At the first glance, the plot might sound like Your Lie in April’s, but let’s face it there are tons of romance anime out there which have a similar plot. Some people are complaining that movies involving school romance are stuck in the same premise all over again, but I think that’s just fine as long as it doesn’t feel like a copy from another. If you don’t like it, maybe it’s because you’re not into the genre.
For my own experience, I think Pancreas deserves good credit for executing its materials from the original manga. Few have overcome the challenging task for bringing manga ingredients as intact as it can get, and Pancreas did a great job. The story itself is not too great, there’s nothing special to it but the characters -especially Sakura- are very relatable to me and few of my friends. There was a time while watching the movie, I got snatched away by this Sakura girl and she eventually reminded me of my school days.
The animation is good though, no complaints required. It was a bit strange because it was produced by studio VOLN, which is not so popular amongst anime community (I believe many will not recognize this studio). The OP and ED of this movie are handled by Sumika, and what an excellent song. Atmospheric and moody, he expressed those unbalanced feelings right in time when we need it the most.
The last few scenes were heart-wrenching, although it wasn’t as sad as I expected it would be. A bit disappointed from my side, because I think they could’ve pushed it even sadder than it was, creating a full climax of emotions in audiences’ heart.
Overall, is it a bad movie? No, of course not. I want to eat your pancreas is a decent romance movie, with a little tricky twist to it. Along the way, you might flow together with the characters and the story, experiencing the warmth of those bygone school days, but that doesn’t mean some parts are easily acceptable while knowing that it’s a bit (or more) disappointing.
