The movie wasn't even sad but I felt like crying anyway...
I won't say I have seen a great deal of anime, but this one was by far the most relatable to life.
Okajima Takea is a 27 year old office lady who visits the countryside on her vacation. On the way to her journey and during her say in the country, she seemed to recall her 10 year old self again and again. And I can relate to them all. The struggle of having elder siblings, not doing well in the exam, first love confession, first period talk and boys reaction to it and even mothers have their flaws. I can relate to them all. I was watching the anime and the whole time I was like... it's the story of my life. And I hope the decision she made at the end will make her happy and leave her with no regrets. Studio Ghibli has so many good titles and this one I found was a hidden gem.
Now for the animation. First let's bear this fact in the mind that the movie is from 1991. The kids from Takea's nostalgia were all cute and the other characters were fine too. But in the present the characters were not sketched well I will say. Especially Takea looked older than her age. But the surroundings were amazing (Nothing less can't be expected from Ghibli I guess)
I don't have any complains about the characters. They were all very natural.
Nothing of the background sound seemed unnatural. I really really loved the ending song.
For the lending I would like to thank Studio Ghibli for such a great movie. And I don't think people will read my review any way But I highly recommend this title.
Happy watching everyone.
