The plot this time revolved somewhat more towards Sakuta’s childhood friend and Sakuta , with a speck of Mai-san, which in a lot of ways, made sense. It really wasn’t short of being ardent for someone who loves romcoms. It still revolves around the concept of the puberty syndrome, though it expands it slightly further and the extend to which it may apply to. A lot of the gaps in the anime have been covered in this series as well , i.e Sakuta’s predicament which was tearjerking in some ways and the emotions he had experienced in the movie, made it an excellent closing off for the series, though i really wished it’d have been longer for me personally.
The artwork really didn’t bother me at all. It’s really up there in terms of quality. The characters and the settings were deployed well enough to leave a good impression of the art. Though i didn’t really like how the eyes were drawn that much, though it didn’t affect my enjoyment at all and it’s just a personal preference really.
As for the sound, there really isn’t anything to take notice off really. The Voice acting was done really well and i don’t think there’d be much more room for improvement to put it like this. The ost, though i didn’t really notice much of it during the parts it was played, were a great addition and expressed the tone of the movie clearly with depth,, and made it a tad bit more emotional in some instances.
Characters, i think were the highlight of the movie. Take this with a grain of salt though. Characters, in the main Sakuta, Mai and essentially Shouko had huge involvement and I think as the audience, I felt as if their characters had developed immensely through the movie as opposed to the anime.
In some ways, this looks very familiar to “your name”. I think they really portrayed the concept of unconditional love better in this movie than in your name in my honest opinion.
All in all, tearjerking with an intriguing plot, good artwork, good sound, well-developed characters, all with distinguishing features, and a joy to watch. Might watch again in the future. Would recommend if you haven’t watched it yet.
