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2021's A Year of Anime

Part 4

Barefoot Gen

This movie was brutal in depicting the bombing of Hiroshima and the aftermath of the disaster. It was based on the manga and the experiences were based on the author’s, Keiji Nakzawa, life as he lived in Hiroshima. I know the animation isn’t as unique, but for the 80s they managed to show some graphic and haunting imagery. It does have a little hope towards the end, but it doesn’t change the fact that the effects of Hiroshima was serious. 

Redline

Yo! This movie was freaking dope as hell! The animation was incredible and went full-drive to go extreme. I think the story is average, and the dub cast did a good job. All you need to know is that watching Redline is an absolute ride that everyone needs to get on.

Kyousougiga

I watched this show because of the director, Rie Matsumoto, who directed the first season of Blood Blockade Battlefront. The animation is super creative and wild with its style & colors. I like the story, sub cast, and music. It’s a short anime, so you can finish it in a day. It’s really good!

Colorful

Life is hard and surviving an attempt changes your perspective of one’s life. This movie has decent animation and a good sub cast. However, the movie depicts suicide in a way I didn’t think any anime would ever do. It’s not perfect, but I admire how real and isolating it can be. It’s a solid movie that you should see. 

Napping Princess

This movie has a larger than life concept of a girl who dreams of an alternate universe that parallels to her own life. It is animated nicely with a good music score. I think the story could have been done better, but the visuals sold me.

Kimi ni Todoke

I adore the show for its animation and showing a pure, loving couple who admire each other for their personalities. I admit some storylines could have been shorten, so we could have seen more of Sawako and Shota’s relationship bloom. The sub cast were good, the music is wonderful, and the heart of the show really makes the show special. I wish we could have another season, but I’m still glad the show made it official that Sawako and Shota are a couple. 

Nermia Daikon Brothers

I see why this show is one of a kind because there’s not a lot of musical comedy anime out there. It is wacky and entertaining to watch. It does some problems and crude humor, and the sub & dub cast were good. It’s wild, but at least the songs are memorable.

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Karafuru (2010)

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[rosiebrie]

Tegami ～Haikei Juugo no Kimi e～ (by Angela Aki) English Translyrics

Verse 1:

Dear you, whomever you are,

laying eyes on this humblest letter,

where are you now, and if you will,

what are you up to?

 For myself, only fifteen years old,

there are worries that I just cannot speak.

A kind of trouble that’s seeded in doubt,

and hidden in me.

 Prechorus:

But perhaps if I am to write

a little message for my future self,

then perhaps for once in my life

I’ll confide the thoughts I never can tell.

 Chorus:

I’m about to lose myself, bound for breaking down,

sobbing in defeat as I start to disappear.

On the sorry-fitted walk of life,

whose words should I take comfort in?

 When my one-and-only heart’s often torn apart,

I’m alive now in the midst of despair, and living in spite of the pain.

I’m living in spite of the pain.

 Verse 2:

Dear you, whomever you are,

many thanks for your writing this far.

There is something that I wish to share

with fifteen year old you.

 If you keep on asking around,

on where you are and what you do now,

then in time the answers will come.

You’ll see what you seek.

 Prechorus:

Though the sea of adolescence

is severe and harsh to all who partake,

keep on rowing that boat of your dreams,

and you’ll find the shoreline when you wake.

 Chorus:

Now please don’t you lose yourself, don’t start breaking down,

even in those times you find that you want to cry out.

As you disappear into that void,

you can fix your feet and trust your voice!

 Now for me as an adult, sometimes I am hurt.

Worn and sleepless nights can always be so persistent.

But I’m living on each passing day,

within my bittersweet  present.

 Bridge:

There is meaning in every little thing within your life.

Please never be afraid of deciding to build and pursue your dreams.

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, keep on believing.

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, keep on believing.

Keep on believing.

Keep on believing.

 Final Chorus:

I’m about to lose myself, bound for breaking down,

sobbing in defeat as I start to disappear.

On the sorry-fitted walk of life,

whose words should I take comfort in?

 Now please don’t you lose yourself, don’t start breaking down,

even in those times you find that you want to cry out.

As you disappear into that void,

you can fix your feet and trust your voice!

 No matter what age we live, sorrow always gives.

There’s no running from what always will catch you.

So let’s go on smiling through this, and live on within the present.

Let’s live on within the present.

 Outro:

Dear you, whomever you are,

who has read through this letter so far,

the one thing I can always wish

for you is happiness.

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10 movies I remember liking, in the order that I remembered them

I usually only watched movies in class or on flights...doing this reminded me of good movies I want to see...

Thank you @law-and-disorders, who tagged me u__u

1. Porco Rosso (1992)

2. Stand and Deliver (1988)

3. Hot Fuzz (2007)

4. Lilo and Stitch (2002)

5. Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

6. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

7. Colorful (2010)

8. One Piece Film Gold (2016)

9. Gintama Live Action (2017)

10. The Iron Giant (1999)

Bonus short: Expiration Date (2014)

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