Story/Plot: The very young (maybe around 5 year old) Ken gets a little sister! And as it is always told and actually the case soon Ken feels neglected by his parents who only seem tk have eyes for the little girl. Her name is Mirai. You see, she's the title of the movie. Not wanting to be contained with this Ken almost hits Mirai with a toy train. His mother quickly takes Mirai in her arms and Ken runs out, crying. It's then that he sees the tree in their outdoor garden glowing. And suddenly she stands before the young Ken, his sister Mirai from the future now a young girl.
What is this tree and what's the deal with this Mirai from the Future?
I will try to not spoil anything about the movie so I will just say that while this story doesn't seem very grand the movie gives room for Ken. He's the main point of the movie. Through this tree that I won't explain any further Ken learns. A lot. And that's for the story. I feel like the story more or less is more part of the characters so I will say more there.
Art: Beautiful. That sums it up. Same animation and artstyle like Chizu's previous movies this one just sparks colors and great fluid animation. It just looks very pretty. There isn't actually anything else that I have to or can say about the art in this movie.
Sound: Just great. SFX were there but this is not a battle anime. Most importantly, the BGM. God, so beautiful. Great songs, great piano plays. Also the end credit song is very nice and the music in this movie really emphasizes on the mood and emotions of the characters, most importantly Ken of course.
Characters: And here comes the most important part of this movie: The characters. Okay, where do I begin? I guess I finish of the other characters of this movie. First of, baby Mirai. She's still a baby so not much here. Future Mirai though is different, or rather she's finally her. In fact, I can sum up pretty much all characters in this movie, even the very detailed father and mother as humans. Yeah. They act like real humans would. And this is very important for this movie. To be normal. Ken's father and mother are both very human in what they do and how they do it. And why. And most importantly, Ken. This young and very annoying boy is what this movie is all about. About this very normal child that acts like one. Now you would say that of course he acts like child, he's a child after all. No no no, what I mean is that Ken acts and thinks exactly what a child at his age thinks and does. And that's the point of the show. Ken is the one character that grows the most in his personality. Obviously he should, he's the youngest one who can talk after all. He grows from each experience. This is what this movie is about. Ken facing through things a regular child his age would and then experiencing solutions to those things, those obstacles, those problems. This movie shows the struggles of a family, of bearing a child and loving with it, it shows what fathers might deal with when having children, what mothers have to go through. And what siblings have to go through. This movie shows all this and shows how Ken changes, how he begins to see things in a new light. There are a lot of facets and other deep and less deep angles in this movie, and talking about all those woidl be tiring. And spoiling. So I'm not gonna do that.
Overall Enjoyment and verdict: Did I enioy this movie? Oh yes. This movie is very important and it should be watched by all siblings and parents. A movie rich on lessons to be learned for multiple people. The things this movie can teach you are abundant. I am very glad to have watched this movie and I recommend it to anyone. The score here on Mal is laughable for this movie. I hope I could make you watch this amazing movie and I truly hope that more people do. Greatness approaches.
See you in the next review
