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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I really enjoyed this movie, it had a simple and nice mood to it. People who enjoyed "Only Yesterday" and "Whisper of the Heart" will most likely enjoy this lesser known Ghibli. |
KinetaSep 10, 2012 12:19 AM
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| "This is starting to sound like a bad soap opera." Exactly. But if the writters knew it, why did they keep it up? Yea, I guess they gave us a realistic relationship. I can't say it was all that entertaining. |
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| There was some kind of odd magic in this move, must be the Ghibli, that made it worth watching. The main character was quite nice, trying to put "bros before hoes" but I just found his demeanor to be quite good since he wasn't a pervert at all. |
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| Not a lot of action going on here in the forums. Which is sad considering anyone who has graduated high school can relate to this movie. I used to hate my high school days. Several years later, and after meeting some of my old classmates, I realized how fun those times actually were. |
| Good movie, but it could be better if this movie duration is 2 hours,they can make the romance part more detail. I kinda felt the pace is too fast. |
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| Wonderful, really that was a good story, not some stupid things we found in shounen romance recently, and i must say, the male lead is very funny, i like that kind of character |
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| I'm not being negative when i say i found him funny, i like him, he is the kind of character i like, not a regular main character which i usually encountered in Shounen romance, i can't really described him very well but i like those kind of character Here is my perception of funny in my perspective, funny in this main lead is what i describe as cute or "he is a fun guy" just like i describe him as a best friend maybe, not such as i laugh at him because i found him funny, maybe we have a different ways of describing the words, it happens all the time |
LaevanteinMay 15, 2010 1:10 AM
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bLaCk_LeG said: Well what can i say, we have different language, english is not my native, so i apologize if i made you misunderstand what i'm trying to sayI kind of understand what you're trying to say. kind of..... :) |
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| Wow, nice to see thie movie is getting popular. I always thought it was overlooked with the likes of Whisper of the Heart and Princess Mononoke out there. |
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| I didn't really like Rikako.The scene where she gets bitch slapped was quite satisfying. On a more serious note,the film was enjoyable for me.I think it would have worked much better as a series,though. |
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| I loved, it gave me a good feeling while watching. . Urufuzu_rein said: I didn't really like Rikako.The scene where she gets bitch slapped was quite satisfying. Same here, but in the end she was so pretty that made me forget about everything else. :( |
datsunvic said: "This is starting to sound like a bad soap opera." Exactly. But if the writters knew it, why did they keep it up? Yea, I guess they gave us a realistic relationship. I can't say it was all that entertaining. That line reminded me of when the guy from 5 Cm/s says "every second feels like an eternity". They pretty much describe their respective movies in just one line. I thought it was decent and somewhat etertaining, but that's it. I also found some scenes to be a bit corny and some parts a bit too convenient. This would definitely appeal to younger people in their teens or people barely out of that age, but its not really for someone who's looking for something mature (its based on a shoujo novel after all). I liked the music and the presentation, and its definitely a feel-good relaxing anime that you should watch at the end of a hard day. Not Ghiblis best, and definitely not the most underrated either since it enjoys a cult following among ghibli fans on MAL. But a decent movie nonetheless 6/10 |
eyerokJun 12, 2011 6:16 AM
| "...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth') |
| 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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