Shinano Mainichi Shinbun

I'm going to be honest, I don't know what people expected from this 15 second film.


I've read other reviews and they're complaining how there is no "story". It is an ad for a newspaper in Japan. I'm assuming the girl's father left for work and went on a long trip. Before leaving he gave her a newspaper.

She then says "Dad.... thank you."

I really enjoyed this, I guess I'm a simp for Makoto Shinkai because his animation is amazing and I've watched everything he's created. But just thinking of the background of the story excites ME.

After thinking about it i feel like ... i might cry. The overwhelming thought of this old commercial makes me sad

I don't know what to say if you can't even spare 15 seconds of your life to watch this.

Story 1/10: There's not really a story here, just a girl chasing a train or bus (I can't remember) that is carrying her dad. The bus/train that goes into a tunnel, which leaves the girl sighing 'Dad.....' In Japanese.

Art 10/10: It's good

Sound 10/10: It's good

Character 1/10: Like I mentioned before, the only character in this story is a girl chasing after her dad and then sighing afterwards.

... Enjoyment 5/10: I kinda enjoyed it for god knows what reason

Overall 5/10: Honestly, I only wrote this review because this commercial had no other review and I just wanted to be first since this commercial was only 15 seconds Long, so I don't have to dedicate 6 hours into a show and take notes just to remember what to write in the review.

There's not a lot to really say about Shinano Mainichi Shinbun. It i just a 15 second clip of a girl running after a train.

Story: 1/10
There is no story. No context. No nothing as to what is going on. It is just an unnamed girl running after her dad on a train.

Art: 10/10
Shinkai's works are always so beautifully illustrated and animated, no matter how small they are. As usual it has surpassed expectations.

Sound: 8/10
The music was really pretty, despite it not being very long.
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Character: 1/10
There is no development with the characters, since you only see them for 15 seconds. There is nothing to go on with that.

Enjoyment: 5/10
Despite it being so short, I actually thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Shinkai has a strange charm to his works that make even the smallest work memorable and precious.

Overall: 4/10
It is only 15 seconds long, if you can't spare that time then you need help. It is pretty and nice to watch, even if you do not know what is really going on, or what the story is.