Audience reviews
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This movie follows the lives of 3 girls around their twenties who watched Ojamajo Doremi when they were young. They encounter friendship through their shared interest of the anime, and find the courage to face their struggles - not with magic but with their strength (which is the magic that lives in everyone). It revisits many core themes that are presented in Ojamajo Doremi: Valuing Friendships, Overcoming challenges and Acceptance for being different and uniqe.
It feels like I am watching myself, it's very relatable and really speaks to fans of Ojamajo Doremi. It is such a treat for long-term fans, and to know they cared a lot about the anime by putting so much work into a 20th anniversary movie. Thank you!
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Si esta cochinada es lo que entregaron por el 20 aniversario de Doremi, menudo desperdicio.
El problema con esta terrible película parte de su premisa: no se trata de otra aventura sobre nuestras brujitas favoritas, es una película enfocada en un penoso grupo de fanáticas del programa. Las protagonistas son básicamente arquetipos planos con patas, un calco de las brujitas originales, pero sin el carisma, caracterización o enfoque en sus problemas personales.
Por ejemplo, Reika es una copia de Doremi adjuntando un pseudo conflicto endeble calcado de Aiko, pero sin la madurez o tacto con la que esta última superaba la separación de sus padres. Sora por otro lado, es otra Hazuki cuya meta de obtener pareja, superar su timidez y comprender mejor a los niños avanza de forma insatisf…
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Well, Ojamajo Doremi got its own movie! Except...not really. The movie has its own benefits and flaws which I attribute mainly to the narrative, which is all over the place, for better or for worse. The first defining feature of the movie is that the OD cast is not the prominent cast, as you'd expect; instead, we centralize on three Japanese girls, all fans of the eponymous series and from different walks of life, perhaps drawn together by fate or some other mystifying force. The way their stories are set up does leave something to be desired: whenever one girl becomes the focus of the movie, the other two noticeably melt into the background almost completely, to the point where Nagase is missing for at least one third of the movie. We only see brief glimpses into these girls lives and who…
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A love letter to fandom and nostalgia; this is a film for anyone who's ever been a fan of anything. It hit especially hard for me given I had just completed the entirety of Ojamajo Doremi prior to watching this, and the last episode of Dokkaan! is still fresh in my mind.
While I do like this film, I don't love it. Visually, I find it's a bit lacklustre for a theatrical film, especially when looking at characters in the backgrounds. That said, I do appreciate the use of music from the show. That made me smile.
You don't need to see the show before watching this, though I would still recommend doing so anyway because it's just a damn good show (it's a serious contender for best magical girl anime).
This review was written on 2021/11/20.
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I usually don't write reviews, but this anime is so unbelievable, I can't help but write one. I watched the original first season when it was out on 4Kids.TV and I fell in love with the show. I always dreamed of having a magic wand like them and meet amazing friends. Of course, when you grow up, that magic disappears and you become too caught up in the adult world.
This wholesome movie is about three characters who are fans of the original show just like any one of us who watches it when we were young. When those 3 girls met, they instantly became best friends and decided to go traveling together visiting all of the locations where the anime were featured. It is super fun because they take you on a trip of what other places in Japan is like. It hits home to because I visited japan befor…
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Whoa. No, seriously, whoa. Based on what I read about this movie, I had a feeling it would be good on its own merits, but after finally seeing it...damn. This movie seriously blew my mind in all the best ways possible. I admit, my history with Ojamajo Doremi is rather spotty. I remember seeing pictures of the characters and fansites way back when I was a kid, and later, I saw the 4Kids dub of the first 26 episodes when it first aired, and then it got cancelled. I heard the rest of it was dubbed and streamed on 4Kids' website, but I never sought it out. I've only seen two episodes of the first season in Japanese, and one of the movies, and that's it. I know, I really need to watch the whole series one of these days, as I hear nothing but good things about it. So when I heard a new movie cel…
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All the best elements of doremi are here, the creators recognised what was good and executed it perfectly. Best anime movie of the decade. Go get drunk and be a magical girl with your friends. If you have seen doremi, you must watch this. If you thought any elements from doremi were good watch this. Am I padding this out because mal requires my review to be longer? Yes, but really all you need are the first 3 sentences here.
The music is back, the visual style is back, the writing is back, the themes are back, even the situations with magical stage are back and for adults who like to get drunk with friends (which was already in the original doremi anyway) but now there's more. It looks beautiful, it sounds beautiful and it is beautiful.
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For the 20th anniversary of the release of the original TV series, this movie was made. It is not part of the series, but it is somewhat related. The three protagonists of the movie watched the Doremi franchise when they were kids, but even after becoming adults the TV show still holds a special place in their hearts.
If you want to watch this movie or are curious about it, there is a chance you have seen the TV series. To those, I warn: this story is not about the magical girls. It is about being inspired by the Doremi series. The movie is through and through about the three protagonists: Mire, Reika, and Sora. The trio is very well fleshed out and developed in the movie. They are completely different young women who by coincidence meet and bond once they discover they are all big fans o…
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