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Kimiko_0
Joined: 31 Aug 2008
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Location: Leiden, NL, EU
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:12 pm
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What neither this review nor the two previous ANN reviews mention is that besides Kondou (who was not only character designer but also animation director) this movie has a bunch more Ghibli staff, mostly artists and animators. I think this explains both why it feels like a Ghibli movie and why it doesn't quite live up to that reputation.
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whiskeyii
Joined: 29 May 2013
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 4:51 pm
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Yeah, this pretty much sums up my feelings about how I felt watching this film when it was mentioned in passing in some ANN article about forgotten anime gems. I enjoyed the first two-thirds much more than the last third, where it feels like I'm just watching a checklist of plot beats happening rather than a story unfolding. It still looks gorgeous, though!
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MagicPolly
Joined: 26 Nov 2020
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:36 pm
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I remember seeing this movie on Nausicaa.net listed under the Ghibli adjacent works. I had no idea that people had touted it as a Hayao Miyazaki written film as well. I really should watch it some day.
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zrdb
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:55 pm
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I remember watching this a few years ago and found it to be an entertaining but short movie. Ginga kinda rubbed people the wrong way a lot of the time but had a good heart. The character designs had me thinking it was a ghibli movie for a couple of minutes. It's a good watch and a all age groups would probably enjoy it.
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ZelosZoidberg
Joined: 23 May 2018
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:42 am
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It's also on RetroCrush if you prefer their player/service. Nevertheless it's good it's on another service.
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FireChick
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 5:27 pm
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It's also available to watch on Tubi TV for all you Canadians out there, and for us Americans, too.
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KitKat1721
Joined: 03 Feb 2015
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:59 pm
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I remember watching this on Amazon Prime a while back and yeah... its definitely an interesting watch but definitely feels like they bit off more than they could chew. Just felt underwhelming by the end.
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