AniWorthChibi Maruko-chan: Watashi no Suki na Uta
Introduction
Sakura Momoko's teacher assigns the third grade to draw an image based on their favorite song to enter a contest. Momoko loves a song she recently learned during her music class and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet her relatives in Shizuoka, she meets Shouko Kimura, a university student who occasionally draws portraits at the local train station and plans to also participate in an art contest. Fascinated by her illustrations, Sakura meets Kimura once again. Shouko is enchanted by Momoko's sympathy and honesty. They quickly become friends and end up inspiring each other in their own way.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.26/10 · 947
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Audience reviews
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SevensDran
I got into Maruko chan recently cause of the Ado cover of the op and deep dived in so little time and here I am, Maruko Chan is cool and so is this movie. This movie kinda rules.
The amount of humanity in this film is astounding. And all of it spawning from a children's song.
A bunch of music videoesque scenes to spark the imagination about songs and drawing AND a story about the transient bonds we make in our lives, be it the spontaneous people we meet or the people we don't really think about even though we see them every day. Its just beyond cool.
I want you to know I love you.
Read at the sourceTakuza
I'd known about the existence of Chibi Maruko-chan for over a decade, but had never seen any of it, so this movie was my first exposure. I believe the draw of this movie to anyone watching it post 2020 would be the Masaki Yuasa directed music segments, which do display his early charms and are fun. Not all of the musical segments are directed by Yuasa and not all of them are good, but they are all interesting enough in their own right, and mix in nicely with the calm, warm, almost nostalgic tone the movie adopts. This is where the film shines in my opinion. Some may say that it's an inferior version of a Takahata (My Neighbor's the Yamada's, Only Yesterday) film, and while I can't really disagree, I think it's not a greatly inferior product and delivers that nice, wholesome family content…
Read at the sourceRobinne
Upon looking further into Masaaki Yuasa’s filmography, I noticed this chibi maruko chan movie, wich caught my eyes because I had seen some animation that reminded me of mind game. It was also greatly recommended by a friend of mine, note that you can watch it blind, as the series is mostly composed of gags and the characters stay very static and relatable without knowing exactly their origins.
The movie starts with Sakura momoko also known as maruko-chan learning a new song, Menkoi kouma (beloved foal), she soon gets an assignment : to think of her favorite song and draw the image that comes to mind with that song. While visiting her grandparents in Shizuoka, she meets a street artist and will quickly become friends with her. and decide she could help in creating the best drawing for her s…
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