It would have been better in a drama I think cuz there still are many things that deserve to be explain/tell. I mean, the relation between Iwanish and Semi for example. Their bromance is a little wrecked but still, it was awesome. They really care for each other, in a certain way.

And for the people who said that there is no story at all... Did you even watch this movie ? Okay, it's not straightforward but that's the beauty of the writting. Everything is explained in a certain way. And since it's a movie, it's normal that the past of each character was not totally explained. But we had the past of Whale (for example) that was totally explained, and a part of the story of Semi. But I still agree that I'm craving for more information about him. Maybe the novel has them ? I'm surely gonna read it.
But yeah, the story is well-written and the construction of the plot is amazing. If you give real attention at each scene, you'll understand it.

And the ACTING of Yamada... Too perfect to be real. And even if the character of Suzuki was quite useless (but the plot around him was interesting), the end is so cute and wholesome.

The OST are really great by the way.

It really deserves more attention.