Audience reviews
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Olorin666
A little hidden gem, in just over an hour, it tackles serious topics such as bullying, suicide, attitudes towards people with disabilities, childhood trauma, and family relationships. All of this is harmoniously woven into the story of a little girl who faces these problems. "I'm glad I'm alive," the main character exclaims at the end. It's a wise lesson about appreciating what you have, which is so easy to forget in our time. Yeah, it’s a really low-budget anime. It’s not the highest quality, but the subject matter—stories about people with disabilities—is pretty rare. It really gets to you when you watch it.
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Good anime movie! So I watched this after my sister momoko it has very similar feel to that but I felt like the other movie was a bit more sad. I used the auto translation feature on YouTube again it was very glitchy so at some parts I was a bit confused. I think the plot was overall pretty good I was a little bored in the first 30 minutes, I feel like the movie got more interesting in the 2nd half. The themes seem to be about child abuse, bullying and the struggles of special needs people and accepting people and I think they were shown well and clear in the story. The characters were the best part of the movie. My favorite character was Asuka she was sweet and kind and realistic I liked how she grew as a character from being weak and afraid to strong and confident. The brother was also a…
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This is one of the most depressing anime I've watched, but in a good way. At its core, it's about bullying. What makes the movie interesting is that it portrays the lives of several people and shows how they deal with their problems and overcome obstacles. At the end, I felt like I understood why some characters acted the way they did.
Some scenes made me really angry and I had to calm myself down since sometimes, despite being a work of fiction, it didn't feel fictional at all. However, there are also a lot of heartwarming moments, like those in which the main character gains self-confidence and speaks out for herself or where other people show genuine acts of kindness.
What I didn't like was that there were several instances where characters almost instantly changed their behavior. It…
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*Warning! Heavy Spoilers!*
Story: 3
Art: 3
Sound: 5
Character 3
Enjoyment: 3
Overall: 3
This will be a review for the anime “Re-Birthday”, a film that so few on MAL have seen yet is considered a hidden gem. Were this film to reach the wider public by some obscure, low-budget, 70s kids anime-oriented youtube channel like “AnimeEveryday” I have no doubt that it would be absolutely beloved by the entirety of MAL. As you can infer I didn’t really enjoy this movie and there are good reasons for it. As those of you can plainly see: this anime was directed and animated by Magic Bus, a low budget hentai making studio and the same people who are unfortunately famous for making schlock like Mad Bull 34, Wounded Man, and only around 3 anime to their name that is considered to be of any real value (…
Read at the sourceOnegaiSensei666
It's needless to say that i cryed and got a lot of cold shivers through spines from this movie. So if you are in any case reading this before movie, i should warn you that it's so sad. My eyes were watery 15 mins intro movie, so i had to pause it for 5-10 minutes.
Story: We all got through some trouble in our lifes ( well someone didn't ) , wheter it's family problems or school problems or anything similar to that. This is exactly about that. If you ever felt like a leftout that no one cares about, this story is right for you. It's not kinda unique ( it was probably for that time when it was writted )
This movie is about young girl Fujiwara Asuka that get's rejected by everyone, including her brother and mother, which leaves most impact on her life. She is strugling and don't tell anyone…
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You owe it yourself to watch this movie. I agree with most of what the previous person stated in their review.
I find it sad that a movie of this quality (ignoring the animation and sound issues) can go unnoticed and unappreciated for so long.
This English sub is quite good, again the animation and sound are not the best, but I think anyone who really loves Anime and wants to see everything Japan has to offer should watch this.
My personal opinion (keep in mind it is my opinion) is that if someone re-made this movie for western audiences it would be very well received.
Read at the sourceFirechick12012
I can't believe I never knew of this thing's existence until JUST now! I seriously can't believe it! Where has this movie been all my life?! This thing is just amazing! Wonderful, sublime, awesome, tear-jerking, emotional, beautiful, heartbreaking, I'm running out of adjectives! Worst of all, WHY IS THIS THING NOT SUBBED YET?!? Well, Licca Subs seems to have interest in subbing it, but they better do so once they have time, because this anime movie NEEDS a sub! How did I see this, you ask? Well, the only footage of this movie I could find was from a Russian fansub group, and I don't understand Russian, but I did manage to understand the core of the story and some of the dialogue (yes, the Japanese version exists). Now, onto reviewing Happy Birthday: Time When Life Shines (or Happy Birthday…
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