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God damn, if this hit straight me to my core. The imagery of every scene with is anguish and anxieties getting the better of him with the combination of his fantasies all coming against him are incredible. Rather he doesn't think he's good enough or could ever be that perfect person he thinks he has to be in his head for her. The overwhelming amount of emotion when he tries to walk over to her speaks volumes of how he feels about just talking to someone else is perfect for anyone that has self doubts, anxiety, and worries. The combination of this complex topic with ... great voice acting and breath taking animation is what make this (for me at least) a great short film.

"It's never a coincidence. It's a choice"

Great, another incredibly made anime movie that really hit me hard. Not gonna lie, I put off watching this anime solely because the title is really weird (a common theme of the medium, nonetheless). I mean, if you don't read the synopsis, you might think there's an apocalyptic world where zombies need to eat pancreases to survive and the main character has to fight off the zombies with a couple other people that survived at his school (basically every zombie anime ever made). This movie, however, is completely different
Story: 9
While I won't say this story archetype is completely cliché, ... I can't say it's entirely original. A reclusive guy meets a girl from his school at his hospital (I really want to say coincidentally but that won't do the movie justice), and because he finds out about her secret about no longer having a functional pancreas, she decides to befriend him. At first at least. They start to bond as she forces her way into his life despite unpopular opinions from their school, and he begins to open up to her and later even those around him. It's a great story to show some character development
Art: 8
The art isn't bad. Some scenes are absolutely gorgeous, like a lot of anime movies seem to be. But some scenes were really strange visually. Anime can be so beautiful, so why does CGI also have to ruin it. But again, the CGI was well-hidden from me at least and just made some scenes bulky, so it wasn't as bad as some other shows I've watched.
Sound: 8
Soundtrack wasn't bad. Nothing particularly stood out to me, but I enjoyed the music and it went well with the scenes that were playing. Definitely deserves a solid 8 though.

Character: 9
The characters really made this anime a shiny gem for me. We got two opposite ends of the spectrum: the quiet guy and the popular girl. One would think their relationship can't work, but holy crap it can. The synergy between the two only works because these characters are who they are, if that makes sense. Haruki's character development is also HUGE, and you can really see how much of an impact Sakura had made on him despite their short time together. The vulnerability of the two main characters also made them feel so human. The other characters just really support the relationship between the two, so I won't touch too much on them.

At the end of the story (this is why I have a spoiler alert), Sakura dies so unexpectedly that even I was shocked. The length of the movie as well as the unexpected cause of Sakura's death just shocked me. I felt myself go through the same phases Haruki must have went through because we had all thought that she would die from pancreatic disfunction rather than murder. The struggle to cope with such a sudden loss is much more relatable than a predictable death, so viewers could much more easily empathize with what was happening in the film. That notebook at the end was also pretty significant. While it didn't jerk as many tears, it really opened your eyes to how the characters really felt about what was going on and provided further insight to the struggles and memories of Sakura.

Overall: 8
Alright it was a great emotional ride for a fantasy romantic genre. First time experiencing something so raw romantic so I did exaggerate on some points, but u’ll understand. It could have been a 9 but the ending wasn’t that satisfactory, nor the side characters development like that of the gum guy or disclosing of the murder or WHY the fuk did her best freind and him started to DATE???