This movie was beautiful. Don't let the huge age difference or possible bad ending stop you from watching this. It was so beautiful and sweet and I really felt something with this movie. The characters actually grew a real relationship, not the basic inappropriate stories that older woman/younger man have. This is probably one of my favorite Japanese movies now, the story wasn't really original or anything, but they showed a true relationship and how people feel going through growing old and loosing the abilities that you used to have. The director of this movie did wonderful, there were lots of scenes with the sun gorgeously shining on the set and the actors. There were also great moments of symbolism the director did with the dark vs bright rooms. It was delicately made with deep feelings. I really hope that you decide to watch this.

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This show is an absolute must watch. The story is so simple, but its about important little/big things that people go through in life. This show explores how insecure and fragile people are and when they're afraid to admit things. The story seems to be all on the surface, but beneath the story line you can see just what these happenings mean to the characters. A single day, a few meetings, a small moment that becomes a huge memory to carry them through life, that's what the true meaning of the show is. The directing is amazing, the actors are amazing, and the biggest part is the amazing screenwriting that has so much meaning.

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The first thing that I want to say is that this movie is amazing. It's filmed from the view of people who aren't completely sane. The two characters went through complete horror, but their innocence remained. The movie is filmed in a way that show childlike innocence that clashes against their brutal pasts. I can't say much about the story, because it would give away important plot points. The movie has intricate details put into it that seem random, but actually cause you to become relatable to the people that show up on screen. Shota acts amazing in this, getting deeply into the character and showing real emotions that pull you into the story.

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This was an amazing show. It was slow and was extremely realistic. Some people stray away from slow things, but this is a must watch. It's not about a climax, plot, or an ending, it's just simply a small bit of reality recorded. The relationships in the show are amazing to see slowly develop. The director was amazing, the cast was amazing, and the screenwriter was amazing. This show is beautiful is so many ways and I would suggest this this to anyone that likes deeper thinking and if they want their eyes to be opened up to some realities that are harsh and the simple things that hold meanings.

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This short movie was more like a special in how it was filmed, but it didn't have a full bodied plot. The movie was a small snippet of what Akada went through during high school. He had a short friendship, his first fight, acknowledgement from his dad, and the biggest part is that he simply realizes that youth is something that fly's by fast. It's not necessarily filled with exciting fun times, but simple things like walking along a lake at night after falling asleep at school. They are things that he can't experience forever, but only for now. The directing is amazing and unique and has aesthetically pleasing and symbolic things in the short movie.

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Unique, Interesting, & Charming

The lighting, music, & overall tone are my favorite aspects. This show feels neo retro and reminds me of a 80's or 90's reminiscence show. It kind of reminded me of the first season of Stranger Things in that sense (lighting and nostalgic tone).

I came into this show with little expectations, but was greatly surprised. The show seems like a simple alien show, but there's so much more to it. There's a huge focus on friendship, healthy relationships, and growth. I loved seeing Mew's and Errg's friendship, it was so beautiful (those foreheads touches were so endearing). Nannon is adorable and charming as always, even if his acting is lacking at times. The romance is great and for once the love triangle didn't totally infuriate me. It was handled in such a deeply emotional and mature way (plus some great chemistry).

The plot itself can be lacking, but there are many interesting and unique plot points along with some twists I totally didn't expect. It's a very cute story with aliens/supernatural elements and youthful relationships.

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Don't expect this movie to be a lighthearted story about two students in school. This movie that has a simple premise that really explores how much it can hurt someone with the loss of a loved one. The FL loses her mother and her pet dog which causes her to have extreme depression and to believe that she herself is not human. She wants to believe that she isn't like the rest of the "trashy" world. She meets a senior and makes a film with him and together they both grow to find reasons to live. This is a sweet, raw, real, and painful story of two innocent young people who grew up in a bad way.

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I honestly love the plot of this and the cast. I thought Tofu was adorable and he's a great actor. What I didn't like about this was the ending. From the beginning we knew that he would have to leave, but I thought maybe there would be a way around that. I didn't like that they made the viewers more familiar with Tofu and to care more deeply for him. He was sweet and I could obviously tell that he truly liked her, but I dislike that she didn't end up with him. I love Ken and I enjoy watching him act, but it was a stereotypical character and I wish that he would've been the second male lead instead.

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Something Special

I don't typically write reviews, but I want to write this so that I can remember how much I truly enjoyed this show. I completely fell in love with the characters and the story. Each character has so many dimensions and these small details are given to each character.

Li Xun- In the beginning of the show, he always turns his head towards the sun. He closes his eyes and just feels the sunlight. Later on, we find out that when his mother was in the hospital for cancer, she loved to stand by the window. She loved to feel the sun on her face and because of that Li Xun's goal was to let his mother just at least one more day so that she could feel the sun on her face even one more time. After she passed, Lin Xun feels the sun in place of his mother. Instead of his character simply going through a huge incident and moving on, he continues to feel the weight of her death and simply feels the sun in place of his mother. I also loved the fact that his lighter was not a purposeful gift. His father died when he was still a child and one day he randomly found the lighter. He uses the lighter throughout the entire show, because it's like an extension of him, it never truly leaves him. I love when there will be low audio of the lighter cap coming on and off even when it doesn't show him messing with the lighter.

Zhu Yun- The huge incident of seeing Li Xun almost murder someone and being unable to move or doing anything about it, didn't just go away. The shock of seeing him doing that and them him leaving her, made her begin to have depression. I do wish that would've been explored a bit more, but I love that they didn't have her character go through such a huge event and be totally fine.

Other little character details I enjoyed
Gao-his love of oranges. You can see him eating them all throughout the show, even in the background. At the end, those oranges are a sign of hope for him to live after his surgery. I also loved how it showed step by step how he turned into someone so twisted.
Li Lan-Buying a doll for her barely mentioned child.

How each period of our lives are spent surrounded by others. There will be people that change and people that stay the same. There will people that leave you out of choice and those that stay by you. With each period, you can start friendships and relationships, but not all of them will continue and that's not necessarily bad. You can have close classmates, lose them, then have good coworkers, then eventually lose them. Throughout it all, life changes and people change. You can become warmer or colder and that's up to you.

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When love is continuous

This show is one of the most mature and thoughtful romances I've ever seen. The interactions with the leads are full of chemistry. It's not like a fire that quickly burns out, but it's a consistent simmer that seems to never fade. The leads have so much care for each as they go from strangers to friends to lovers to partners for the future. There's some sort of magic that the two hold. The dialogue is extremely well written, emotional, and their conversations and feelings are communicated so well throughout the entire series. It's not very often that you watch a fictional romance and it feels more than a 2D storyline. This series felt like a 4D piece of someone's life. Their story doesn't end with the last episode, it's a continuous story just as life is a continuous story.

I'd like to end my review with some of the lines used in the proposal scene. I've never cried at such scenes as they typically feel cheesy, overdramatic, and feel like a finale to what should be the start to a new chapter. Rather than the show end with a proposal, it ended with them going out for a midnight dinner talking like normal. Their normalcy is a form of love and that's what its magical.

"Love is not a noun, it's a verb."

"Romance isn't about actions, it's about us."

"Falling in love with you is a continuous process."

"Do you want to build a world that belongs to us?"

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Why do I no longer feel human? Do I deserve to feel this way?

This show has left a tear in my heart. Everything was so beautifully written. What does it mean to be human? Are we allowed to feel sadness, rage, or happiness? What gives us the right to do so?

Each character had their own sense of loneliness. Some characters went on with life living with that loneliness, while others fell into the darkness. Some characters chose death, some chose to ignore it, and others chose to face it and slowly learn. What does death mean? What does life mean? "Life without an illusion is not living." Waking up from a dream is what makes your reality.

This drama had some of the best most complex yet simple dialogue I've ever seen. The amount of care, thought, and wisdom in this series was amazing. If you want to gain a new perspective on life, then please watch this beautiful story unfold.

The relationship between the leads was so deep. It wasn't a romance, a friendship, or set of strangers, it was a bit of everything. They were connected by emotional intimacy and words, by souls. Being without each other made them less lonely. It was like they were lonely together, all alone, but alone together. Truly beautiful is every meaning of the word.

The father was also such a beautiful character with so much meaning. He brought some much love to the characters.

All I know is that this drama will stick with me for a really long time. I feel like it has created a scar on my heart; one that's sad but beautiful. In a few years, once I've reached a different point in my life, I'd like to come back and watch this with a new perspective. Maybe I'll view the drama a different way and learn something new.

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This was a movie that started off like a normal and basic Japanese movie, but it then turned itself around and created this sort of atmosphere that just pulled you in. It got better and better as I watched it. The acting was good, but the story and script is what really made me love this film. The words they spoke were beautiful and had underlinings of so much emotion and depth, it's easy to tell that the writers are really wise and intelligent people. The chemistry between the leads doesn't jump out at you or anything, but there is obviously some deep feelings between the two. I could feel their emotions well, more so during the last half of the movie. The cinematography was also amazing, it showed the city and parts of nature in gorgeous angles. I recommend this movie for anyone that likes a deeper story line that extremely original and breathtaking.

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