High school slice-of-life romance with a sci-fi twist.
This was a fairly enjoyable show. At its core, this is a series about a couple of high school kids, centered around main character Kaito Kirishima, who attempt to shoot a film together during their summer break. Thrown into the mix is an alien girl, Ichika Takatsuki (who passes off as a "foreign exchange student"), who traveled to Earth in an attempt to find a location on Earth she remembers vividly from a picture.
Its largely slice-of-life, meaning it follows the characters during their everyday dealings with each other. There are sci-fi things thrown in as well, since the main heroine is an alien. However, the bread and butter of this series is the romantic parts. Almost every character is in love with another one, but they are afraid to confess either because they're afraid of rejection and causing awkwardness within the group. Otherwise they know that their love interest likes someone else, and either bear the burden alone, or try to hook them up together, knowing full...
Wow...I can't believe how much I liked this.
Honestly, I was surprised by how much I liked this series. I would have given it 5 stars. However, I'm pulling a move that I usually HATE when reviewers do, sorry Sentai Filmworks. This really needs a Blu-Ray release. Hence I deducted a star. There are 1080 masters available for the series and there's plenty of Japanese BD releases. Granted this is a Showgate release, and I don't know if they aren't providing 1080 masters, or if Sentai Filmworks just isn't investing in a BD release.
The reason why I'm upset about this, is that I love resolution on a beautiful series, which this is. The composition and color used are just great. The story as previously put, is about a summer romance with a twist. Honestly, the twist intertwines into a beautiful love story between multiple characters, which really makes them come alive. One which makes me pine for my youth and those summers filled with crushes, and adventures.
When put into the climax of the series, it has one of the...
A very entertaining summer story
From the creator of Onegai Teacher and Twins, Kaito is a enthusiastic film maker, using an old 8mm camera and taking some home movies. However things change when a flash of light crashes into the lake he is near and all he remembers is a hand reaching for him. The next day he meets with his classmates and they decide to make a indie movie over the summer break, where they are joined by two uperclassmen - Rinon and Itchika, the new transfer student. But on the way home he sees Itchika fishing by the river and he finds out that she has no where to go. He invites her to stay at his house for the day and after her bath he collapses. His sister and childhood friend (who has a crush on him) finds them in the foyer, him unconcious and her pretty much naked. But little do they know at the time the new transfer student is actually an alien who has come to earth to find a memory left behind. And this starts the story of a group of friends who start off making a movie, but end up learning...
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