Audience reviews
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AngeVNs
The original Planetarian visual novel by Key was one of the first I ever read in my 15+ years of being into visual novels. I've gone on record saying that while I like Key in general, their stories can get pretty predictable with their endings and often feel bloated in terms of length. Planetarian, in a way, is the complete opposite—it's a very short story, not even written by Jun Maeda, yet it still feels distinctly like a Key work.
I thought the original visual novel was just okay. There was a bit too much text, and the visuals didn’t really convey the planetarium aspect it was going for. It also didn’t help that there were only two main characters, and we never really got to see the protagonist, Junker. Thankfully, the anime fixes this issue, with great animation that makes up for the…
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‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito’ is an extraordinary masterpiece, and is highly recommended to watch. Also, there is no prerequisite to watch this movie. You don’t need to watch the ‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Yume’ which is labeled as the prequel of this movie by MAL.
A tiny ordinary spark will create a surge in luminosity in absolute darkness. Post-apocalyptic background could significantly amplify the emotional impact on the audience. The wonderful utilization of the post-apocalyptic world led to the success of this movie.
The story is about desperation and hopefulness. The daily scenes of building up of emotions, the climax of devotion, and the passing on of the Hope, are harmonically compactly brought out. The passing on of Hope between generation and generation is affecting. Brilliance of…
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No spoilers in this one. This is truly a wonderful story. You don't need to watch the OVA to watch this, and if you've already watched the OVA, this is a wonderful ending to it. Its one of those storylines that I personally will cherish the memory of having watched.
After having watched Plastic memories, this was great. Who knew that a person who detests romance movies would love these.
Its got a little bit of action, a post apoc setting, the art is good, the characters relatable (well.... at least for me they were relatable, at lease the Junker) the storyline sad but also with an uplifting underlying point.
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Oh yeah, yeah I've seen this one before it's a classic.
This movie probably wouldn't have been bad in isolation. Heck even if I'd seen the 5 episode version I wouldn't have complained much if I'd given some time between them before watching this. The problem is I decided to watch them back to back, and the "flashbacks" in this movie are basically just 1:1 exactly the other show in it's entirety. Same footage, same pacing and editing with a few minor tweeks here and there and a different transition into the first part of it but otherwise unchanged.
So as a sequel this fails pretty hard, because the sequel content is very low while the flashback content is most of the runtime. It technically doesn't even answer the most burning questions about the fate of the protagonist or the robot girl…
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So, this time I'm going to review Planetarian anime which is a movie type. Actually there are 2 types of this anime, which have 5 episodes namely Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume. So the reason why I review this anime is because this anime is rarely discussed among anime lovers. I'm not part of any community, so I don't know. Okay continue to the review, after I watched the episode version and the movie I was very touched by the movie. Because, he uses a mixed groove. And the ending was very unexpected and made me cry. Actually I watched this a year ago but I still don't understand the animation (skip skip). So, overall for me, I gave 8.6 / 10. The mixed plot is very effective for some people. And the story that was very touching, was also the voice of Suzuki Keiko, who had no question.…
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If this movie was an advertisement for a planetarium. Then I would be sure to drop by at that certain planetarium even if my wallet evaporates into thin air. Aside from the movie being consisted of incalculable numbers of punchable faces. The movie tells a tale that could conceivably become a life lesson for us, humans.
Robots talk too much. And so does kids. This entire movie bears a resemblance to sitting down in the middle of a forest and letting all them mosquitoes suck you. Gah! So annoying! So irritating! Because there were so many interactions in the movie. I thought that I was watching an Indian action series and thus couldn't get the full experience from it.
Everything about this movie is splendid except from the characters. Yumemi Hoshino aka The Planetarian Robot Girl, is so…
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I don't think I've ever cried that aggressively before in my life. It was one of those moments when you're crying so hard snot comes out of your nose. The story was fairly consistent with the visual novel, and the visual novel was pretty good. Some of the characters were pretty forgettable, the children in particular are fairly forgettable, but even though they are the future, they're not really the important ones in this story. I can definitely say with certainty that the music was unforgettable for me. The visuals really like to remind you did this is a dystopian future. I don't know how anybody else's reactions would be to this movie, but if you're a person who gushes tears out like a geyser like me, then expect to cry a hell of a lot. But it's definitely worth a watch if you're willing…
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I read a lot of Japanese manga and watch some anime, but the trouble with most of the anime is that it falls into various familiar formulae designed to appeal to teenagers and young adults. Since I'm an old adult, not much of the anime appeals to me. However this is one very big exception!
If you happen to be interested in astronomy I think you'll find it very moving. Ditto if you often read post-apocalyptic stories in any form, and also if you've been doing any thinking about how life will be when robots routinely move among us.
It's a little jewel, and I still am having feelings from it the day after watching it.
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Planetarian is a Japanese post-apocalyptic visual novel developed by Key, whose previous works also include Kanon and Air. It was released over the Internet on November 29, 2004 for Windows PCs, and is rated for all ages. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, as well as to mobile devices. Key defines Planetarian as a ‘kinetic novel’, since its gameplay offers no choices or alternate endings: the player proceeds through the story solely by reading. In 2016 the visual novel receives an anime (which adapts the main game’s story) and a movie adaption. The author describes Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume as ‘A certain woman's story’ and Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito as ‘A certain man's story’.
Hoshino Yumemi is the robot working at a shopping mall. She was c…
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I don't know if people are aware of this, but MAL actually supports ratings below a 7. I cannot, in good conscience, give this above a 3 rating.
The 5 episode OVA, I rated a 7, which isn't a bad rating at all. It had a nice, dystopian atmosphere mixed in with a bit of awe and beauty (especially the part with the stars being projected in the planetarium); it had a lot of emotion packed into it (you could feel the loneliness experienced by her over 30 years of isolation); it had nice graphics, music, and a decent ending (which made me shed a few manly tears).
THIS, however, was a complete waste of time. More than 50% of the entire movie was dedicated to flashbacks! Are you kidding me? Discounting the flashbacks, there was nothing else memorable. I was expecting a nice, clean, followup and…
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This review will be both for newcomers to Planetarian and those who already watched the 5 episode ONA. Please enjoy.
Story
Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito, or Planetarian: Stargazer- is a decent movie for those who have not watched the original Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet, 5 episode ONA. Though this movie is a sequel, it includes many scenes from the original, allowing for newer viewers to catch up. Unfortunately, I think it would be better to watch the original 5 episode ONA than to watch the movie. This is because all as the scenes from the ONA are flashbacks which in my opinion lose their effect because they are not being experienced in real time.
One big issue with this movie is that 80% of it is flashbacks from the ONA series, which could've been left out so the movie sto…
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For those of you who found this obscure sequel, congrats. I know of many people who enjoyed Planetarian but had no idea this movie existed.
In any case, this film is set in the future, well after the events of Planetarian take place. The Junker is now an old man, who travels whats left of the world showing Yumemi's projections of stars to all willing to see them, and has become somewhat well known as "The Stargazer" which he dubbed himself in the final moments of the original series.
The film begins with the Stargazer arriving at a small village and meeting its inhabitants, namely the elder and three children. The children quickly take a liking to the Stargazer and are captivated by the projection he shows them. Knowing his health is failing and his life is near its end he begins to te…
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Scavenging a dangerous and desolate city in a post-apocalyptic world, you encounter a building that seems to have potentially valuable goods. It’s pretty dusty--- it looks as though it’s been abandoned for years. Upon further exploration, you discover a powered on computer and you realize that this building, somehow, has power in your post-apocalyptic world. Wearing your night vision goggles, you cautiously open the doors to a room with metal double doors… You shield your eyes from a sudden, bright, blinding light as you’re, astonishingly, greeted by a woman’s voice: “Congratulations! You’re our 2,500,000th customer!” She says. Who is she? and why is she in the middle of an empty, destroyed city?
Well, the only thing that I will say is that you've arrived at the Rooftop Planetarium--- it’…
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