That synopsis is as much of a spoiler as I will write, simply because I think you should watch this film without knowing anything more than that. I am at a loss for words. I just finished watching this about 10 minutes ago and I am honestly stunned. Just go watch this film. Right now.
While the art style is not my favorite that I have ever seen, it is still very incredible to look at, and I absolutely adore the artistic and visual techinques that the animators used to define and further explore how Shouya and Shouko felt. The music is beautiful and expertly implemented exactly when it needs to be, and I never felt like the movie was lagging when it should have been using its screen time for something else. My only complaint is that some characters in particular are never fully explained, yet you're supposed to accept their turn-arounds by the end of the story, which I wasn't totally able to get behind. However, the lack of personal development for two characters (which will remain unnamed so as to keep you 'blind', but you'll be able to point them out at the end) did not kill my enjoyment of the film whatsoever.
Story: 10
Art: 9
Sound: 10
Character: 9
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 10
