May 23, 2017
For those of you who found this obscure sequel, congrats. I know of many people who enjoyed Planetarian but had no idea this movie existed.
In any case, this film is set in the future, well after the events of Planetarian take place. The Junker is now an old man, who travels whats left of the world showing Yumemi's projections of stars to all willing to see them, and has become somewhat well known as "The Stargazer" which he dubbed himself in the final moments of the original series.
The film begins with the Stargazer arriving at a small village and meeting its inhabitants, namely
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the elder and three children. The children quickly take a liking to the Stargazer and are captivated by the projection he shows them. Knowing his health is failing and his life is near its end he begins to teach them how to care for the projector as well as explain what stars are to listeners, as he plans to have them take on the role of Stargazers when he dies.
The movie itself features about 30 mins of new content with the rest being scenes from the original series interspersed throughout, usually in long chunks, which is fine but it may not sit well with some who may have wanted a full movie of new content. If you haven't seen the original series, this movie serves as more of an expansion on it, so you'd be fine to watch this film by itself to understand the series. I won't go into further plot details here, but what I will say is if you were a fan of the original series, you'll enjoy the movie for hitting the same key points the Planetarian series did; that is its ability to give hope in a dark world.
Planetarian Hoshi no Hito, ended with not everything being fully resolved, and yet hope remains, harkening back to the series' core message.
Overall, the quality was fine, music was great, and although the plot didn't advance all that much, the film was still fulfilling. If you liked the original series, this is worth the watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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