Audience reviews
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Legolaspt
This movie presents a beautiful love story, that loses most of its impact due to its poor pacing along with the predictive nature of its narrative. If you watch the two first scenes of the movie, you can basically predict 80% of the plot, so the execution of this film would need to be impeccable to overcome this problem, yet the pacing is harmed by the underwhelming writing.
For an animation that consists of 90% dialogue, you really need to excel at it, which is not the case here. The dialogue is bland, uninspired, too lengthy and unrealistic, and it starts with the title - 'I want to eat your pancreas' is one of the cheesiest lines I've seen. Another example is a long dialogue scene in which they mention 'The Little Prince'; that conversation is at least twice as long as it needed to be.…
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There are no characters here. The main duo are: Generic self-insert guy who is explicitly a blank slate devoid of any character aside from the 1-note of the original novel author's self-fellation of books, he likes books, he reads books, he's a librarian, books books books, library library library, Le Petite Prince, diary diary diary, texting texting texting. The girl is generic dying perfect dreamgirl who exists to throw herself at the MC and force him to learn the wonders of generic socialization one childish platonic crush date at a time.
The other students (who are all laughably barely present noncharacters) are assumptive angry manipulative assholes who refuse to allow her any agency as a person and bully the guy they don't know for no reason just because he interacted with her. Of co…
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Tackling the reality that people actually die in real life can be an interesting focus, considering that all of this could happen to literally anyone at any time. Stories revolving the realization and process of death should be very moving, at least to those who have never experienced this type of thing and to those who have an affinity for these type of shows which should be cathartic.
I am of the latter persuasion and dealing with grief is definitely my wheelhouse. You might even say I have an unhealthy obsession with it. Unfortunately this 2 hour forced cliché dumster fire is neither cathartic nor pleasant; if you're interested in viewing themes of coming to terms with death executed masterfully in an anime I would suggest viewing Grave of the Fireflies, the series Tokyo Magnitude 8.0…
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Below Mediocre
Story: 6/10 C+
Animation/Art: 8/10 B+
Sound: 6/10 C
Characters: 3/10 D-
Acting(subbed): 5/10 C
Enjoyment: 4/10 D+
Overall: 4/10 D+
Story:
It's not bad. It has a nice concept behind it with them trying to throw in a nice plot twist that's foreshadowed earlier in the movie but it's also predictable because of that. The plot twist could also have easily been replaced with something else in the movie, something that is introduced early on and is an existential threat. The plot twist makes one of the main plot points of the movie, the pancreas of the girl, completely ignorable. The main reason for this is the blank slate characters to whom we feel no sympathy or emotional attachment. But, the pacing of the movie is astonishingly good, better than many other movies, even Your Nam…
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Maybe it's because I'm gay af but this film was so bad I struggled to even finish it. I feel like in order to find this film remotely enjoyable you need to either be a complete social outcast or just incredibly horny. The characters act like cyborgs with writing that feels like it was generated by an AI, almost everything about this movie is incredibly cookie cutter and feels like it was made specifically for teenage boys (oh the super popular pretty girl falls for the average looking sad boi with no personality for no reason) and it doesn't help that the whole plot just feels like a less interesting version of Plastic Memories (an anime I actually quite enjoyed). As a casual anime fan that doesn't really fit the stereotypical anime watcher this film offers practically nothing for me when…
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This Is my first time writing a review.
I think “I want to eat your pancreas” is a 10/10 Movie. The character development was handled very beautifully and It put a lot of depth into them. The art style was amazing, kinda like the art style of “A silent voice”, and the writing was amazing. The OST and sounds were also very good. The name of the movie, “I want to eat your pancreas” comes from an old superstition where if there was something wrong with a certain body part, if you eat that same body part it will become better. Even though it has cliches and may be a bit unoriginal. I still think “I want to eat your pancreas “is a masterpiece that creates a message that is so unbelievably powerful, and it hit me hard and left my emotions absolutely broken, and It was the only movie that made…
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This film shows a poor dude being abducted by this supposedly cute girl and she treats him like absolute trash during the whole film, why does he stand this abuse? because it seems that in Japan if you're cute you can do as you please with people.
The guy gets beaten, gets no satisfaction out of the whole ordeal and they try and tell you this is a "love story" when it was just a plain girl with no personality abusing a poor dude she made her orbiter out of pity... pity on both sides due to story events.
Overall a cringy watch, hope no young men anywhere think this is how you have to deal with situations like this or that this is love when it's actually abuse and a young man being ridiculized at every turn.
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Do you feel like no one likes you? Do you try and cover it up by saying things like "I dont care what others think" and other classics like "Everyone is fake but me" while still secretly hoping for a gf to stumble onto your lap?
Well do I have the anime for you!
Join our blatant self insert character filled with wonderful personality quirks such as not talking and staring blankly with no expression as he discovers love by the only way a person like so would, with an incredbly pushy person throwing yourself at you.
Marvel at his denseness as the love interest practically begs for him to make a move already and carries their whole friendship on her shoulders because he is just that special.
If you've seen any kind of pixie dream girl story thats basically it, she lives for the expressed…
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Spoilers I Guess
i just wanted to add somethings that other reviewers didn't talk about.
This is not a good movie what so ever. It steals elements from other movies and shows. It tired to do the whole it's more than just a romance anime it's really about a boy opening himself up to the world but it failed to tell that story. The MC doesn't explore other relationship outside the popular pretty girl. Wait, he did accept gum from some guy who is in his class I guess that counts right?
Let's talk about the dark undertone of main girl character(Sakura). This is far from a romance, she just toys with him through out the movie. Sakura only start paying attention and teasing Haruki because she knows he is weak and won't try anything. Sakura even told him she was only using him for possible sex…
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If I were to describe this movie in one phrase it would be normie pandering. The movie does nothing new to the genre, just your typical tearjerker that did nothing right.
Story:
The movie is full of contrivances, an example being the way the two met, the main guy just randomly finds the girl's diary and since he's a bookworm, instead of returning the diary to the lost and found, he reads it. The movie starts off with the girl's funeral, when I first saw that, my immediate thoughts were alright let's see some character building with the main dude and the girl, she's probably going to die around the middle of the show, then the rest would be the aftermath of him dealing with his emotions, her friends, & her parents, SPOILER FROM HERE ON OUT, that didn't happen. Instead the show puts the t…
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I recently watched this and toward the end, I felt strongly about how *bad* it got near the end and had to write my thoughts down about it. But before I begin...
Let's just get this out of the way. While I understand the meaning of "I want to eat your pancreas", why would someone ever title a story over this? Did you have NO other creative title to suit the needs of this story? How about Living with Dying, the title of the journal the main girl wrote? Was it copyrighted, and you couldn't think of something better? Was that too literal, and was too boring for a title of a story? Anyway, let's talk about the actual story.
A young girl has a terminal illness and we're going to see how she plans to live her remaining life knowing this. Sakura is a decent character, all things considered. She…
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What will you do if you know that you are going to die in one year? Of course, most people definitely want to live their life to the fullest, fulfilling anything they want, going to places that is impossible to go, or maybe devoting themselves to a spiritual journey in the name of God. This anime film definitely will reminded you of death that eventually come to us whether you like it or not, how you should leave your mark in this world and how it could change other person to a better one. Having the most misleading title I have ever heard, I Want To Eat Your Pancreas definitely became an inspiring anime for you to be a better person for somebody else and of course, yourself.
Just like any other anime that set on high school, the story begins with an encounter between a boy and a girl. Th…
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I have never given my opinion about anything in MAL. But honestly, I had to make an exception here.
- I want to eat your pancreas.
Impressed, amazed, fascinated and grateful. There aren't words to describe the wonderful way in which this was carried out. A story where we don't even need the name of the protagonist to feel identified; to be in his place.
You could call it one more movie. But, for me it's a masterpiece made with a lot of love and commitment. It's so real. 5 minutes is enough to focus your attention to the facts. It exposes us to a form of love so pure, so reciprocal, so... correct, that we all should take a moment to think and reflect on it.
The characters are minimally stereotyped, but what about that? Even they're not perfect, 'cause they're human.
━━ What does it m…
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Ahhhh, i regret that i find this anime just now,i should watch it when it first came out !!! Love the story sooooo much !!! I love the characters a lot. The way how the story goes are so good and the fact that i cried watching it definitely shows how beautiful this anime is. At fisrt, I did not expect much from it but then after finish watching it my heart felt something like woww i really want to live my life the way I want and I dont want to have any regret left. The story teach me that even doing something simple can be something special in my life, it does not have to be traveling around the world to satisfy the way i live, it can just be go out with friends eating my favourite food, go karaoke, study to gether or maybe just be with each other and talk about something silly, because ev…
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See you can make a memorable modern movie if you want too Japan! Made by a studio who nobody even heard about it "I want to eat your pancreas" is a rare gem that everyone must see! Like Frank Sinatra's song "Strangers in the Night" I too was a stranger before coming across this movie. This movie is a letter of love addressed to life who despite being short is damn gorgeous!
A strong point in this movie is how simple and enjoyable it manages to present the story for its audience. The strong willed female lead character made the story so damn enjoyable and managed to steal my heart with her charisma and interactive personality. Her selfish and stubborn way of doing things is what makes her attractive.
A weak point in this movie is the cgi used in some scenes and the side characters who hav…
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Say what you want about this movie being generic or being acclaimed only because it is a “tearjerker”, but I don’t care. I loved this movie, and I cried my eyes out. The reason people love tearjerkers is because people want to be moved. We want to experience something that will truly take us away from our lives and make us feel something so strong that we are moved to tears. This movie did just that. In an effort to avoid spoiling anything for anyone, I won’t write about the climax and ending, but it was unexpected. That said, I couldn’t imagine it ending any other way. This was a beautiful portrayal of a genuinely unique and special relationship between two people. I highly recommend it!
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This review vaguely goes over themes discussed at later points in the film. Read with caution.
I've been forward to watching this movie ever since the adaptation was announced. Despite not having read the source material, the premise, while cliché, sounded less like a story that was larger-than-life and more like a passing, everyday one. And on a whole, the film started strong in that aspect but began to deflate upon itself when it took a down-to-earth story and made it more than it needed or was supposed to be.
The story is about a girl named Sakura who lives with the secret that she has a fatal pancreatic disease that would substantially decrease her lifespan, and an antisocial, emotionally detached boy finding out about this secret by chance when he finds her diary labeled "living wit…
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Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai, also known by the English title "I want to eat your pancreas", is a drama anime film with tragedy. It is about an outgoing girl who has a pancreatic illness which she has not told anyone except her family that she has this illness. A boy from her class stumbles upon her diary that she left in the hospital and she comes back to fetch the diary only to realise that he read it so she ends up telling him about her illness. Due to this secret knowledge of theirs that none of their classmates know about, they start to grow closer. Sakura Yamauchi, the girl with the pancreatic illness, notices that the boy is a bookworm and does not talk with anyone and does not have any friends so she feels she has some sort of duty to become friends with him and change him for the bet…
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I decided to watch this Movie in the split second that nearly made me miss the last bus that would make me arrive at the cinema on time.
From the Title you know what you are getting yourself into. even at the start of the film it starts just like Grave of the Fireflies. after it takes you back to where it began and you embark on an amazing journey that makes you Sad and happy with how Sakura handles her illness. As time goes by you immediately feel uneasy and sorry, until the credits roll and longer as a the end credit scene plays (yes just like Marvel there is one).
The Characters are all charming even with only a few you get to know with it focusing on the Main character (His name is disclosed till the end of film so i wont say it) and Sakura. The Voice actors did a remarkable job on…
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[Spoiler Warning]
'I Want to Eat Your Pancreas' is a common drama production to this industry. It offers generic school settings with rather superficial teenage characters. The only thing it tries to accomplish is toy with its viewers' emotions to the point of some cheap tearjerking. Those who are okay with this will most definitely see how the movie accomplishes exactly all the thing it wants to. Those who want something more from anime, should look elsewhere.
This movie is a story about death. It starts when the most perfect mary sue on the planet starts randomly talking with a no-life loser dude who happens to be her classmate. Our characters start frequently interacting with each others and supposedly grow close. They hang out and talk about dying all the time. That's pretty much the…
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