Not because i despise it, but it left me feeling all sorts of feels, and i was not ready.
"Why does it end like this" "This is wrong"
Nevertheless, I am glad i came across this movie. Alone in my bedroom, midnight with the lights out, definitely the right mood for this kind of movie.
Someone that has always been there since your childhood days, spending time with you without ever feeling bored every time you're around, the one that gives you a reason to look forward to something, that one person, you wish will always stay by your side. But no matter how you wish it wouldn't end, only memories will stay until they fade away.
May contain spoilers
Story: 9
Art:8.5
Sound: 9
Character: 10
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 9
One day, little Hotaru got lost in the forest everyone warned not to go in. A forest known as the home of spirits and mountain god. Being left alone in the unfamiliar place, she did nothing but cried. Suddenly, a guy approached her from a distance. Everything about him looked normal, except for the festival mask he was wearing. Hotaru felt happy, so happy she ran toward him and almost gave him a hug, but the guy kept running away. Moments later, he explained that if he got touched by human, his body will vanish into thin air. That's how they eventually became friends, the start of Hotaru spending every summer in the forest, next to the guy known as Gin.
The simple yet beautiful story, it tweaks your heart strings.
It starts of with a guy who seemed to stay at his youth,spending time with a little girl who gradually grew, becoming a woman. Fantasy has never been my favorite kind of story, but this bittersweet movie triggered me right at the heart.
There's nothing blatantly wrong with the art. It doesn't have the most ravishing animations or realistic scenery images, but don't let this minor unimportant factor hold you back, because it's nothing compared to what you will experience.
Will the ending satisfies you or will it make you curl up in your bed thinking that it could have been better ? That's yours to decide. In my opinion, I have mixed feelings about it, but i enjoy my feels ride. This animation truly is one one the most heartwarming and heart wrenching I have ever seen. Don't believe me ? See it for yourself.
