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Jan 23, 2016
Kotonoha no niwa was great, but after watching it, I can only thing Makoto Shinkai didn't create his best work yet. I like how he improved after Byousoku 5 centimeter, but I also think he can do it better.

First of all: The art is amazing. If you stop playing the film, every single photogram could be a perfect wallpaper. When the film makes a close-up sometimes is dificult if it´s a real video or animation. I have never seen puddles so beatifully drawn. The character designs are okay but I often don't distinguish very well if they are suposed to be on 2D or If the have some relief. The backgrounds are also amazing and the responsible of the photography direction did a great job.

The animation is pretty good, the movements feel very natural, but this story has no needs of good animation and don't have scenes for demonstrate what they can do so... It's fine.

The sound is fantastic. The rain sounds very good and the voice acting is very good. Kana Hanazawa did a great job. The music is also fantastic, specially the song they use in the ending.

The story is not bad at all, in fact I found it beautiful, but it's nothing new. However, this is compensated in my opinion with a great writing and direction. I feel what I was suposed to , and that is fantastic.

The characters are enjoyable, specially the girl, but in 45 minutes you can't revolutionate anime in this area. They feel like humans and not like robots and this is all. They aren't nothing more than the means over the story is developed.

Finally I think this was a good experience. It was very enjoyable and the end was fantastic. I recommend it for all the people who enjoy anime movies.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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