Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo (Her Blue Sky)

High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursue a musical career, inspired by Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke "Shinno" Kanamuro. Shinno was part of a band until he left for Tokyo to become a professional guitarist after the sisters' parents passed away, and he was never to be seen again.

One afternoon, while Aoi practices her bass in a guest house, she gets startled by the 18-year-old version of Shinno from 13 years ago! As if by coincidence, the current 31-year-old Shinno also returns to the town, but he has changed drastically. There are now two Shinno's in existence, but why is the Shinno from the past present?

Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo revolves around these four individuals as they confront their inner feelings toward each other and make decisions that will affect their lives from here on out.

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Adaptation:	Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo
Alternative setting:	Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.

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Aioi, Aoi

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Wakayama, Shion
Japanese

Shinno

Main

Yoshizawa, Ryou
Japanese

Aioi, Akane

Main

Yoshioka, Riho
Japanese

Kanomura, Shinnosuke

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Yoshizawa, Ryou
Japanese

Nakamura, Masatsugu

Supporting

Taichi, You
Japanese

Ootaki, Chika

Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi
Japanese

Nakamura, Masamichi

Supporting

Ochiai, Fukushi
Japanese

Nitobe, Dankichi

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Matsudaira, Ken
Japanese

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Saitou, Shunsuke

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Odagiri, Narumi

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Shimizu, Hiroyuki

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Nagai, Tatsuyuki

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"Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo (空の青さを知る人よ)" by Aimyon

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"Aoi (葵)" by Aimyon (あいみょん)

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Oct 11, 2019

Sigsig

Recommended

A tale of experiencing first love for the second time, and that of losing sight of what you once dreamt of.

Firstly, the synopsis is not that accurate. This is not a story of time travel, nor did Aoi only start to fall in love upon meeting the Shinno from 13 years ago.

The movie starts with Aoi plugging in her earphones to practice her bass, drowning out all sounds. I feel that that is a nice touch. We are then gradually introduced to the other characters and how Aoi feels about them. There was also a flashback of her past which explains why the two ... sisters are living together, when Shinno suddenly appears.

Story: 10/10
There were some twists that I've never expected. At first, I thought only Aoi could see Shinno, but it turned out that everyone could see him too. They called him an Ikiryou (a spirit that is left behind when the living passes on) at the start, and I thought that that was the case too, when Aoi ran home to Akane and asked her for more details about Shinno - to which her reply was "I don't know whether he is even living or dead", which cemented my belief until minutes later when Shinnosuke appeared on the Enka stage as a guitarist.

What happens when you meet face-to-face with your past self? That was the other big twist that I did not expect. Watch it to find out!

The story built up emotions leading to that scene from the ominous cave to the landslide to the sealed guitar and to the meeting, and the tension - emotions at an all-time high was kept at that plateau for the rest of the movie. It was truly a work of art.

Art: 9/10
My first thought was that the older Nakamura looked like Poppo from AnoHana, but it turned out that they were different persons. Each scene, though ordinary somehow managed to look special while being not overtly imposing. I liked how the director transitioned from showing a dull welcoming scene to the appearance of a very flashy Nitobe, and how the camera slowly pans to the right to reveal the older Shinnosuke. That said though, while the art was great, it was not particularly outstanding hence the score.

Sound: 9/10
As I have mentioned in the introduction, the touch when earphones are plugged in and when Aoi tries to convey her feelings for the older Shinnosuke was absolutely stunning. Aoi fondly reminds me of K-On! when she plays the bass. I feel that her VA has done a good job in conveying her feelings for Shinno, like how her voice trembled when she spoke to him or that outburst when she found out what Chika has done.

Character: 8/10
Given the number of characters, it can't be helped. Although every character has some development, I feel that they could have given more depth to each of them, particularly the older Shinnosuke and exactly how did he come around. Also, the boy-crazy Chika could have been given more exposition - we never knew if she was telling the truth or not when she claimed that 'nothing happened', because we only have an idea of what's her personality like.

Enjoyment: 8/10
Overall, I enjoyed the movie enough to write such a long review about it. Even after watching the epilogue however, I am left with more questions that I had at the start and I think that this movie would have a better reception had it launched as an anime series instead.

Overall verdict: 8/10

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Dec 26, 2019

ContactGamer

Mixed Feelings

Just writing my review right after watching this movie.

THERE MAY BE SPOILERS BELOW, BE WARNED!!! (Almost Spoiler-free)

Story: 4/10
The story is really confusing at the start until that red-haired character showed up later in the movie. Just imagine the same person meeting each other but they are in different timelines. (This is some time travelling stuff) The main point of the story is falling in love with the same person who you had relationship with before. Personally, I don't really like the story so that's the main reason why I gave it a 4.

Art: 9/10
Art is exceptionally good in this movie. On par with Your Name ...

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Jun 10, 2020

phiraeth

Not Recommended

Mari Okada / Tatsuyuki Nagai. A match made in heaven. One of my favorite pairings in all of anime. I don't know a single thing I've disliked made by the combination of the two of them, and Mari Okada specifically is one of my all-time favorite writers.

I had such high expectations for this movie...which perhaps was the mistake I made, because boy was it such a disappointment. I should have expected this from Cloverworks, who did Bunny Girl Senpai along with the movie which clearly wasn't movie quality, much like this. Ultimately, I feel as though "Her Blue Sky" would have worked much better as ...

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Poll: Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 ) Sigsig - Oct 11, 2019	73 replies	by CarbonMD »» Apr 6, 3:02 AM
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