As the movie focuses on the relationship development between Tamako and Mochizou, the characters from the island are left out of the main story, but instead we get to see a little more Tamako's school friends Kanna, Midori and Shiori.
The story itself is very unoriginal - something that anyone has experienced and something that will remind you of your own love experiences back in the days or maybe something that you are having right now. I believe this is why it is very easy to imagine yourself in either one of the protagonists' perspectives and thus making the story, despite its unoriginality, very enjoyable and something the viewer can sympathize with.
KyoAni, as expected, delivers not only its stunning visuals which can be seen through amazing backgrounds and facial expressions that I once believed were unable to be drawn/expressed in the 2D world, but also soundtracks. The ED of the movie is namely the song composed by Tamako's father which he used to confess his feelings to Tamako's mother - only this time sung by our female protagonist, Tamako which goes along with the final scene of this movie very well.
Overall, I thought the story was very well executed and certainly exceeded my low expectations after finishing the TV animation series, Tamako Market. I tried to make no spoilers so there might be many aspects of this show lacking in this review, but I hope this will give you a thought to try this movie out (whether you watched the prequel or not since it does not play a crucial role to understand the plot of this movie).
I give this an 8 out of 10.
