Really good animation, some cheesy/cringy dialogue here and there. It's kind of fair to say Makoto Shinkai just keeps on making the same movie because this doesn't stray far from the formula that he's been following for the past two movies. Natural disaster followed by a sacrifice from one of the main characters that leads to a rescue. Play main theme.
A lot of the film's problems comes from what I think is a time constraint issue and they understandably had to pick and choose which parts to emphasize to deliver on the message of moving on from tragedy and not giving up on life. Takes
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Mar 5, 2023
Sachi-iro no One Room
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I suspect that those that have gripes with the ending might have missed a big part of the theme, or maybe have been a bit too attached to the prospect of a romantic wedding ending. I read the story knowing the ending beforehand, and maybe my opinion could have been completely different had I been blind-sided. Still, I think a big part of Sachi-iro no One Room is moving on and deciding for on your own terms what happiness is for you, regardless of tragedy, loss, or abuse.
One day, you'll find something that makes you happy, and that's still possible, for as long as ... 
Mar 4, 2023
Sensei, Suki desu.
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Sweet and simple and really cute up until the last chapter, which was completely heart-rending. The author even did the trope of trolling you by ostensibly "revealing" who won-- just to hit you with the nasty left hook (she moved on and found someone else in the end). The author executes the same kinda dynamic so much better later on when he made Blue Box, and it feels far less cheap. I still give this a 7 because it was good up until the climax for me; the last two chapters legit felt like I worked up to a confession, to get rejected and found
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