[SPOILER FREE REVIEW]
STORY: 8/10
*Before I begin Bungaku Shoujo has 4 OVA's that are not entirely necessary to watch but will give you more information on the characters. I do recommend seeing them before the film.*
The story follows Konoha Inoue as he leads a seemingly normal life as a member of the Literary Club with Club President Touko Amano. Touko's only source of food or drink is to eat stories from books. She is not able to eat food or drink anything. Konoha's only job is to write stories for her to eat. I loved the way the story grew from how it started. I'll admit that this film starts off slow but it definitely grabs your attention the further you get into it.
CHARACTERS: 9/10
The characters ended up carrying this show all the way to the finish line. You've got your main character Konoha, his friends Nanase and Kazushi, and the best of all Touko. The characters are what drove this movie. The way they all were there for each other and how they developed was very well done. They were easily the best part of this film.
ART: 9/10
Production I.G has done it again. The character designs were perfect for this film and the background animation was superb. The movie gave off a 5 cm Per Second vibe with its animation.
SOUND: 8/10
The soundtrack was put together by Masumi Itō who has previously worked on anime such as Requiem for the Phantom and Canaan. It is a very good soundtrack. It utilizes the piano very well for sure. As for the voice acting, well, they certainly picked a cast of star studded actors. You've got Miyu Irino (Jintan from Anohana) Kana Hanazawa (Kobato from Kobato.) Aya Hirano (Haruhi Suzumiya from TMoHS) Mamoru Miyano (Okabe from Steins;Gate) Daisuke Ono (Sabastian from Black Butler) Aki Toyosaki (Yui from K-ON!) Nana Mizuki (Fate Testarossa from Nanoha) Shizuka Ito (Wilhemlmina from Shana) They all do a wonderful job.
ENJOYMENT: 9/10
OVERALL: 9/10
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I can't give enjoyment a 10 because the film does start off slow. I would recommend this film to anyone I come across because I do believe it to be that good. It is not perfect but it is held very high in my heart as one of the best anime films I've seen. It definitely left me sitting back with just a feeling of "wow that was amazing" after finishing it. This film is severely underrated on this site and that disappoints me. More people should see this movie. For similar anime I recommend the ever beautiful film 5 Centimeters per Second (or anything else by Makoto Shinkai for that matter) or the "ef" series.
