Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?

I can describe this movie in 2 words: Almost perfect. Why? Because while it had the potential to be great, it had small mishaps that led to its inability to reach perfection.

Before I begin, let me just say that I watched this in the cinemas 3 weeks after its premiere at United Cinemas. And inside the theater, there were only 3 people. And so I began to wonder, "Is the movie not good after all?". My opinion then changed after the movie ended.

So what made it almost perfect? Was it the plot? As far as I can tell, there was nothing wrong with the sequence ... of the plot. It's a slice of life romance with a hint of magic. It's a style we're all familiar with, and so it wasn't difficult to follow.

Was it the characters? I don't believe so. The characters were appealing and memorable. Heck, they almost resemble real people. Even the voice acting was so natural that it didn't sound like it was scripted. Perhaps it's because it was based on a live-action drama.

Was it the music? Absolutely not. The BGM and soundtracks were amazing. Without the music, it wouldn't have the dramatic atmosphere during each scene. Also, that ending theme was so good that I ended up listening to it when I got home.

So what was the flaw? The animation. Don't get me wrong. The settings were ridiculously well-made, almost resembling real life locations. The signature Shaft "head turns" were apparent, so you know it didn't come from a panel manga. But what really destroyed my experience was the sudden 2d to 3d transition. I understand that 3d makes everything easier, but they would've at least used it at the appropriate scenes. There was no reason to use 3d for a bike scene or walking scene.Also, the out-of-place exaggerated reactions. I know it's common for anime to add in exaggerated expressions, but the movie didn't need to include it because it was already perfect without it.

So yes, as much as I want to give it a perfect score, these mistakes blew it for me. But in the end, I did enjoy watching the movie. And even if people think the whole movie is flat or round, I'm still glad that I saw a spectacular display: a display of fireworks.

I watched this movie today so I'm going to tell you how I feel about the movie:

The movie was about Norimichi time-travelling again and again with a firework marble or some sort, just to save Nazuna from moving away from the town.

The story was confusing yet hard to understand. The story went here and there.

Yusuke, the one who won first before Norimichi accidentally time travelled back to the swimming race, was actually an asshole to Nazuna, even though he said he loves Nazuna the other time travels, in the first timeline, he said Nazuna's a pig.

Nazuna's mother remarried 3 times and is a total ... bitch because she kept forcing Nazuna to move even though she doesn't want to. Like, you could just stay with that fancy-ass house you got!

Plus, so many mistakes were in the movie:
+Suitcase is gone after escaping Nazuna's step-step-dad and mother.
+Railway just suddenly vanished on the fourth time travel (or is it the 3rd? can't recall)
+Norimichi clearly stands in water.

Plus, the cliffhanger ending where Norimichi Shimada was not at school gave so many theories into my head. Did he escaped with Nazuna? Did he die? So much.

Alsooo:
At the strange world where it has circular barriers, Nazuna took of her dress and shoes and then throw it into the sea, same goes to Norimichi's shirt and sneakers, like what the fuck? They're expensive!

Plus, they made too much "If..." sentences, like stop! Too much if-ing.

Did I mentioned how they kept asking each other I F fireworks are round or flat the entire time? Please, they're round.

The only thing I love about this movie is that between the real time before time travelling and the first time travel, Nazuna's emotions changed. This leads to that Nazuna has no interest in Yusuke, even if she said she liked him, which is a total lie.

But overall, this leads to nowhere and I gave it 5/10.

Bonus:
+One of the students love their teacher just because she has big tits.
+The guys kept guessing the teacher's boob size
+Yusuke's still an asshole after every time travel
+Time travel at least 6 times?
+Nazuna's step-step dad punched Norimichi and I'm not okay
+The drunk dude is my non-spirit animal.

I love the animations, scenery, voice acting and all but, they overused the power of 3D animations. I was expecting 2D animations.
+My squats kept mocking the movie for the mistakes and I agree
+The teacher's boyfriend asked if her tits and small and flat and gotta say that's brilliant.
+ #SuitcaseLivesMatters
+One of the characters was named Oikawa and I almost freaked out because Haikyuu even though I don't even watch that
+So little people in the theater that we were confuzzled






That's it. That's my opinion bye.

Spoiler Free!

Just a heads up, but the story was really bad and confusing. Just because some of the people who contributed helped make Kimi no na wa doesn't mean it'll be good.
The art was alright, but Shaft's other works were better. You could say they wasted their talent on it.
No bad opinion on the sound, it wasn't bad.
The characters? Hated each and every one of them! They were all so annoying and bland, and they didn't even improve in the end.
Overall, it was a disappointment. I recommend you listen to the soundtrack online instead of watching this disaster.