For starters, I cried. A lot. And although it's pretty easy to get me to cry at anime, whether it be a movie or a show, I haven't cried this much for a long time. Both main characters, Shoya Ishida and Shouko Nishimiya, are pretty well-written (although sometimes it appears that Shouko's disability of being deaf is the main focal point of her personality) and have a lot of character development, with the two helping each other out over the course of the movie.
One certain scene, which I won't spoil (but I'm sure a lot of people know what I mean if they've watched it) completely caught me off guard and made me cry a LOT. The sound effects, music, Ishida's screams of panic, the art and just... everything about that scene will stay with me for ages. It was so well-done and I just... yeah.
Some characters, though, seemed to be... not the greatest. For example, Ueno just struck me as mean for no reason, even though there were reasons that she gave (if you get me). I really did NOT like her at all, even if there was a slight redemption, and I'm not sure if this was intended?
But then there are side-characters like Yuzuru and Tomohiro who I really adored. They were funny, unique and just overall good characters.
THE MUSIC.
For me, music and sound is really important or it can ruin a scene completely, but this was brilliant. That's all I can say. It was just... awesome :)
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Despite the few plot-holes and weird character moments, it's probably one of my favourite things I've watched in a while. Do watch it! Although, you will probably cry.
