These scenes really reveal the feelings that they didn't communicate in the series, and tells what and how much they've changed since
Where all the characters are thinking of what to write. The most entertaining part of the movie was the actual "letters to Menma" scenes.
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However the movie basically just retold the story of the series and added in a few extra scenes. I had just finished the series which was great timing and the quality of the series gave me high expectations for the movie. I watched this movie when it premiered in downtown LA and I didn't really know what to expect. It really does pain me to write this because i really enjoyed the series but this movie was such a huge let down and was made for the wrong reasons. To top all of that off they leave anaru where she left off in the series because"friendship", if they were gonna go that route why bother teasing us with a few scenes of her anyway?, really faulty logic there. Outside of the shack we see them split off into pairs, never venturing off together outside of 1 shrine as if to say if there wasn't this dead girl we wouldn't even be friends. "buddy like" but we don't even see much bonding. They turn popo into a running gag instead of developing him (granted they did 2 good scenes showing off his character)and Jintan remains just as shallow as menma. This movie wasted its opportunities of having character development in all sectors. The movie added nothing to the series except tacking on that menma was apparently a loner? Way to tack on the typical pseudo character development cliche onto a character that still remains completely shallow. There was no reason for this movie to exist other than as a cash grab. I just watched this film at the Aniplex showing at the downtown independent. How'd you like the review? I'd love to hear your feedback both good and bad, or just your thoughts on the movie. And just to let you know there's a little bit left after the credits, so be sure to catch that too. If your a fan of the series, give it a watch. Has its ups and downs but still worth the ride. What can I say?I'm not gonna beat around the bush here, I came here looking to board the feels train, and I got a first class ticket.Ī great new take on a classic. Nothing to complain about here.Īlthough I did miss the opening and closing music that I loved from the parent series, the background music and voice acting in the movie are impeccable, with not much left to improve on. The character designs are still flawless, and the kids still just as cute. Wow! Not a lot of series can boast a bright and colorful animation style quite like this series had, and the movies does just as good a job, if not better. Though not much, the movie does touch upon this, and I'm glad it did. What most of us would like to see if the original series had continued was probably how the relationships between the characters would change after Menma moved on. The one thing which I didn't really enjoy was the fact that they kept jumping to and fro in the story line, which although has its own charm, still felt a little confusing.įrom the new parts added giving us a behind the scenes look at what each person felt as they were writing their letters to Menma, it really managed to achieve a level of character development not seen in other recap movies. That just goes to show how well they executed it. Boy was I wrong! The ending really lets loose those tears even though you know exactly whats going to happen. Half way through the movie, I was like this is pretty good, but no way is it going to make me cry like the series did. To give you a summary, it basically revisits the major events of theįirst series while adding to it bits and pieces of additional story, giving it a refreshing new feel. Now this movie isn't flawless, but none the less very enjoyable. Without further adieu let me start the review. When I heard that a movie was coming out, which was a gonna be a recap from a different perspective, I was a little apprehensive to say the least, whether or not they would be able to come anywhere close to how good the series was. I'm a big fan of the Ano Hana series, and rate it in my top 2 most tear jerking anime.