Audience reviews
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mandosrex
What a terrible movie. And what makes it so terrible? The ending.
Up until the ending, the movie makes you think it's at least gonna be decent, we have an interesting plot, two planks of wood for main characters, convoluted events and plot holes, good animation, the usual for a supernatural romance and with all the specific charm that comes with it.
But then the plot starts to happen, and then it happens harder and then by the end it happens all over the place. I will say that I expected it to end differently, so you can say my expectations were subverted for the worse.
What I thought would happen was, she's gonna go into the tunnel and save him by having the tunnel give her what she lost, which was him. A bit corny but eh, it might have been a 7/10.
But that's NOT what happened. Instead…
Read at the sourceTheAlchemist_117
Amazing and very creative plot, but in my opinion read the light novel instead
The movie feels really rushed and somewhat incomplete, and there were very annoying potholes in the end and the ending wasn't well written, as a standalone it is worth watching, but it is better in my opinion to read the light novel instead if you don't despise reading. You will be missing out on the great soundtrack and animation, but the lacking plot in the movie makes the choice clear in my opinion, read the light novel.
However the movie is still good, but again, I couldn't tell you to favor watching the movie over reading the light novel if you enjoy reading.
Read at the sourceFernLeafTree
Its just alright really. The Tunnel to Summer has such a melancholic and angsty vibe its almost hard to take seriously in parts. Most of the characters are void of personality and any kind of interesting traits. It seems as though Taguchi aimed to create almost an entirely bleak atmosphere throughout the duration. This does contrast well with the scenes in the Tunnel which are stunningly beautiful. My main problem with this movie is how cliche and generic the main characters plot line is leaving him a very uncompelling and boring presence. It's abundantly clear that this was written to tell Anzu's story and it doesn't even try to hide that. Anzu's story was clearly the highlight, reminding me somewhat of John Keats in his actual life. Conversations over artistic insecurity and legacy are e…
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This is what we call a really good anime, It's been so long I have watched such a great Anime movie. It's a really good movie!
The animation, the story writing, Direction, Sound, CC, Dialogues, Cinematography all of it is so good!
It's like kind of based on classic orpheus story! Like Ghibli. The story telling motifs aren't ground breaking, but a very good implementation on how a story should be told. I think it does a great job at tackling the problems that matter, and leaves the unimportant points open to interpretation. Personally, Touno and Hanashiro feel super relatable. They both really boil down how I felt as a teenager. But the thing is that's not kinda relatable was that they both got someone important to them they care about eachother but this never happened to me.... I was all a…
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I was reading the book and halfway through I learned there was a movie. perfect timing too cause I'm trying to get back into anime so I just turned this on. The thing I noticed first was the very pretty animation. The detail in everything is insane. In one of the opening scenes, there's a shot of a flower, and the amount of detail within that flower was crazy, and the scene of the trees in Urashima Tunnel was gorgeous. The movements within the characters are exceptionally smooth as well, and the overall plot is intriguing, but some plot points are glossed over or never resolved. The conflict between the protagonist and his dad is completely dropped, and his "best friend" is only there to tease him, his character serves no purpose.
Speaking of characters, the characters overall are very fl…
Read at the sourceAeroGunz
“The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes” is what happens when You have a cool idea and a shitty execution.
One day a young boy finds a mysterious tunnel filled with strange glowing trees. Turns out this tunnel is the tunnel from the urban legend that says that it can grant wishes in exchange 100 years will pass in the outside world. Spending just a couple of minutes in it and finding something from his past, he discovers that the time really does pass with different speed in it. Soon a Young girl finds out about this tunnel as well. Both wanting to have their wishes granted, they team up to discover the secrets of the tunnel.
To be honest I love the premise. It gives so much space to create any kind of story. What we got is… not so great.
“The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye…
Read at the sourcejdodd91
Let's get the positives out of the way first. The movie has some great art and soundtrack and solid ideas explored in the story. The main problem for me here is in the way it tells its story and it's pacing. The tunnel element is a good hook but is often just used as a plot device to push a relationship to evolve. Like most things in this movie it isn't given enough time to breath and really explain how it works to viewers, we just get the basic rules. This is similar to the characters where they end up feeling extremely bland as conversations boil down to them trauma dumping or needless amounts of exposition about their dreams. This is the prime example of show don't tell. Characters walk into a room and explain their goals, tragic back story , and profess their love for each other in wha…
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This movie probably had the best use of a plot device for a Romance genre with inexplicable supernatural elements.
No real big issues with the movie other than it was a little rushed and I was not the biggest fan of the male lead voice actor but these are not the fault of the original material. It's a shame that I watched the movie first because I have a feeling I would had thoroughly enjoyed the original. The movie felt like a sparknotes version of the entire story in a way, and given the foundation and overall plot, I can see the LN being a masterpiece.
Haven't read the LN yet, but if you're reading this, probably read the LN first.
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"The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes" is a movie that derails from its light novel counterpart, and is a masterclass in ruining your source. However, whilst the movie has its (very large) issues, both as an adaptation and as a standalone, it's still worth a shot if the synopsis is interesting to you.
[Story] 4/10 - The story is fine if you're an anime-only. But, coming from the novel, I don't think I can even begin to describe how much is cut. Entire fleshed out characters get stripped to a couple of scenes, the two main character's motives aren't shown properly, and don't even get me started on scenes. With how much was cut and how much was anime-original, this might as well have been a standalone movie. I'm not even kidding when I say reading the novel is an entirely new story. E…
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It's a bit of a disaster when a romantic film struggles to depict the romance itself, and paired with highly impersonal dialogue, the substance is thinly stretched. Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi occasionally remained on the heels of finding a centralized theme to latch onto, but once we've repeatedly witnessed the rehashed ideas of the tunnel and its purpose, there's not much else occurring to warrant interest. Hachimoku's original story is relatively predictable; even within hidden specifics, the outcomes are relatively one-dimensional. There is never an instance of genuinely palpable tension due to the erratic nature of supernatural phenomena, rather everything is somewhat normalized, including not picking up the current on the individual dilemmas through a more complex angle. T…
Read at the sourceSoulwarfare
This is a typical boy meets girl story with a supernatural twist of a tunnel that can grant your wish but every 3 seconds in the tunnel equates to 2 hours outside. Just from this premise alone, you can guess exactly what is going to happen. The plot is incredibly predictable with tons of cliche tropes.
However, what it lacks in plot, it makes up for it in everything else. The art style and characters are visually appealing. The interactions between our main leads are enjoyable to watch. The animation is gorgeous. The soundtrack is terrific. The theme and message are incredibly heartfelt.
The ending does raise a lot of questions but the overall experience was enjoyable. It is not going to be for everyone but for anyone craving more of that sweet anime romance, this is a good one to watch…
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There was a word for what we called a way of life, without which love cannot exist.
Nowadays, this word is just a word that lost its value.
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes is a movie that evokes the significance of that precious word, and also encourages us to live by it.
This story was quite entertaining to me even if the mystery elements hasn't got any reasonable foundations to it. It wasn’t really that necessary to the main plot and the message to convey. It also one, if not the only anime that I’ve seen that handled school bullying exemplary well. Even though there is the dramatic and depressing part that is quite common in anime movies of this kind, it is still well within the tolerance limit and with the perfect amount of romance made it even composed and sweet at th…
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Expectation: 7
Reality: 7
Not sure how to describe this other than a film that tried to be like Makoto Shinkai.
Studio CLAP really tried to take an egg from Shinkai's basket with this one and it just proves how good Makoto is. Not to say this film wasn't good, it was, but it didn't provide the same level of grief or depression or joy as, say Weathering with You did. The animation was well done and the voice acting was also good. However, the plot didnt buy me. Solid concept, but execution could have been better, it was pretty predictable and didn't hit hard enough. The constant motif of the train station was a good addition and added a great way to explore the two main character's relationship from the beginning of the film to the end. The soundrack was also well constructed and I reall…
Read at the sourceMr_Solus
I'll keep it short. I read the light novel and honestly this was a REALLY disappointing adaptation. Scenes were changed, entire CHARACTERS were basically cut out and had no screentime, and even the entire MAIN THEME OF THE BOOK WAS COMPLETELY GONE! Please I beg of you just read the light novel and not this movie, it really doesn't do the source material justice... The only plus is the art and animation and even that doesn't matter because what ISN'T eye candy nowadays. I also didn't like the voice acting, everyone sounded like a robot and spoke quicker than a Monogatari character. The Movie is so short so everything feels so unnaturally paced. I feel insulted watching this...
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"Live in the moment"
"Make the most of your present"
We all hear these quotes, something about our precious time, something about the limit of life. But it just feels impossible, that no matter how much I laugh, cry or feel; there's always a regret that pains me, there's always something in the future that frightens me.
If there's one thing Kaoru Touno regrets the most, is his last words to his little sister, "I hate you too". He suffers over the fact that his little sister died while trying to catch a beetle for her brother. If there's one thing Anzu Hanashiro fears the most, is being not talented. Not talented enough to become a manga artist, not able to fulfill her deceased grandpa's dream. But they find a tunnel that's rumoured to grant any wish, in exchange for their now, their prese…
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a detour before i give my thoughts on the movie.
you can have a movie, a series , a manga, or a Light Novel as your absolute favorite even if you know yourself that it is not a 10/10 ultimate masterpiece, it just have to hit right in your heart where it matter the most.
Tunnel to Summer, Exit of Goodbye, discovered it when the teaser popped up on my YouTube recommendations, got hooked by the soundtrack, looked into it and found out that it was based on a light novel, held the light novel up high because it hit me hard (i am a sentimental person, ugly cried and had to sleep in a tears wet pillow), i agree that it had a vibe like some other series but still love it.
And with that, going in the movie i had high expectation. Did tear up on the same scenes as it did in the LN, voice acting i…
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Read the Light novel or wait for the anime adaptation?
Yes, that question was asked as a topic on 1/7/2022
Well, I'm glad I read the LN first....the amazing artwork by Kukka was what drew me in initially
So, alot of big scenes in the LN were cut....alot of these bits were what made the LN award winning in the first place, and thus landed an anime adaptation...only to be cut out?
Now it feels like and ordinary rom-com story....why???
Here's what made the LN such a delight to read:
The unresolved grief and regret of Kaoru is more superficial in the movie. Does not feel that big of a deal, he should go and waste 13 years of his life to chase. In the LN Karen literally had to force him to leave lol.
Karen part also seems toned down, in how she treated him when he went to see her...it is…
Read at the sourceKaratoskiCylus
This is a fantastic story for which the audience's response embodies the key messages of the movie itself.
To begin with the elementary components, the fine-tuned visuals are nothing less than awe-striking, with the color tones perfectly corresponding with the auras of various significant locations in the movie. From the tranquil environment of Niizaki to the stunning interior of the Urashima tunnel, the shift in visual portrayals of different atmospheres gives the viewer an almost otherworldly experience that wholly flourishes the beauty and surrealness of magical realism.
On the topic of magical realism, the concept of the dilation of time and space has been a frequently-visited one, but the unique role of the Urashima tunnel is revealed to be very different from what the tunnel seem…
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Tunnel to Summer is a movie anime that has so much sentimental value, with great key messages hidden under minimal storytelling (but captivating) waiting to be discovered!
In my opinion, Tunnel to Summer is undeniably will be one of interesting best 2023 anime candidates to being considered.
Based on my experience, watching Tunnel to Summer without knowing any storyline & its trailer would provide an exceptionally captivating experience and this will grows on you If have chances of finish reading its original Light Novel & Manga
Because the main storyline and key messages of both novel and anime is almost the same. The differences are in details + the novel kinda has semi-spinoff story.
Some examples of why the movie is WORTH spending time watching it :
- Great meaningful key messages…
Read at the sourceHaiKaneDesu
***SPOILER FREE***
Great animation and voice acting. I'd highly recommend watching if these two are your main priorities as Studio CLAP did an amazing job of illustrating beautiful sceneries of rural Japan and precisely capturing the character's emotions. No lazy/rushed drawings. The music's pretty lit too, but nothing out of the ordinary.
What was really a shame was the pacing of the film - incredibly abrupt (short movie-time problems…) and a lot of the scenes felt really off because of it. I haven’t read the original novel, but you can tell a lot of small but important details have been cut off. As a result, some actions characters took seemed to be pretty questionable. Really ruined the mystery + romance elements of the show. Uchiage Hanabi vibes.
BUT, the guy next to me in the cinem…
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