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Feb 25, 2021 10:36 PM
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Just finished watching.

It is very pretty with smooth animation.

Still gathering my thoughts on the narrative/story. There are pleasant ups but also a few downs.

I will edit this comment after mulling over it for a bit first.

The rough draft of my thoughts on the film is finished. It turned out to have more than 5000 words. I will not be posting it here for visual coherence purposes. I will post it as a blog entry when the final draft is finished and link it.


Finally finished. My thought piece can be found here. Please be warned it is more than 5000 words long.
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Feb 26, 2021 6:06 AM
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Yeah it was very nice and cute but some scenes like Mio trying to kiss Shun or the style of the characters and some other stuff was different from the manga

But in general the backgrounds, voice acting, music etc. and a lot of little things was so beautiful and I love Kii Kanna’s artstyle so a 10/10 from me (๑>◡<๑)
Feb 26, 2021 3:02 PM
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This one was a very short and a cute love story basically. The art style was really good and the voice acting was also great. I kinda wish it was longer and we learned more about the characters but its not bad.
Feb 27, 2021 4:42 AM
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just watched the sub !! i really enjoyed it and smiled a lot throughout my watch lol .. ive been waiting so long for this to release ;_; i wish they hadnt changed some things but movies are always like that so i cant complain too much. overall very enjoyable !! i hope u all enjoy it as well <3 ik a lot of people were anticipating this !
Feb 28, 2021 3:29 PM
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I loved the movie, but it's better to watch it after you read the manga because many parts were cut.
Feb 28, 2021 7:48 PM
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Just finished this movie. It was so wholesome, and I adore the art style. I loved every moment of it. ^^
Feb 28, 2021 8:11 PM
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For the most part I really liked it. I thought the movie did a great job of capturing the atmosphere (especially the contrast between the tropical Okinawa vs. the cold Hokkaido). Some of the cuts I thought were fine for a movie, but a few scenes I would've liked to see included, especially the scene with Mio talking to other people inside the gay bar. I think the whole visit to the mainland part was a little confusing due to the amount cut there, even as someone who read the manga beforehand.

There are so few wholesome BLs that get adapted, I'm so glad this was one of them. Since the sequel manga series is one of my all-time faves, I really hope some kind of movie or short series comes out of it.
Mar 1, 2021 12:21 PM
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I really enjoyed this movie a lot because i think it portrayed a gay relationship in a very realistic way. I‘m a bisexual girl so I can‘t speak for the men but for me it was way more realistic than the other BL shows i‘ve seen so far. Even the sex scene. For example I liked the way how they openly talked about their experience in the hotel room and also the mood between them when they finally slept with each other and how they communicated. It felt kinda natural.
What i also liked is how their relationship was slowly evolving and even tho there was drama it wasn‘t overly dramatic.
The art was beautiful and i liked how they focused on little details in the animation. Everything looked so smooth.
Mar 1, 2021 3:24 PM
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Ocat1234 said:
I‘m a bisexual girl so I can‘t speak for the men .
nope you were spot on as a gay/bi(?) guy it was such a good BL movie like one of the best the relationship was very realistic ( wanting to find a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend ) it showed internalized homophobia and a lot of other subjects, very good !
Mar 1, 2021 5:11 PM

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DAMN I WAS SO SCARED THAT IT WOULD HAVE A SAD ENDING AAAAAA i love happy endings :')
No matter who much you regret or wish,
if you couldn't do something in life,
you can't do it after death, either.
- Hanako
Mar 1, 2021 9:29 PM
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I WANT TO CRY THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND WHOLESOME I LITERALLY HAD TO STOP SO MANY TIMES CAUSE MY HEART WAS EXPLODING AT HOW ADORABLE THIS ENTIRE MOVIE IS!!!! MIO AND SHUN ARE SO FREAKING CUTE AHHHH I LOVE IT AND I LOVE WHEN THEY GET EMBARRASSED!!

*heavy breathing* This is even better than Yes Ka No Ka Hanbun Ka THIS IS NOW MY FAVORITE FOREVER!!!!
Mar 1, 2021 9:40 PM

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God damnit this movie has my favorite genres (food/anime wallpapers/cats/wholesome sh**t/slice of life), yes I need more of this in my life
Mar 2, 2021 6:13 AM
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Oreo72 said:
This one was a very short and a cute love story basically. The art style was really good and the voice acting was also great. I kinda wish it was longer and we learned more about the characters but its not bad.

Well, there is 'Harukaze no etranger' which is the continuation. And it is super good I am telling you!!
It adds more characters aswell and build up Mio’s and Shun’s relationship. There is some drama too later on, but overall really wholesome. Sakurako has tons of screen time and honestly jabshajabsna BEST GIRL
So, I’d def recommend reading it
Mar 2, 2021 5:57 PM
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CielsEarlGrey said:
Oreo72 said:
This one was a very short and a cute love story basically. The art style was really good and the voice acting was also great. I kinda wish it was longer and we learned more about the characters but its not bad.

Well, there is 'Harukaze no etranger' which is the continuation. And it is super good I am telling you!!
It adds more characters aswell and build up Mio’s and Shun’s relationship. There is some drama too later on, but overall really wholesome. Sakurako has tons of screen time and honestly jabshajabsna BEST GIRL
So, I’d def recommend reading it


Oh then I'll def check that out, thx!
Mar 2, 2021 11:13 PM
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It was really good overall. But the passing is kinda annoying and confusing. :( I wish it was longer.
Mar 3, 2021 2:41 AM
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As a bi man myself I found both the characters and their relationships totally unbelievable. Setting was odd too.
Mar 3, 2021 4:54 AM
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Great. Smooth animation. Speaking of the story, I think it is by far the most realistic adapted work in this genre. Need more..
Mar 3, 2021 5:31 AM

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Hyusho said:
I found both the characters and their relationships totally unbelievable. Setting was odd too.

I agree. I didn't see or felt any emotional development between the characters and their "romance" wasn't convincing. The time skip didn't help either. Haven't read the manga so I don't know if they skipped some of the scenes or not, but everything happened way too fast.

But the animation was great.
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Mar 3, 2021 9:07 AM
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i haven't read the manga so basing this purely on the movie
the art and the atmosphere were great and I think it portrayed internalized homophobia well, but I couldn't get into the relationship, I wasn't well developed, there was no build up to it which is sad because the movie could have been great if it were developed properly
Mar 3, 2021 12:08 PM

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Happy endings <3.
it is so wholesome.
just what i needed today ^^
Mar 3, 2021 12:34 PM

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Movie only here, and not generally a huge BL fan even though I'll watch or read the occasional one. I was kind of disappointed, because I'd been sold a great love story and ended up with...cliché drama and so little actual content that it barely managed to fit in an already short screen time. I'm not saying it's trash or even just bad, but it definitely does not live up to what I felt were the general expectations for it. I don't think it does a very good job of portraying their relationship overall either.

Tl;dr : just don't go in expecting a masterpiece, and you'll probably have a decent time if nothing more I guess.

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Mar 3, 2021 5:46 PM

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extremely rushed. bland music choices. actually, bland direction (expected, considering the guy didn't direct much of anything)

some nice bits here and there, especially when it comes to the setting, but honestly there's no reason to watch this if you can read the manga

Mar 3, 2021 7:28 PM

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I rated it a 9 purely for enjoyment, but it was probably more like a 7.5. The pacing was a bit off in my opinion, but it did seem to match the manga pretty well. Overall a great watch. For those who are looking for more, there's a sequel manga in process, although it hasn't been updated in a while as far as I know.
Mar 3, 2021 10:51 PM

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why is this shit rated so highly..
4/10 the great visuals is the only reason my score isn't any lower.
Mar 4, 2021 10:57 AM
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Very pretty but mehhhhh in like every other aspect
It felt too rushed and incoherent, like no scene was connected.
overall like a 5-6/10, just watch doukyuusei instead it's so much better
Mar 7, 2021 5:22 PM
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I cried a lot..I love Shaun and Mio
Mar 9, 2021 12:56 AM

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Well, the art was pretty
Mar 13, 2021 12:16 AM

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Just finished watching too

The art kinda reminds me of Shinkai's art style it's quite smooth and comforting.
Some things were done well but it kinda is sort of advertising to read the manga since it only has a shorter than normal running time.
As my first BL anime I think it was done well (Does Banana Fish count as BL? lol)
Kinda shows how big the fujoshi fanbase is compared to the Yuri fanbase in terms of the art budgeting and all that and good studio selection.
I understand some things were cut out and felt a bit rushed since it had a short running time but I did enjoy it and the art was so pretty :)
Mar 15, 2021 3:10 PM

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jasevy said:
why is this shit rated so highly..
4/10 the great visuals is the only reason my score isn't any lower.

It's BL. The standards for the genre are very, very low.
You all need to watch Nami.

Mar 15, 2021 11:49 PM

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Saw the movie first, read the manga after. Man they did Shun dirty... They did this whole manga dirty, they cut so many scenes it's not even a coherent story. I think the manga was very sweet and it's such a shame that it just wasn't adapted properly. They should've made a full length movie and actually told the story. 7/10, mostly because it's just really really pretty to look at.

Man this feels shit after reading the manga.
Mar 21, 2021 1:13 PM
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jasevy said:
why is this shit rated so highly..
4/10 the great visuals is the only reason my score isn't any lower.

I mean- the manga’s fucking amazing [not this one from the rushed af adaptation of 'Umibe no etranger' but the sequel]. Harukaze no etranger i’m talking here abt
Mar 28, 2021 8:25 PM
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When I saw the trailer I was so hyped but then I saw the movie and it was so disappointing. The execution is poor because there is no build up everything just comes off flat and rushed. The animation was really good and the voice actors did good but that’s about it. Better off just reading the manga or like someone else mentioned watch doukyuusei. I feel like a 6/10 for this bl is high enough imo.
Jun 30, 2021 4:23 AM
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this is straight up the most rushed and incoherent anime i've ever watched. i assume this was because of the adaptation and not the source material
Jul 1, 2021 2:27 AM

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xxmsxx said:
Just finished watching.

It is very pretty with smooth animation.

Still gathering my thoughts on the narrative/story. There are pleasant ups but also a few downs.

I will edit this comment after mulling over it for a bit first.

The rough draft of my thoughts on the film is finished. It turned out to have more than 5000 words. I will not be posting it here for visual coherence purposes. I will post it as a blog entry when the final draft is finished and link it.


Finally finished. My thought piece can be found here. Please be warned it is more than 5000 words long.
i vomited 100 times and was sick for the next two months after watching this cringe
we have yuri ...but now this and what's with putting dick inside another guy
man please deleeite this movie from database

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