It's starts out by showing us the virtual world of OZ. The world of OZ looked adorable to me, with the designs and avatars. It was cute. The more I watch, I'm shocked because I find out EVERYTHING is ran by OZ. Everything. Then, after showing us OZ, it shows us the avatars of Kenji Koiso and Sakuma, who are apparently 'part time code-monkeys' (said by Sakuma) that run maintenance checks on OZ. Suddenly, Natsuki comes into the picture, offering a part-time job to either one.
Let's start with the story portion of the review now. Honestly, I loved the storyline. With the story, it basically likes to lead you to believe that something big is going to happen, then suddenly, it's like it says, "No, we're going in this direction now." It was surprising, and that's a good thing! I don't want to be able to predict what's about to happen, because then you know what happens before you watch it! That's boring. The surprises I got in the story left me very happy.
Art next. The art style is not my favorite, but I do like it. It's not very detailed, but it's very... hmmm... clean. It's simple, yes, but it's still good. Plus, it was colorful. Colorful is good. What got me was the animation. I LOVED the animation. I've seen a lot of anime's where the character's movements seemed stiff. With Summer Wars, the characters movement weren't stiff. The movement was... I can't really describe it, but it was so good for me.
Sound now. I honestly don't have a lot to say on sound, because I don't really focus on it. I just have one thing that bugs me. There's a scene where someone brings in squid, and everytime he lifts a lid of a cooler to reveal the squid, this shiny-like-oh-here's-something-cool noise goes off at the same time he's speaking. I didn't like that.
Characters next. The characters were amazing. I loved that the main villain wasn't really a person. Plus, and may be wrong, but was there an antihero I spotted in there? I could be wrong at that. Anyways, the characters had unique personalities and quirks and looks... in other words, they are all not the same. What's also great is that the characters do develop some in some way.
Enjoyment. I loved it. The movie kept my interest the entire time. With the fantastic animation, characters, and storyline, no wonder I did. I wish I still had the movie from the library so I could watch it again. It's that good. Definitely worth watching.
