What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
67.6%
117
4Liked it!
17.9%
31
3It was OK
9.8%
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2Disliked it
3.5%
6
1Hated it
1.2%
2
Average 4.5
173 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- A good movie, I really liked how it started and I liked Giovanni from the beginning. There was a boring part in the movie after the beginning (and the movie is long), but from the middle to the end, once I started understanding what was going on and the characters started showing up, it became a very interesting and entertaining story. |
VeethornOct 20, 2009 10:43 AM
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| I liked this movie how i loved other classics, but the middle part of the story was quit hard to stand. |
| I cant believe this is a children's story way too mature views on life and death for children |
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| My heart broke in so many ways at the end. The pacing was slow and honestly, I was a bit frustrated by the middle, but I'm glad I stuck through it. I seriously wanted to reach out to Giovanni and give him a hug. ;_; |
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| I agree with ChronosXIII, the pace is AWFULLY slow. Don't bother with this movie, read the original book instead if it is available in your language. |
dragonshade said: I cant believe this is a children's story way too mature views on life and death for children Indeed It S Deeper Dealing With Religion Death Spirituality And Surreal If Anyone Want To Read More Because I Am Not Good At Writing That Can Be A Lot Explanatory Paintings in It Are Beautiful TOO You Can Read That Hope It Can Contribute To Love That ARTWORK More |
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| It's the sort of thing you have to reflect on once you've seen it through to the end, then a lot of the parts that came before turn from nonsensical to incredibly poignant. I was slightly uncomfortable halfway through though, fearing I was watching some Christian propaganda, but the spiritual aspects are handled with a light touch and are universal enough for this not to really be an issue. First time around it's slow for sure, but I found the characters' designs emotive enough even without much else going on, damn those sad eyes! |
| A crimson light is burning as never before. What is true happiness? That light? |
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| Great journey and overall good movie but it was a bit too long for its pacing.Nice themes and symbolism thought,quite the dream-y story |
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| I knew Ikahara was inspired with this movie so I presumed that both Turns out just one of them. Though I can not believe this was adapted from children's story. Really great movie All aboard the feels train u/u |
Heiko92Nov 4, 2015 7:08 AM
| This was so weird. What was the point? The characters were undeveloped and kind of flat... they had almost no motivation, and no real goal, there wasn't any conflict, and in the end nothing was really resolved. It was just a movie about some anthropomorphic cats on a pointless trip through some surreal environments while riding a train... The soundtrack was fantastic, and the animation looked good for the era, both of them combined gave the whole film this great dark, unique atmosphere... but it all seemed like a waste considering the story & characters. |
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| I wanted to like this movie more than I did, but I couldn't help comparing it to Hatoful Boyfriend's version, which I enjoyed much more. 5/10 |
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| While I understood the concept as soon as the hero boarded the train, I didn't understand the relevance of some encounters and the need for such a long duration. Enjoyment: 3/5 Score: 6.5+/10 |
| It exudes great import, but I resort to purport it falls short. |
| Everything in this film is so subtle and powerful yet actually answers many question it creates, unlike the more elusive Tenshi no Tamago. I get the same feel while watching both anime, and I'd say I enjoyed the story of this more, but of course nothing beats the art of Yoshitaka Amano |
| second time around. liked it much more. the bird catcher was incredible i have a feeling i'll be revisiting this again soon... really weird film |
| started watching this not knowing what it would be about, though it'd be wholesome as fuck, and ended up crying. such a weird film, but i thoroughly enjoyed it... a must watch for sure! the art is GORGEOUS as well. |
| Okay... am very conflicted by this movie. Am glad everyone agrees on the pacing matter, it's very true. I've watched slow movies before that are kind of atmospherical and in which the focus is the beauty of the frame, or even the thoughts you may be having while watching, but NOTGR got me differently, Idk why. Maybe it's because I was expecting an adventure film of sorts? Or because there was this slow contemplative aura of dread that could be boring and hard to watch? again, Idk, but am kind of glad I watched it. Excellent music by Haruomi Hosono, excellent performances that are truly moving, a very solid animation that hasn't aged poorly, and overall, a sad tale with a bunch of symbolism that could be a bit overlooked. 7/10, I may need to watch it again,. |
| Aww they're all cats! Yo that movie was weird. Like reeeeeally weird. Like yo wtf is going on weird. I guess it's a train for dead people all going to heaven or something??? Also the pacing was reeeeeally slow, kind of in like a I'm getting bored kinda way :/ But I liked how they were cats! Except for when they were talknig about the Titanic and those 3 people came in??? The soundtrack was mysterious, but I'm super happy they included New World Symphony, I love that song!! :D I feel so bad for Giovanni. His dad has been away for a long time, his mom is bedridden due to illness, and everyone at school teases him except for his one friend who just drowned in the river :( I'd give it a 5-6/10. It started out okay but then kinda kept falling imo |
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| Great watch in a group on substances. |
| Wasn't what I expected and agree with it being too long and feeling like Christian propaganda (whether or not that was the intention). I got the themes it was going for but can't say I got my time & money's worth. 7 cat crucifixions /10 |
| "You can't decide the future, but I'm going to re-educate you in the past!" - Erna Kurtz |
| They could have saved like 20 minutes of runtime if they saved the scenes where, for example, were literally just Giovanni walking from point A to B. |
 MOKUSHI KUSHIMO SHIMOKU KUMOSHI MOSHIKU SHIKUMO. |