Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!: The Movie (2022)

Movie as flawed as the original drama: BL romance stays too superficial. Missed opportunity!

The movie (in its first half) is kind of a repetition of the drama with not a lot of progress regarding the relationship between the two main characters. Important questions regarding the couple's dynamic and the power of Adachi are never discussed. It could have been so much more if the writer had took this opportunity to approach topic such as power imbalance and consent in a relationship.

However, the second part of the film get slightly more profound as it broaches on deeper storylines around the treatment of same sex couple in Japan. Unfortunately, it remains quite superficial and reserved on the subject but at least it lays some good foundation before closing the story. Let's say that it is clearly more "baby-steps" than real LGBTQ+ militancy but it has the merit to exist I suppose.

Similarly to the drama, I had some trouble believing in the alchemy between the two main actors. There are very few believable skinship moments and I felt that the romance was progressing in an unnatural way: sometimes really slowly and some other times too quickly. The relationship was depicted as very pure and modest but that does not justify completely the lack of sparks between the leads.

The film-making was quite standard for the genre but given the release in cinema, it would have been nice to feel a bit more the budget when watching the picture and to have some more eye-catching scenes. The soundtrack did not leave a lasting impression on me, maybe because it was not really present.

I would recommend this to people that are fan of the original drama and are curious of the future of the couple. Do not expect something really deep but if you are up for a sweet BL office romance, this might do it for you!

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Too soft and not enough romance!

Nothing special, missing this won't effect you. To be honest the series with the build up before they got together was better then when they were together, it was too soft and not enough romance! I almost see them as friends that are almost too close or that maybe have a crush on each other vs them actually dating. It's TOO soft, I actually want to whine *cries* you can do these things platonically what makes you guys be in a romantic relationship?? A relationship like theirs in real life would be amazing cause I love the simple things but that is different vibe to the series with its comedy and basis on intimacy, I guess I want more when it comes to watching a show or movie.

I wouldn't call this bad, I just didn't feel the chemistry or intimacy (at least attempts at it) that I felt in the series. I couldn't seem to be interested or care about the movie as it was basically us following Kurosawa and Adachi around as if it a slice-of-life anime. I'm all for baby steps and taking it slow, I even prefer it but the movie makes it almost unatural where is the tension or chemistry from the series??

This was such a comfort show for me, I'm glad I didn't wait and anticipate this movie cause I'd be even more disappointed. I think if it was its own season rather than a movie it maybe could have matched up to the series.

Don't let my review stop you cause we like different things, I love Cherry Magic because it hits all my soft and happy spots, its my comfort show though the movie is the same atleast similar vibe of the series I just didn't love it. If you're part of the fandom, I believe you'll enjoy this but if you love the series watch the movie anyways cause I believe a continuation of a show you love will never be a waste of time.

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A very good watch, but...

I adored, absolutely adored Cherry Magic from episode 1 to 12, and when the film was announced, I was ever so excited that we were going to get a continuation. But the very first thing that happens in the film is that we find out that, basically, the end of episode 12 is no longer canon, and Kiyoshi never lost his magic like originally stated. It almost felt like a cheap way for them to write a plot for the film, by saying "let's completely forget about that whole thing about him having lost the magic on Christmas so we can turn it into a film". Early on, that didn't leave a very good impression on me, and it was a little saddening considering the quality of the original series.

Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad we got a film. It was very well-produced and the acting was stellar not just from the two main leads but the side characters, too. However, the plot felt very thin throughout a large portion of the film, and it dragged down my overall score by a bit, sadly. There were a lot of things that felt rushed, some things skipped that I wish hadn't been because it didn't make sense to cut them out (why didn't we get to see Yuuichi and Kiyoshi say goodbye before the scene suddenly cuts to Kiyoshi in Nagasaki?). It wasn't as if the film lacked direction, but the execution fell short quite a few times and the scenes didn't feel as impactful/meaningful as I think they could have.

I really appreciated the 'angstier' scenes and how they were directed, and by association the acting we saw on screen during them. Keita Machida never ceases to amaze me with his talent; I truly felt for and with Yuuichi thanks to Machida bringing him to life in such a great way. Similarly, Eiji Akaso does a great job of showcasing Kiyoshi's growth in the film which is one of the bigger things I appreciated with this film, the fact that Kiyoshi got to have his flaws and then do his best to work on them for his own and also Yuuichi's sake. They showed affection in whatever way they were allowed to (guessing it might be a similar situation as it was with the series and how that ended on that 'kiss' as the lift doors closed) and you could still feel their love for each other even if it was portrayed kind of tamely at times. The actors did the best with what they were given, and they did great.

Overall, will I still say that this is worth watching? Yes, of course. If you liked the series, then you should watch the film. But I think it's good to go into it with lowered expectations, which is hard to say because I personally went in with *high* expectations because of how great the series was/is. Sad to say that the film doesn't have the same quality and magic (forgive the pun) as the prequel series does.

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Director’s Cut Needed for the streaming release or BluRay/ DVD versions

Contains Spoilers.

What a let down!!!

I have not read the manga so I not sure if the movie is a continuation of the series or an original story, but I wondered if Ms. Okazaki Satoko, the movie scriptwriter, watched the original series or read the manga because the magical essence of what made the show a hit was lacking. It definitely loss its magic - figuratively and literally. What was once a beloved BL series because of its dramedy series became just a dramatic movie with a very few comedic scenes. They could have added more hijinks from Adachi reading his new colleagues’ mind or Kurosawa doting on Adachi. The original script writers of the series, Ms. Yoshida Erica and Ms. Okazaki Satoko, had a better adaptation of the book. (Side note, Ms. Yoshida, was also the writer of “Double” - the series.)

Touching Moments

- The storyboard is good beginning with the Prologue with the summary of the the BL series, then moved to the the 1st scene of Adachi searching through the children’s book section of the pop up van book seller. Then showing that everything is not always HEA (Happily Ever After) when the main leads get to finally be together. I liked how the second to the last scene when Adachi closed the fairytale book and revealed the title to be “The Prince and the Wizard”. ??

- Coming out to their parents - something rarely seen in Japanese BL’s.

- Holding hands at the last scene where Adachi and Kurosawa were fearless in showing their relationship publicly. ??‍?‍????

Huh Scenes

- It was fun seeing Adachi still have his magic in the beginning. I was even excited that he seems to have gained a new magical power when he brought the fire logs to Kurosawa and had gained a premonition power of seeing an upcoming event. It was a wasted scene because if he was not going to have that specific power again, why would it be necessary put on the script.

- Why is the second location in Nagasaki!!! It is fictional company! Why couldn’t they choose the new store to be closer like Kyoto or Nagano. I know the transfer lasted 8 months, but the scenes went by too quickly. The filmmaker should have done a quick montage of the pass 8 months. They should have edited the camping trip and focussed more on the struggles of Adachi and Kurosawa maintaining a long distance relationship.

- When Adachi explaining to Kurosawa his family mentioned that he has a noisy niece, he looked at the camera oddly bent over. I was anticipating a funny scene of his niece next.

- Why did Adachi’s mother and sister-in law giggled when he introduced Kurosawa to them at the home entrance but were stoic when Adachi came out at the next scene. They missed an opportunity to have a funny scene and have the family laughed as an inside joke that they already knew that Adachi was gay a long time ago.

- The last 30 minutes of the movie were coming out to their respective families back to back. It would have been better if there was a break between the two to lighten the heavy scenes.

Disappointments

- Proposal: I am not familiar with Japanese proposals so I found it odd that Kurosawa would kneel on one knee to propose (to be in a steady relationship) with matching pens to Adachi in one of the last scenes of the series, yet would stand to propose (for marriage) with matching rings to Adachi while standing on the beach. It could have been so romantic.

- Kiss: Japanese BL’s have come a long way from 2020 when there is now at least one kissing scene within the series from the two male leads. It is still puzzling that we still have not seen Adachi and Kurosawa kissed from a side view. We watched a supposed kiss when the elevator was closing in the last scene of the show and we saw the supposed kiss from a back view at 45:11. I don’t see why they couldn’t even have a quick peck on the lips within the whole movie even from the imaginary wedding before they opened the doors because this could have been classified as a bromance movie. LOL. I am not sure if it was producers or the director or the actors themselves who were uncomfortable with same sex kiss. I have read that Japan is a conservative country but is it blasphemous to see two men kissing from a side view in a Japanese film in movie theatres?

Even though there were some misses, I still enjoyed watching the movie. I would give it a 7.5 out of 10. Hopefully, there is a re-edit version and have a Director’s Cut of the movie either in digital forms or in a BluRay/DVD versions. ??

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Magic was never lost.

Cherry magic did it again. Most the time series generally get ruined with a sequel but no, this one did great. I was smiling from beginning to the end. I loved how there was no unnecessary drama and it only showed the problems you generally face when you are dating. I loved the character growth of both Adachi and Kurosawa. Adachi became more confident with himself and Kurosawa became more vulnerable in front of Adachi and spoke his mind more often. I loved that they got rid of the magic early and showed us how Adachi can do well and even more without his powers. I loved the confrontation scenes with the parents. The pacing is good in my opinion. And the second couple didn't steal so much scenes cause I didn't like it that they had many scenes in the series. Although we didn't get the kiss scene that we were dying for but it gave us so much more. There may be some mix opinions about this but in my opinion it did really well. The magic is still there and it is stronger than ever.

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A Satisfactory Ending

The wait was worth it. The actors still managed to hold the spark and chemistry with each other.

I was completely smitten and excited to see Adachi and Kurosawa back together again.

SPOILER FROM HERE ONWARDS

My favourite scenes from the movie in no particular order

1. When Adachi reached out his hand to feel Kurosawa's real feelings about him transferring, it was heartbreaking to see both of their faces. But I'm so glad they were honest with how they felt and did not keep their feelings bottled up. Communication is important in a relationship.

2. That very cute moment when Kurosawa made Adachi wear all the clothes he'd bought for him

3. That scene in the kitchen when Adachi wanted to let the people close to him how important Kurosawa is to his life

4. The talk that each of them had with their respective parents. I completely understood where Kurosawa's mother was coming from. Living in a society that does not accept people for who they are is difficult

5. I loved the scenes in the office too. Especially the one with Fujisaki and Rokkaku. Even Adachi's scene was Urabe nailed the way people communicate their love for each other.

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Una continuación que vale la pena.

¡Hola, gente hermosa! Hoy toca hablarles de otra película en esta cuenta, pero no de cualquier película, sino del cierre (?) de Cherry Magic, aka, el mejor BL que existe.

Para resumir esta trama y no spoilearles nada innecesario, tienen que saber que Adachi y Kurosawa ahora son una pareja, pero su relación termina siendo puesta a prueba cuando a Adachi le ofrecen ir a trabajar a otra ciudad...

Cherry Magic es amor, Cherry Magic es magia, Cherry Magic es fangirleo asegurado... Podría hacerles una lista entera de razones por las que creo que la serie es una maravilla que todos deberían ver, pero... ¿Qué pasa con la película? Bueno, digamos que la película es un gran cierre para esta historia, pero en cuanto a lo que me generó, no hay punto de comparación con el dorama.

El feeling de esta continuación es bastante diferente. Digamos que la cosa se puso más "seria", cosa que no necesariamente es algo malo, pero por ahí leí a alguien decir que parte de la "magia" se perdió y creo que esa es la mejor forma de definir lo que sentí al ver esta película.

A ver, no se tomen lo que dije como algo súper negativo, please, este cierre me gustó mucho: los personajes siguen siendo hermosos (Kurosawa es y siempre será el hombre definitivo, Adachi es muy simpático y relatable, los personajes secundarios son todo lo que está bien...), la trama se desarrolla de forma lógica y no agrega conflictos innecesarios, el final me pareció muy bueno, etc. Lo que pasa es que el ritmo se siente diferente, y por eso también creo que hacer una película y no una segunda temporada con la misma historia fue la desición correcta.

Igual, algo que le aplaudo un montón a esta nueva trama es que tocó algunos temas que se esquivaron un poco en el dorama (sobre todo en lo referente a las familias de los protas).

En definitiva, no creo que la película fuera innecesaria, me dejó muy conforme y fui feliz al reencontrarme con estos personajes a los que amo. Eso sí, la serie la volvería a ver mil veces, la peli no sé si es algo que volvería a visitar seguido, pero sí la recomiendo un montón y creo que vale muchísimo la pena verla.

•IG DE RESEÑAS CORTAS: @altoplottwist

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DIGNA CONTINUACIÓN DE LA SERIE

Muy probablemente, si habeis llegado hasta aquí, os habreis visto la serie y ahora os disponeis a ver la película. Si no la habeis visto aún, miradla antes. Es cierto que la trama se puede seguir perfectamente, porque es sencilla, pero gana muchos puntos después de haber visto la serie.

La película vista objetivamente, sin tener en cuenta la serie, tiene una trama sencilla, bastante lineal, y tiene menos encanto que la serie PERO, como secuela si que funciona. Estamos acostumbrados a finales felices y abiertos en los que los protas se quieren, y aquí es donde la película empieza, justo al final de la serie. Nos encontramos ante una serie bastante intensa y empalagosa, y la pelicula se ve que ha buscado darle un cierre a los personajes.

El ritmo de la película es muy japones: contemplativa, lenta, sobre todo la primera mitad, en la cual la trama nos sirve como empujón para llegar a la trama final. Es cierto que después de tantisima dulcura, nos encontramos con dos personajes igualmente lindos y que se aman con locura, pero con un amor más real y con pespectiva.

En resumen, está bien la película, pero menos bien que la serie

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Una continuación que vale la pena

Esta película es una continuación de la serie Cherry Magic y nos cuanta cual ha sido todo el proceso para que adachi pierda sus poderes y hagan presentación de su relación a todos sus seres queridos y terminado con ellos casándose.

Increíblemente esta continuación vale muchísimo la pena, esta película en lo personal me gusto mas que la misma serie, y ojo la serie es linda, pero en esta película pude sentir una mejor conexión entre los personajes y sin duda alguna un mejor desarrollo de estos. En mis anteriores reseñas siempre lo dije, faltaba desarrollo en los personajes y la verdad es que en esta película me lo dieron.

Es disfrutare y vale mucho la pena verla, no pensé que esta película fuera a gustarme mas incluso que la misma serie, siento que todo lo que he visto de ellos vale la pena para poder disfrutar de esta película. Obvio no todo es perfecto, hay momentos que creo que sobran en la película, pero en general es una gran película que no aportan mas que minutos de duración, pero en general no tengo quejas.

Si aun no han visto la serie, véanla para que así vengan a ver la película, aunque la película te da un pequeño resumen de lo que pasa en la serie, sin duda se entenderá mucho mejor si vez la serie y luego vienes a ver la peli.

Sobre la actuación: la han mejorado muchísimo, se siente una evolución en ambas parejas y transmiten mas confianza en sus personajes, eso me gusto mucho. ademas que siento que hubo un gran desarrollo de personajes en la película, mas que en la misma serie.

La music siempre es divina y quejas no tengo, el OST es bueno y va siempre acorde con las escenas.

La volveria. a ver? pues claro, creo que mas fácil me vuelvo a ver la película que la serie, se disfruta mas que la serie, a todo el que pueda que la vea no se va arrepentir.

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O casal mais fofo dos BLs! <3

Cherry Magic é definitivamente meu BL favorito de todos os tempos. Não consigo expressar em palavras o quanto sou fascinada pelos protagonistas e pela relação que eles têm. Se na série eles já eram unidos, o filme veio apenas para reforçar o sentimento de união e companheirismo presente no relacionamento deles. Antes de assistir ao filme, tive medo de que algo pudesse separá-los e que eles passassem o filme todo distantes e voltassem a se falar apenas no final, mas fiquei realmente muito aliviada ao ver que eles enfrentaram todos os problemas juntos, como um casal deve fazer. Acredito que seja por isso que a trama não se torna cansativa: os personagens não fazem rodeios em problemas que poderiam facilmente ser resolvidos se sentando e conversando, porque é justamente isso o que eles fazem. Diferentemente de muitos BLs, eles estão dispostos a dialogar e a se entender, fazendo com que a história possa focar em coisas que realmente importam.

Durante todo o filme, senti um quentinho muito confortável no coração, o que até mesmo me emocionou. Embora as produções BL japonesas sejam muito escassas no sentido de beijos e afins, elas realmente são excepcionais em transmitir sentimentos apenas por olhares e pequenos toques — e esse BL é uma prova viva disso.

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Viên mãn.

Nhân dịp phim chiếu ở Việt Nam nên mình đã đi xem cùng bạn, cảm thấy thật may mắn vì bên CGV đã mua bản quyền phim để mình có cơ hội được xem. Phim có thể gói gọn trong hai từ viên mãn. Mình chủ yếu đi coi cũng chỉ để hít kè các anh và thấy được hình ảnh hạnh phúc của một cặp đôi màn ảnh mình yêu quý.

Nhịp phim chậm với những tiết tấu đời thường đẹp đẽ, câu chuyện tình yêu đơn thuần và trong sáng nhất thế gian giữa Adachi và Kurosawa. Họ đi cùng nhau qua năm tháng và cái kết hạnh phúc là cảnh đám cưới như trong mơ của hai người.

Xét về tổng thể thì những tình tiết trong phim hơi nhanh một chút, có lẽ muốn hiểu hơn về quá trình bồi dưỡng tình cảm của hai người thì vẫn phải đọc manga. Nhưng mình vẫn rất vui vì có cơ hội được xem phim. Đi xem các chị em hú hét vì những cảnh skin ship nho nhỏ giữa hai anh. Chỉ tiếc là phim không có cảnh hôn nào mà đơn thuần là lợi dụng góc máy, mình đang mong những cảnh bùm bụp bồng nhiệt :)))). Thôi đôi khi cảm giác không có thịt này cũng dịu nhẹ cho những ngày hạ oi bức...

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