definitely my favorite anime movie (even though i’ve only seen two).
it was certainly an emotional rollercoaster that paid off in the end, even though it had me really depressed at points.
i honestly see some of myself in the way shouya acts. may it be the way he pushes people away or the fact he can’t look people in the eyes.
the cast of characters are enjoyable and help push the story along.
the balcony scene with the fireworks was really something, and i think it shows how much shouya improved as a person.
my only complaints are the fact that shouya and shouko didn’t get together & that i could never find myself liking naoka throughout the whole thing.
naoka barely even changed as a character and basically still felt the same way at the end of story, even if she got embarrassed by shouko realizing she learned sign language. not to mention some of the shit she did to shouka is straight up unforgivable.
10/10, i don’t think any anime movie is gonna top this one for me.
