Wakaokami wa Shougakusei! Movie

After reluctantly being dragged to a festival at her parents' rural hometown, Oriko "Okko" Seki must face her sudden harsh reality: the death of both of her parents in a car accident shortly after they arrive. Now, Okko must live at her grandmother's traditional hot springs inn, which she is surprised to find is occupied by the ghost of a barefoot child. He encourages Okko to follow in her grandmother's footsteps and prepare to inherit the inn.

Initially, Okko struggles to keep up with the responsibilities of the inn and the accommodation of guests. However, her parents told her that an inn is welcoming for everyone, and she strives to honor their memory. After discovering a few other spirits around the village, Okko learns that even though her parents are gone, she does not have to be lonely.

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Seki, Oriko Main

Kobayashi, Seiran Japanese

Akino, Miyo Main

Endou, Rina Japanese

Tateuri, Makoto Main

Matsuda, Satsumi Japanese

Akino, Matsuki Main

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Suzuki Main

Kozakura, Etsuko Japanese

Suiryou, Seiko Supporting

Horan, Chiaki Japanese

Seki, Mineko Supporting

Ichiryuusai, Harumi Japanese

Seki, Sakiko Supporting

Suzuki, Anju Japanese

Seki, Seiji Supporting

Yakumaru, Hirohide Japanese

Kise, Bunta Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Ishiguro, Tatsuya Producer

Saitou, Masahiro Producer

Yoshida, Yuuki Assistant Producer

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Aug 16, 2024

Animetrack07

Recommended

Story (9/10) :
It gives a very unique touch to children's feelings and emotions, to regulate the energy from loss and to keep moving with the bliss of ancestral guidance. I love the hospitality and cultural warmth of innkeeping from Japan perspective. This deals with many characters with today to day adventure.

Character (10/10) :
I really loved the character called glory, she's way more cool into the progression of this story. Okko being the innkeeper apprentice got a lot into wellbeing from her grandma, the friends characters she makes and those she gets into fight with, the soulful joy of ghost's, and especially the baby boy ... who came in the climax and The chef. Every character is perfectly thought out, like wishing them to be for real.

Art style (9/10) :
Madhouse studio productions are usually my favorite. As some reviews had mentioned about okko's hairstyle, that could have been flawless was my only suggestion but other than that every little thing in their art makes sense, like damn wonderful incase of the lizard, shopping scenes, geographical view, especially one of the cooking scenes portray tofu, soy milk and some veganised recipes which can't be seen commonly in Japanese animes. Really loved that!

Sound (10/10) :
Every voice acting felt good.Even the differentiation between ghost voices.Ending theme was very calm enough to make it feel complete👌💯. Now It's on my favorite list to listen.

Overall ratings (10/10) :
I recommend you to give it a watch. From my slice of life experience it is definitely worth it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 14, 2022

Polnareffer

Mixed Feelings

I was on the couch looking for a movie because my ADHD didn't allow me to start a series. I wanted something to lift my mood up and make me feel better. I saw this and thought it would be a cute little story. I was mistaken. This movie portrays so many emotions very well. I only scored it lower just because of the fact that I cried. Maybe I am a whimp when it comes to sadness/trauma in shows like this but it really didn't hit the spot. It was saddening even when things were looking positive just because my heart went out to ... her. BUT, this is a very well made movie with good art and plot line. It keeps you in to see what happens and the 'ghosts' helping with childrens trauma is something I've never seen before.

Good representation about how kids deal with trauma and the emotions everyone can go through in life no matter what age. I don't remember the music much but the art was well drawn. I think the characters were fine but a few got on my nerves. If you're looking for a really 'one in itself' movie with deeper themes but an overall children atmosphere - this is for you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 12, 2020

orangeskull

Not Recommended

On paper, the story for Okko's Inn has potential: a young girl who just lost her parents goes to stay/work in her grandmother's inn while talking to ghosts.  It sounds cute and slightly dramatic.  In execution, it doesn't quite seem to know what to do with itself.  It mostly tries to be a slice of life story about Okko trying to be a junior innkeeper, but it also awkwardly tacks on pieces here and there about how she is dealing (or not dealing) with the grief stemming from her parents' deaths.  Instead of cute or moving, it mostly comes off as annoying.

The weakest part of ... this movie are the characters.  We are very quickly introduced to Makoto, a ghost that lives in the inn and constantly picks his nose.  It's as off-putting as it sounds.  He starts by harassing Okko and then badgering her into working as the junior innkeeper.  Everyone else agrees to this, seemingly without considering whether this is what Okko actually wants or something that would be good for her.  Makoto's character doesn't really ever improve, and he never takes responsibility for his poor behavior.

Okko herself has her own problems.  She is your typical cliche shoujo heroine who is dim-witted and clumsy; she also constantly lets people walk over her and bends over backward to make the people around her happy.  If this was confined to her job as junior innkeeper, it might have been acceptable, but it is an attitude that she brings to her entire personal life.  She goes along with whatever the people around her want, whether it's her grandmother or a random ghost.

The rest of the characters are a random assortment of personalities.  Some of them seem like they had potential, such as the fortune-teller who befriends Okko, but that potential was never met and the connection between the various side characters and the story is tenuous at best and awkwardly forced in at worst.

The animation was fairly lackluster.  The backgrounds were largely fine and I didn't see any major problems there, but the characters were so oddly animated that they looked like the anime version of plastic dolls.  The contrast between the backgrounds and the characters frequently made the characters feel out of place.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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