The art style is so unique, its very easy to fall in love with the animation. The colours arent blindingly contrasted as so many 2015/2016 animes seem to be (man I get sick of that). The characters arent crazy stylish or reconizable, but they are enough to remember them. The movie wasnt super dependent on flashy effects or characters or fast action and to me thats a lot of what made it so special. Slice of life/romance isnt really my thing, but this really got to me.
The storyline is so very simple, but the pacing and seiyuu bring it to life....just....you can feel the emotions of Kusakabe and Saijou. Its so relatable and feels so real, the emotional effects really draw out little fragments of your own memories.
There isnt any drama overkill (which is a rare gem in this genre) in the slightest, and if anything, the fits the characters had off screen were better left out, as it would have botched the progression and balance of the plot. Excellent work!! Each incident the characters overcome is very clear cut and to the point, giving you more reason to become attatched to the first time couple.
The romance is very light, with the only touchy scene being very PG, but once again, wonderfully directed and ultimately being unforgettably nostalgic.
And OFC. The seiyuu. I saw the description and reveiws and was planning on watching it, then I saw Kamiya Hiroshi-sama and dropped everything I was doing to go download it. One of his most well played roles, IMO. Levi Ackerman is fitted perfectly, but is not left much room for emotional shifts, as with Trafalgar Law, who is strictly the 'cool/sexy' sounding type.
Kamiya-san takes on more of a Yato/Itoshiki Nozomu role here and splendidly displays vivid fluctuations or mood and tone.
And as someone who played Pell (One Piece), Nojima Kenji-san really nailed it here and I am oficially a fan. I did not expect such improvement!
And the overall theme: love through music.
That really hits the spot, and is perhaps the reason I clicked on it to begin with.
The ending song was absoloutely lovely. The OSTs werent that noticable, but with everything else fitting in so well, I dont think much background ambiance was required.
13/10. All my love!
