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Using this as not only a review for the movie but also the show, and that's why it will also be in my anime list.
This review is gonna be a little different since it is centered solely around these 5 sisters and their love, so I wanna discuss it by listing them each and breaking them down.
Futaro: I'll start with our protagonist and someone that I am still not sure how I stand. He's a super well written character with good intentions and he never really makes the wrong actions, but he his personality just never sat right with me. I don't, I just feel like he was always unaware of their feelings and not humble to say the least. While I didn't think Yotsuba was the worst choice I am glad he ended up with her, because their personalities fit. That doesn't mean she is my favorite by any means, I am just glad he the others didn't get this pompous douche that I never really say what they all say in him, but it's the story I guess.
Yotsuba: That only takes me to one person, his bride. I see a lot of hate for them ending up together simply because people like another sister over her but this is an extremely selfish and honestly unintelligent thing to believe, I think no sister truly fit him better than Yotsuba and it was great to finally see her at least partially love herself and Futaro. But like I said, her character is probably the weakest not only in her writing but also her abilities. The reason I like the others are because they go so hard in each of their passions and goals, but Yotsuba does everything she loves to a small degree, making her sorta fall back from the rest.
Ichika and Nino: Probably my personal least favorites and for very similar reasons so they can be grouped together. Although they are polarizing, I respect the role they played in this story, both being aggressive and upfront with everybody, maybe getting to an annoying point but at least there was nothing left up for the imagination. They differ in how they interacted with Futaro but only on the surface, I believe they are still both super complex in their hearts and we didn't see anything, not to mention wasn't a huge fan of how easy they gave up by the end, but I understand we needed to get a move on.
Miku: Now I can't help but love the shy and misunderstood sister, especially for someone like her, but Miku's just such a charming character and is easily in my top 2. Miku is just such a real character, representing the girl who would've never said anything if not for her sisters and easily the one who grows the most in this story. Her journey is so fun to watch but not because of her love for Futaro, I really more enjoyed the scenes with herself and her family in terms of her development, her monologues were handled with so much emotion and power and every word she said was perfectly believable to me. I was so glad to see that she didn't end up with Futaro, one of the last two that deserve so much better and I strongly disliked how much she was into him, clearly their personalities did not match at all and although they had good chemistry it was clear they weren't meant to be.
Before I get to my final and favorite character, I just want it to be known that the ending unfortunately wasn't a shock to me. After finishing the anime, I forgot there was a movie and I checked TikTok and completely spoiled it for myself like a dumbass. While it didn't completely ruin my viewing it definitely made it much less tense and the ending was less satisfying, but all in all I don't hate myself for it so.
Itsuki: Finally, after some thought, Itsuki is by far my favorite character in this show and by far the one I am most happy did not end up with Futaro. Itsuki is the most independent... throughout the story it is just so clear who stood above the rest not only in her principles but also her maturity. During the whole anime I am not ashamed to admit I was sure it was her that was going to win, she was the first in every sense of their journey with Futaro, and just seemed to have the best connection with him. It was almost like a season of the Bachelor because their connection just seemed to slowly split by the end and while I didn't hate, Itsuki deserved better on 2 magnitudes, not only not deserving to get her heart broken but also not deserving to be dismissed in such a way by the writing, I just hated seeing by far the strongest character in this story be built up and torn down without any resolution, although I guess that's just like her. Itsuki is just someone that I coudn't help but admire and take notes from, so hardworking and her extremely powerful determination and just as strong heart made her the easiest to root for the the most perfect character, I also loved how easily she was able to get over him.
All around, this was a great group of girls and a great story to pair, although some scenes were a little strange, once you look past them you get a piece that is so raw and emotional to every word, and one so many including myself can learn from.
Final Ranking:
1. Itsuki
2. Miku
3. Yotsuba
4. Futaro
5. Nino
6. Ichika
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Using this as not only a review for the movie but also the show, and that's why it will also be in my anime list.
This review is gonna be a little different since it is centered solely around these 5 sisters and their love, so I wanna discuss it by listing them each and breaking them down.
Futaro: I'll start with our protagonist and someone that I am still not sure how I stand. He's a super well written character with good intentions and he never really makes the wrong actions, but he his personality just never sat right with me. I don't, I just feel like he was always unaware of their feelings and not humble to say the least. While I didn't think Yotsuba was the worst choice I am glad he ended up with her, because their personalities fit. That doesn't mean she is my favorite by any means, I am just glad he the others didn't get this pompous douche that I never really say what they all say in him, but it's the story I guess.
Yotsuba: That only takes me to one person, his bride. I see a lot of hate for them ending up together simply because people like another sister over her but this is an extremely selfish and honestly unintelligent thing to believe, I think no sister truly fit him better than Yotsuba and it was great to finally see her at least partially love herself and Futaro. But like I said, her character is probably the weakest not only in her writing but also her abilities. The reason I like the others are because they go so hard in each of their passions and goals, but Yotsuba does everything she loves to a small degree, making her sorta fall back from the rest.
Ichika and Nino: Probably my personal least favorites and for very similar reasons so they can be grouped together. Although they are polarizing, I respect the role they played in this story, both being aggressive and upfront with everybody, maybe getting to an annoying point but at least there was nothing left up for the imagination. They differ in how they interacted with Futaro but only on the surface, I believe they are still both super complex in their hearts and we didn't see anything, not to mention wasn't a huge fan of how easy they gave up by the end, but I understand we needed to get a move on.
Miku: Now I can't help but love the shy and misunderstood sister, especially for someone like her, but Miku's just such a charming character and is easily in my top 2. Miku is just such a real character, representing the girl who would've never said anything if not for her sisters and easily the one who grows the most in this story. Her journey is so fun to watch but not because of her love for Futaro, I really more enjoyed the scenes with herself and her family in terms of her development, her monologues were handled with so much emotion and power and every word she said was perfectly believable to me. I was so glad to see that she didn't end up with Futaro, one of the last two that deserve so much better and I strongly disliked how much she was into him, clearly their personalities did not match at all and although they had good chemistry it was clear they weren't meant to be.
Before I get to my final and favorite character, I just want it to be known that the ending unfortunately wasn't a shock to me. After finishing the anime, I forgot there was a movie and I checked TikTok and completely spoiled it for myself like a dumbass. While it didn't completely ruin my viewing it definitely made it much less tense and the ending was less satisfying, but all in all I don't hate myself for it so.
Itsuki: Finally, after some thought, Itsuki is by far my favorite character in this show and by far the one I am most happy did not end up with Futaro. Itsuki is the most independent... throughout the story it is just so clear who stood above the rest not only in her principles but also her maturity. During the whole anime I am not ashamed to admit I was sure it was her that was going to win, she was the first in every sense of their journey with Futaro, and just seemed to have the best connection with him. It was almost like a season of the Bachelor because their connection just seemed to slowly split by the end and while I didn't hate, Itsuki deserved better on 2 magnitudes, not only not deserving to get her heart broken but also not deserving to be dismissed in such a way by the writing, I just hated seeing by far the strongest character in this story be built up and torn down without any resolution, although I guess that's just like her. Itsuki is just someone that I coudn't help but admire and take notes from, so hardworking and her extremely powerful determination and just as strong heart made her the easiest to root for the the most perfect character, I also loved how easily she was able to get over him.
All around, this was a great group of girls and a great story to pair, although some scenes were a little strange, once you look past them you get a piece that is so raw and emotional to every word, and one so many including myself can learn from.
Final Ranking:
1. Itsuki
2. Miku
3. Yotsuba
4. Futaro
5. Nino
6. Ichika