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| Very good I must say. However, the way it ended (especially the cause) was a bit disappointing. Btw, I literally was attending the summer festival while seeing it :) |
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| Ending was weak. The hug during an anti-climatic disappearance? Not so much feels for me. The events to me didn't flow very well, but a nice story overall. The kiss on the mask was a very nice touch. |
| If I was her, I'd find the mountain god and ask him to place the same curse on me... I can't understand why she did not look for a way to be with Gin. |
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| I felt all them feels. Really great story for only 45mins. |
| Yeah it's predictable, but the movie is the epitome of what japanese culture represents. People who are complaining about the ending don't understand it at all. |
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| More character development and emotion in 44 mins than most 24 episode anime. Very condensed, a bit short but beautiful. |
| This love story. <3 When he was dying, I was like "GIN Y U DO DIS 2 ME YYY GIN COM BAK GIINNNNNNNN!" 10/10. |
"The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is..cuteness! Cute makes right! All our needs, desires, and instincts seek cuteness, and it is for cuteness that we will give everything we have! That's just the way men are!" - Sora |
| I was smiling. I was crying. Hotarubi no Mori e. I'll keep it in mind. 10/10 |
I don't like the terms "good person" or "bad person" because it's impossible to be entirely good to everyone or entirely bad to everyone. To some, you are a good person, while to others, you are a bad person. ~Armin (Shingeki no Kyojin) |
| Ooh, I quite liked this ... really sweet story :3 Hotaru and Gin were each other's first loves eh ... yeah, it was cute :P Plus I really loved the music, it was really fitting ... and such beautiful animations. Like when Gin was disappearing ... yeah lol. I liked the ending too. Kinda bittersweet, but at least there were no gimmicks about Gin coming back as a human or something like that. Still, it was interesting that he kind of turned into a "ghost" ... and oops, yeah, that kid was a human wasn't he lol >_< Pretty short, but managed to get a lot in. With Hotaru growing up and visiting Gin every year ... (though I wonder how his mask stays on XD). Something nice to watch before going to bed :P 8/10 |
| I really like this movie, I would have loved to see Gin and Hotaru together, but it just wasn't logical in their situation, and I am glad as well that Gin wasn't brought back as a human for whatever reason, glad it ended the way it did, besides, the boy in Hotaru's class, the one who warned her about the ice and held her hand to help her home, hopefully he and Hotaru end up together. |
| I really liked this movie from the bottom of my heart 9/10 :) |
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| With a length of 45 min this movie was way too short. There isn't enough time to explore the setting and it's characters. |
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| Great movie! the feels were strong in this one, Gin :'( |
| I wish they made Gin's disappearance more dramatic. 8/10 |
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ezaya said: ^I kinda agree, beautiful movie though. To short imo I wanted more. Sad ending, but at least they got to touch each other in the end like I was hoping for.I wish they made Gin's disappearance more dramatic. 8/10 |
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_LastOrder- said: Expected something more dramatic... But...I still loved it :) 9/10 That why is beatiful, made me cry whitout melodrama. The ending is perfect, life goes on. |
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| I wish Gin hadn't disappeared... :'( He should have lived. Gin and Hotaru are such an adorable couple. |
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| Ehh. It was going great but the ending bugged me. It was predictable but still annoying. It didn't move me very much and it should. It would be much better if he disappeared because of touching Hotaru. I loved the music and the rural landscapes. The atmosphere was great and it went b quickly. Characters were likeable - 6/10 |
| Wow...just wow... Hotaru had the most adorable cry as a child. Watching Hotaru growing up was touching (no pun intended)... THAT HUG! I CAN'T HOLD BACK THE TEARS! ; __ ; That ending. Had me bawling. R.I.P. Gin ♥ Fantastic movie not a 10 but pretty damn close. This is way better than that Anohana/Angel Beats melodrama bullshit. This is some real sad shit. I heard some users saying the ending's really sad but BOY OH BOY DID THAT HIT ME HARD! 9.5/10 |
| UGH... this movie was so sad. Q______Q Its perfect as it is and it has a huge impact because of how it ended but I still can't help but wish it ended positively. Gin~ </3 |
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| Great and very sad.. |
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| Not bad. Cute, relaxing, but nothing special. Even the part that was supposed to be touching, wasn't as touching as the idea of it was... |
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| I think the show would be better if the disparition of Gin was cause by Otaru and not by a random child. RavenWish said: Short but powerful. Amazing movie No more to say. |
| Uugh, i wish this was longer… but damn, sakura ayane (who i believe has the sexiest voice) and Uchiyama Kouki as the two leading characters…I'm in heaven |
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| My only complaint is that its too short..9/10. :') |
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| I was amazing and sad, love it 10/10 :D |
| Kind of reminds me how addiction works. People tend to love what is limited or what isn't in their reach and stimulates their brain. When given it occasionally, we look forward to it and wanting more. Kinda same as how they can only see each other during the summer of each year, they keep longing to see each other again. It's a quite lovable story but What horrible sadistic parents leaves a baby in a basket in a forest all alone?!? To let it die from dehydration/hunger?! Also how did he transform from human baby to spirit? |
| Powerful show. I'm speechless |
| The scenes when she first met him were so adorable :) What a beautiful short film. |
| Watching this incredible and such lovely movie, reminds me watching animes like Natsume Yuujinchou and Kamisama Hajimemashita! ^.^ This movie could received an Óscar for the best movie of Drama, Romance, Shoujo and Supernatural. Also for being the best movie of that year! Really enjoyable :) |
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| Hotarubi no Mori e is an excellent example of what i love about anime. |
| I finally give this movie a try after my friends keep telling me to watch. It was better than I expect it to be. Really sad to see Gin disappear after that kiss on the mask. Too short, but also good. Was hoping it was longer. 9/10 |
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| Holy Shit... This Movie is great. Art was very beautiful and story was simple and straightforward. Movies like this are the reason why i love anime. |
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| I think everyone agrees that it was too short, wish it was longer... But I liked it 9/10 |
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| Such a beautiful short story :) |
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| Yes I cried but I still didn't like it. He disappeared THAT easily, easier than it was supposed to be :( |
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| Such a beautiful and sad movie, 9/10. |
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| that was so sad ;a; |
| It wasn't bad and it was nice slice-of-life but from story-point view it felt kinda flat. Maybe their parting scene was too sudden? But even that I don't think this anime had enough story for longer full motion picture. He met her, he played with her, he died. One would look for purpose of all this but there was nothing more to it. Maybe he touched that children intentionally to let Hotaru live her life and not dwell on the past? One can also understand this as abandoning of childhood's fantasies, coming of age, in a way. Then again, it is me who is devising those questions, desperately trying to find some meaning of this movie in the process. But no matter what, it only felt as a try but one still far away from being memorable. I know I should move on nostalgia wave but in the end there were no feels for me. Fading of summer, coming of spring, I can relate to that. But what I actually miss here is some sort of message. When you look back and ask yourself a question - What was this movie about? What will be your answer? Were my expectations too high? 6/10 |
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