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Stunning visual - which contributes to most of my rating for this. Another that contributes is the kids' ingenuity in surviving with limited resources.

Plot and concept isn't new, but they don't detract from the watching experience or the rating. What did, is how long this movie dragged on, just to prolong the melodrama. Noppo and Natsume should be the characters easiest to sympathize with (in my opinion), but the meandering drama and supposedly tear-jerking moments prevented me from truly feel for them. There are moments when Natsume just stood there, absorbed in a reminiscence, when they were pressed for time and could not afford to ... do that. The first half of the movie is entertaining and intriguing enough, but past the 1-hour mark, it's just mostly filler (and drama). And there are plot points left unexplainable, which I will not say here to avoid spoilers.

Regarding the characters, the kids can feel annoying at times, but it can be understood that it is just kids being kids. The main character, Kosuke, though, put me off by how unnecessarily callous he was to Natsume at the beginning. What had the girl done to you, my man? Are you seriously mad at her for grieving? He did develop throughout the movie, which is a good thing, but personally, the damage has already been done.