Utterly refusing to watch it in any other way since I missed the cinema release in the UK.
It's a brilliant film and while I could talk about many things there are two things in particular I'd like to talk about. The directing and Photography.
not since Shinsekai Yori have I been completely tricked by an anime, an anime that hides it's driving force in plain sight. It's a film that reveals itself near the end and only on the second watch will you even begin to see the things about the characters that aren't spoken in words, but instead their actions.
Naoko Yamada, is a masterful director that understands how a manga has to be translated into animation probably more than anyone else, proving time and time again that she will innovate and add more to the source.
Mutsuo Shinohara & Naoko Yamada. There are very few people that understand the power of photography like they do, they're a paragon duo within KyoAni that have brought a great sense of realistic fantasy through photography. They understand just like Mokoto Shinkai, does. That Photography and the colour pallet chosen, is just as important as the surrounding animation.
Well done to the development team, well done to Kyoto Animation. And here's some links if you want to learn more: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/
Everyone should check out blogs like Sakugablog and Wavemotion.
