Bokura no Nanokakan Sensou

Mamoru Suzuhara is an introverted high school student who spends his free time reading up on modern warfare. Upon discovering that his crush, Aya Chiyono, is reluctantly moving away with her family next week, he musters enough courage to ask her to run away with him. Consequently, Mamoru, Aya, and four of their fellow classmates set out and camp in the abandoned Satomi Coal Factory. After enjoying themselves during their first day there, they come to the surprising conclusion that they may not be alone in the factory.

Bokura no Nanokakan Sensou, based on the novel of the same name, is a coming-of-age story about an act of rebellion that evolves into a full-out war against the adults. Meanwhile, the children struggle to open up about their feelings and protect what they hold dear.

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Suzuhara, Mamoru Main

Kitamura, Takumi Japanese

Chiyono, Aya Main

Malet Supporting

Koichi, Makoto Japanese

Tatehara Supporting

Ogino, Seirou Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Yaoita, Katsuyuki Producer

Arai, Shuuhei Producer

Ozawa, Shinichirou Producer

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Jan 10, 2025

Onyx_StupidAce

Recommended

I don't like writing reviews because I have trouble expressing myself... but this movie I just love it so much from begin till the end of the credits/outro. The story plot, plot twist, comedy, action, characters and way more it's all incredible and at some point it put me to tears yet it still ended with me laughing my ass off. Of all the anime movies I've watched and that's a lot trust me. This was one of the best comedy/action movies of all. I'm not saying number one, but definitely in top 5. But hey everyone has their own opinion. Ha, look at this ... I hate writing reviews, but I ended up writing a whole paragraph.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jun 20, 2025

Siluetta

Mixed Feelings

On the surface, it looks like a typical high school adventure - teenagers, rebellion, holidays - but Seven Days War tries to say a bit more. It's not a title that will lay you out emotionally, but it has its moments - and even if not everything works perfectly, it's enjoyable to watch.

The animation is a solid average - it doesn't impress, but it doesn't disappoint either. The style is simple, even retro at times, which suits the story's roots well. The shots of the city and the abandoned factory have their atmosphere, although the whole thing could be more visually dynamic.
Character design - classic, ... no craziness, but nice. On the surface, it looks like a typical school adventure - teenagers, rebellion, holidays - but Seven Days War tries to say a bit more.

Music is a background rather than a driving force. Some moments have a cool, uplifting vibe, but nothing memorable for long. The ending is pleasant, but I didn't return to it obsessively.
Voice acting? Natural, captures the age and emotions of the characters well.

It's not an anime you'll remember for the rest of your life, but... there's something about it. Such a little story about young people trying to regain control of their lives, in a world that won't listen to them.
There are moments that resonate - some funny, some touching, sometimes even surprisingly relevant. But you also have to turn a blind eye to some of the simplifications and “easy solutions”.

Final Rating: 7/10 - Mixed Feelings
Seven Days War is not a great work, but it has heart and a message. For those who like the vibe of youthful rebellion with a hint of social commentary, it's worth a look. It's not an anime you'll remember for the rest of your life, but... there's something about it. Such a small story about young people trying to regain control of their lives, in a world that won't listen to them.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 11, 2020

Andre_Alexander

Not Recommended

Spoiler free article: A short description that’s just a bit longer than normal synopsis to give you rough idea what to expect from this anime. Conclusion for TL;DR at the end of the articles.

My Score: 3/10 (Bad anime)
Reading time: 2 minutes read

Review:

The story premises are some normal stuffs that happened everyday everywhere amplified tens if not hundreds times more…or so was the plan. The story filled with satire in the half latter of the show, which have the potential to be good, but unfortunately it’s too late. It’s introduced a bit too late into the show and therefore they need to compressed it to how ... many minutes left in the movie, and therefore I feel it’s a bit rushed, although I get the message, I only get the gist of it instead of a clear message. The various action scenes throughout the shows emphasized itself to be as realistic as possible while actually it’s totally wrong and unrealistic (oh, the irony). Many plot holes are presented in this anime, and the main thing that I feel like everyone should know is that there’s lack of (if there’s even any) consequences ever happened to anyone in this show, which once again goes against the realistic approach this anime take…

The visuals might be the only one worth praising from this movie, especially the background, the building, the machinery, everything were of high quality and they maintained such standard throughout the whole movie. The same can’t be said for the character designs though, it’s generic of average quality, and they do drop their quality from time to time, I wonder how the consistency can differ this much when everything except the characters maintained consistent quality. The animation are okay, it’s fluid with a bit note here and there due to unrealistic physics, but since most of this small errors are wrapped during the action scenes, I doubt most of the viewers will even notice it.

The musics are something, for real, it’s just unfortunately in a bad way, the build up in some scenes are great, the visuals looked way better in this specific scenes, and then by the time it should hit me the hardest, the songs throw some empty punch to my face, it’s so disappointing, it’s dragging this show even more with every songs it introduced. The sound effects are the competitor for the worst part of this anime, one of the many examples I can throw is this: how would you imagine the sound of a group walking through a big empty abandoned coal mine? The sound effect for this exact scenario could be everything, but definitely not the one in this movie, many more examples spread throughout this anime that I’m just not bothered to list every single one of them. The seiyuu? Generic and bland are all I can say, they’re not that bad per se, but definitely need more training to not sounds like a soulless robot.

Conclusion:

Reasons to watch:
-A short movie where you need to turn off your brain

Reasons NOT to watch:
-A confusing story that might taken the wrong way due to the satire
-A show that tried so hard to be realistic but it became so unrealistic
-Plot holes everywhere!
-An underwhelming inconsistent visuals

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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