Reviews

Ojamajo Doremi Sharp Movie is a great supplement to the main series. Themes the main season supports (such as flowers and caring for others) are still present while Hana takes a back seat in focus; this allows the film to appropriately focus on Doremi and Pop's relationship. Up until now, the viewer has seen a bit of their relationship. Such as the facts that they're caring sisters who argue; however, I'd argue the movie goes into depth about their relationship the best, seeing as it's centered around a fight which reveals many insights about Doremi. Pop was also sympathized as the focus and we saw her perspective for a change, which was a great way to not let her be overshadowed by the other main characters. I believe the Witch Heart Flower worked very well as a plot element; it could be seen as a comparison for maturity and innocence, which may occasionally fade but can be restored by remembering precious things. It's also a great reminder of how easy it is to accidentally hurt others feelings, coming from both sides of the argument. While I can't condone the characters' actions in the story, I do believe they acted realistically for their ages and had a true bonding moment, which are very rare. It's telling that Doremi, usually played as the light-hearted or nonchalant friend member, was the one who lost her patience with Pop, and reveals that despite her apparently casual attitude, she still cares greatly for her sister. The ending of the movie unfortunately raised a few questions; for instance, if the Queen knew about the Witch Heart Flowers. If so, why would she leave them unguarded to where Hana and Pop could simply pick one? Furthermore, why did she seem to be awaiting its return? Why does the Queen have an entire garden of such seemingly dangerous flowers? If she didn't know, then why was she looking at the flowers? I'd like to give the movie an 8/10 for its great morals and above-average animation (for the main series' standards).