alas. I liked the music though. And the visuals weren't bad. I also liked the main character when he wasn't being a complete door mat. 3/10 I wouldn't recommend this to anybody, unless they're really into watching spoiled brats getting their shit put up with for no reason other than the fact that they're a woman. |
Red_KeysNov 24, 2014 8:56 PM
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| It was fine, I guess. 8/10 That 1h and 12min wasn't enough for me. |
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| Omo, that part where he slept on the bath tub when Rikako fell asleep on the bed. Just wow, you rarely find guys like that. What a gentleman. He didn't take advantage of the situation. Plus this xD Hahaha, this made me laugh so hard. He's like, he didn't know what to do when Rikako cried out to him! |
violityMay 24, 2015 7:09 PM
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| Damn just finished watching it and just realized the Blu ray remaster was just released in Japan today... should've just waited lmao. That said... Muto was such a bitch lol. Taku slapping her was probably best part of the movie. I think its weird they just became in love with each other at the end of the film. Still it was solid. I might check out that remastered version. |
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| Good and nostalgic story. Was really enjoying its slice of life moments and I really think they managed to capture usual school lives pretty well. Kinda similiar to Mimi wo Sumaseba but I liked that one a bit better. It was good as good old Ghibli movies and the atmosphere was just about perfect but I found their (non-)relationship during the movie kinda lacking if they were to end together as ending suggested. I get they both liked each other and simply didn't tell but there really was nothing that would eventually lead to this ending. They had great chemistry and dialogues with each other were really natural, I know, but they were just mostly arguing with each other and Muto was using him most of the time. Though sometimes one little detail and being in the right time at the right place is enough to get two people together, I know this myself pretty well. It was very refreshing to watch movie like this because these days there are simply no such animes. Not a masterpiece but the movie you can recommend. 7/10 |
| This was probably my least favourite Studio Ghibli film (along with Only Yesterday). I suppose I just don't get into the whole slice of life genre that much. |
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| well it took me quite a time to figure out what exactly went wrong when morisaki was slapped and then punched... but now i am more satisfied to have understand the situation...a good light-hearted(may be) movie.. |
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| That train make me though that it's going to end like 5cm/s lol. Whatever, I give it 8/10 cuz how realistic and nostalgic it is. |
| He was awful. First he slaps her and next he doesn't help her when she's bullied, dunno what is she seeing in him. |
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| It's fairly watchable but also quite frustrating. The characters don't have many redeeming features, and while you can sympathise to an extent, I don't really find myself rooting for them at all. |
| This outstanding film might be the best high school drama I've ever seen. It saddens me to see how underrated it is by most of this site's users. |
| "I will become his world and will make him my world" - You really should know who said this. "Firing at unarmed citizens is a feat that those without courage and a chivalrous spirit simply cannot accomplish." - Oskar von Reuenthal "No way Spirited Away is better than Akira. NO WAY." - Kanye West |
| I think the only entertaining part of this movie was when Taku slapped Rikako in return! haha! |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
| I liked this quite a bit, I don't think it's on the level of Whisper of the Heart, or Only yesterday but it was a nice watch none the less. |
| Firstly, this movie was probably a huge inspiration for Shinkai Makoto. It contains everything which Makoto is using. THE TRAINS! Secondly, MAL rating is a joke, as always. Great movie. I must do a research in less popular Ghibli productions. I didn't like thier most popular movies, but this one was simply beautiful. Not mentioning about wonderful artwork. 9/10!! |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| Nothing really special about this movie. |
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| I like this one a lot, it's a very down-to-earth teen drama. Their worries, and struggles feel real, and even relatable. The love triangle feels especially well done. But even though it isn't bad at all, it still feels a bit bland to me. The animation is very beautiful though. |
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| Definitely needed to be longer. I liked the main two but outside of them and his friend every other character suffers from the “”Who are you again” syndrome. Which is a shame because I liked the movie but was left with the feeling of wanting something more from it . Somewhere in here is a incredible movie and I feel as if more love was put into it. This very well could’ve very well could’ve been an amazing piece of cinema and a generation defining piece . |
| I went into this in the beginning thinking I would end up feeling bad for Yutaka, but the whole time I just felt bad for Taku, man was a g. Seriously don't get this romance though, there was literally no reason why he would fall in love with Rikako in the first place with how shit she treated him Easy 4/10 I'm actually surprised this is listed as the 2nd best romance movie (at the time) in that mal article |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
I don't get the problem with the absence of "chemistry", it's not really about a couple of lovers. I can't really say a thing, sadly, since I am rarely clear when thinking about it (it actually angered me the 1st time I saw it accidently) Score: 9/10 Enjoyment: 0~5/5 Between Ano hi ni kaeritai and this special, Mochizuki is really a good pick to direct this kind of stories. @FMmatron If you ever feel like "going back to that" kind, it's a pretty good choice. I should check his own created Pierrot magical girl someday... @Shock_Yin For non english speakers, could you clarify what 's a "simp"?? February 5, 2021 @Clars_sama Well, they're teenagers, it's hormonal. ;) (More seriously, to be in love sadly requires not a grain of logic and reason.) |
Rei_IIIApr 3, 2021 8:47 AM
| a little too short and I couldn't figure the girls personality out at all:/ All in all great movie though, kinda like Whisper of the Heart, yeah<3 I'd say 8.5/10 if that was possible, now I have to decide between 8 and 9._. Let's say...uhm..............9! Whisper of the Heart was a straight 8 though |
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| I think that this movie has aged well after all these years. I particularly liked the visual aesthetics and the calming soundtrack |
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| I really liked it! so relatable 8/10 :) don't understand MAL's low score :( |
laputiaJul 22, 2020 8:47 PM
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| This is where the beggining of not so good Ghibli starts. The decision to let young directors make their own product resulted into something that doesn't have the Ghibli magical touch in it. Even tho there were parts that I liked, overall its a pretty dissapointing and not memorable film, I guess this is one the weakest films produced by Ghibli but the good part is, that its not made by Miyazaki or Takahata |
| A simple SOL, there wasn’t much to it but I loved Morisaki, great MC & overall a great guy. I smiled at his every action, like when he got up during dinner with his family & his mum was nagging at him while he sat away from them in front of the TV, and that phone call with his mum while he was in Tokyo..... I dunno there was this little charm to him, quite like the easygoing, unassuming, down-to-earth kind boy-next-door vibe I was glad when Matsuno picked him up at the airport, glad they didn’t let a girl ruin the friendship they had Also loved the 90s fashion, everyone dressed so well ♡____♡ |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| first ghibli movie that i didn't really like. it was very beautiful, yes, and i sometimes watch some things just for the design and animation of it, but the story... although i really do like the fact that it's very realistc, the main guy is one of the few i've seen that is not abusive or disrespectful and the girl does have a personality and flaws, what we don't see very much in anime these days i just ended it feeling it was futile. maybe it's because i'm past my teen years and i now find teenagers to be very annoying, because that was the feeling i ended it with. i was annoyed. thinking back about it, it was okay, but i'm probably not in a time of my life to actually enjoy watching these teenagers just being teenagers. |
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| They should have been gay, then this movie would be 10/10. I love everythig about this movie but there is no way any of those guys would be in love with that anoying bitch. |
| “I am running away from my responsibilities. And it feels good.” – Michael Scott |
This is so satisfying i could watch it 60000 times |
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| i really enjoyed the style of drawing. it wasn't too complex and easy on the eyes. i also liked the nuanced behaviors that the mc exhibited, for example the leg shake when he was called on the phone or when he was called down to the cafe. the music was especially fitting, since it took on this tone of light and naive. everything about the film/show was light. i thoroughly enjoyed it, but the ending was kind of meh. a cliffhanger imo. well what's next now that the ending happened? only the viewer can surmise. |
| That was interesting. The characters acted in a very "human" way, which is one of Studio Ghibli's best tricks. The atmosphere of the movie is very lively, also the backstories of the characters were well developed. The movie could be longer though, in order to explain more and keep the pace a bit slower. Overally, this movie is very good. It kept me entertained, even though it could have more. |
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