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Jul 15, 2012 10:52 PM
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I enjoyed this much more than I expected to.
Mika had a huge head, but she was adorable and the animation was great.
I just love how honest and understanding she is; I'm happy that her father was able to be honest with her in the end.

Such a touching story with a silly premise.
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Jul 15, 2012 11:10 PM
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Loved this one. It focused on the most common of familial issues and the simplest source of entertainment: children. The characterization was good, and so is the overall direction. The dream sequence was also quite enjoyable, and it ended on a nice, heartwarming note.
Jul 15, 2012 11:21 PM
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Amazing! These guys are geniuses. A simple story done right and the animation is fluid and very much movie worthy. It was very easy to fall in love with this family that only got about 25 mins of screen time and their daughter Mika was just adorable to watch as she went on her little dream adventure. 5/5
Jul 16, 2012 7:53 AM
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I was afraid I wouldn't like it since the bad rating on MAL before.
Glad to see I'm enjoying more than I thought.
It was a charming story. I like the characters and great animation. :)
Jul 16, 2012 10:55 AM
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I really enjoyed this more than I expected. The colors were what made this magical for me, though. They were striking, vibrant, and I felt life behind them. Mika was also adorable.
Jul 19, 2012 9:34 AM
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What a simple and cute story, even her baby sibling was fun to watch even though he/she wasn't doing anything at all. XD The ending was heartwarming for me.
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Aug 13, 2012 3:18 AM
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Aww, that was cute. I still find the octopus' "death" disturbing. Poor inflatable creature.
Sep 11, 2012 11:04 AM
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The imagination of a child is still the most beautiful thing in the world.

lovely anime, great work
Oct 2, 2012 11:19 PM
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Thought this one was pretty boring myself.

The thing about "papa" not keeping his promises and the thing about him being afraid of the water don't seem to connect. He didn't go to the beach because he was called away to be a lackey, not because he didn't want to go. If he had, say, shown relief at not having to go to beach, this would have created some tension, making Mika's worry that he just didn't want to play with her seem plausible. Instead we know that's not true from the start.

Revealing his fear of the sea first thing also seems like a strange decision when Mika is the main character and she doesn't know about this until he tells her. Shouldn't the audience be the same way?

I also question the presence of the action scene. It didn't really seem to do much for the story. Is it there just for its own sake? Do they think their story is too boring and need to distract from it?

I did like the finale where they go to the beach to fulfill the promise even though the sun is going down. Fairly touching.
Nov 14, 2012 4:17 PM

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^ Person above me is looking way too much into this anime.

It's an animation for younger viewers. I love this anime. It was so heartwarming. It reminded me of a Disney movie. Such a sweet film. I'm happy I watched it - it was so worth the time.

I loved how understanding Mika was. Why can't there be more family orientated anime like this?
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Apr 14, 2013 2:31 PM

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In 1 word: Heartwarming ^^ 20/10
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Apr 20, 2013 5:57 AM

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I didn't expect to enjoy this even more than Wasurenagumo, but I did. 9/10


Dec 25, 2014 10:46 PM

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The girl just too cute >_<




Feb 18, 2015 7:39 AM

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Best part was the end. Inexplicably touching. They had nice music, and even the ending song was very pleasing.

And then I remember all the shit I just saw for the past 20+ minutes.

This is so not for kids. It was rather horrifying.

Okay not as much, but if it was, then that would mean Little Mermaid isn't for kids too. Fuck me silly in the nipples.
Apr 14, 2015 4:40 PM

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Dream part was pretty weird and I didn't really like it but rest of the story was fine and animation was quite nice.
Katou Emiri did great part of voicing Mika. Nice fairytale for children I guess.

6/10
May 14, 2015 1:43 PM

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This was pretty enjoyable, quite liked the whole atmosphere of this one and it also was really cute!
Jun 16, 2015 12:24 PM

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Easily one of the best Anime Mirai shorts. I really had big problem with most of the serious ones since they were either boring or edgy. These light ones seem to work much better, as I really enjoyed this story. It was adorable and touching.

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Very cute character design.
Sep 3, 2018 3:25 PM

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Easy story with an easy animation. I guess the dad has overcame his fear of the water thanks to Mika and Juju or Dudu ( whatever its name was). I wish the dream was real because I kinda liked that bratty Mimika and the scaredy turtle. To me the dream was more entertaining than the actual story.

oh well, its a 6/10
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Sep 17, 2019 5:56 PM

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I want a daughter now...
Jun 20, 2020 2:53 AM

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Where can watch this? I tried searching on google. I found one but it's in different language.
Jan 27, 2022 3:16 AM

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simple & charming story with nice animation style
Aug 30, 2022 1:37 AM

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That was a fun short anime, Juju is the MVP on this anime for sure.

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