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Ok, I'll take it (not... a very good reason though)... Then by the end of the movie we see the two of them waking up from the "dream" we just watched. Not only do they seem distant from each other and sad, but Naho just dreamt she had a child with Kakeru, and that she was happy with that... which pretty much confirms what he was saying earlier. Had Kakeru been alive, none of it would've happened. Ouch.Having that route ruined, at least I'll get to see Suwa move on in the timeline where Kakeru is saved, I thought! Nope.Suwa's idea of happiness there is seeing Naho and Kakeru together... well, okay. But what about YOUR happiness? He's still alone 10 years later... and is smiling at how close Naho and Kakeru are... talk about NTR.The best part of the movie was seeing Hagita and Azu finally get together, that was fun.Animation and sound were pretty much identical to the anime's, not much to say there. The scene where they're watching the sunset together was nice too, but I consider everything else not worth watching. Reviewer’s Rating: 4 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0Show all  Jun 12, 2017 Orange. Orange. Orange. You know when I first saw this show, I didn't really care for it. I used to roll my eyes when people gushed about it because I couldn't figure out why it was so well liked. This movie has given me a new found respect for the show because frankly it made the show and its events make a lot more sense. It also helped that I went though the show again before watching the movie.Now from here on out, there's spoilers so you are warned. Most of the movie is flashback of events from the new timeline of the story from... Suwa's point of view. What really shines is the last like 25 minutes or so that's basically epilogue.Spoilers:It begins with Kakeru asking Naho to go to a shrine with her and she says yes. They pray together and the other 4 are there as well, but not with Naho and Kakeru. You find out that this is where Suwa actually convinced Naho to be with him. The show made it seem like in the original timeline, she started to fall for Suwa before Kakeru's death after he confessed at New Years. That wasn't the case. While she was always very close to Suwa, she didn't start falling for him until the second time he confessed and basically proposes to her. Past Suwa says he's a horrible person for taking advantage of Naho while in a fragile emotional state after Kakeru's death. The others try to cheer him up and say he's a good guy and was only being Kakeru's substitute. In my opinion, that would have been true for new timeline Suwa. If Kakeru had still died then he would have been Kakeru's substitute, but only because of the influence on this timeline brought by the letters. Original timeline Suwa did it for his own selfish purposes and nothing more. In the show, Future Suwa even says that if Kakeru had lived, Naho would have rejected him. (Sorry, SuwaxNaho shippers, the only conceivable timeline where Naho would be with Suwa is one where Kakeru dies.) Free from this, Suwa is now able to walk down his own path. Skip ahead to 10 years in the future. They all meet on the same hill and now Kakeru and Naho are married with a child named Haru who loves Uncle Suwa. They laugh and have a good ole time at a picnic. It ends with them looking at the sunset and them all agreeing to all send letters to a 3rd timeline where Kakeru will tell himself that he's happy and to not let the depression burden him. It doesn't show if they actually send letters though. Jump back to the original timeline where Suwa awakens to find Naho crying. Now at this point with the fact that original timeline Suwa was guilty about how he got Naho, it shows that their marriage might not be as great as it showed in the show. Naho is crying because she was dreaming about Kakeru. The way she says it, she might have been dreaming about the new timeline, but that's not clear. Suwa says he was dreaming about it as well then looks annoyed and goes back to sleep. Not even bothering to comfort his wife as she sobs. I had this theory that people blasted me for. I believe that Future Naho still had feelings for Kakeru and she regretted not being able to reconcile with him. I think this movie adds credence to that theory. It ends with what I assume to be the 2nd timeline where its morning of the first day of school at Naho's house and you see a future letter waiting for her.End SpoilersAll in all, this was a pretty good epilogue movie for a decent series. Answered a lot of questions for me as well. This will probably get pounded by Suwa fans, but it makes sense that Naho and Kakeru are together. They were destined to be, not Suwa and Naho. Reviewer’s Rating: 9 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Apr 9, 2017 Orange was one of the better series from 2016 and really showcased it's drama and story elements. That's where this film comes into play. It takes place after the main series and brings us a look at what we all wanted to see at the end of the TV series. Orange is a series where time travel is a predominant part of the plot. It allows for speculation and creates an overall very emotional watch in the form of regret and changing the future to make a better outcome. While the plot device causes holes, it works well to create tension and suspence if you... can get passed it.The production quality of Orange: Mirai is as expected. A familiar yet, unique art style that works well with the characters and environments. The camera is superb once again with great angles and sometimes incredible shots! The character designs are the same as before and there are a few times when there are slightly lower quality facial features, just like the show. But I digress, the animation was once again, consistent and of high quality. The environments are also truly beautiful and immersive, one of the highlights of this film and the show.The characters have already been well developed at this point and the film continues to do so even more up until the end where we get to see what we wanted the whole time. Everything is tied in a great big knot by the end of Orange: Mirai which I am happy about. The anime ending is good and it works, but the ending here truly gives us a great sense of satisfaction and tear inducing happiness. In conclusion, this is well worth the watch if you are a fan of the series or if you are hungering for an even better continuation with a statisfactory ending. The one gigantic thing I took away from this.. is a quote."Hanging in there, living, is the toughest thing there is." Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Feb 12, 2023 I may never write here again, but after seeing some reviews not recommending the movie, I decided to talk a little. If you've already watched Orange and loved the anime, I urge you to keep reading, otherwise I appreciate your attention this far. This is not a review, but I want to write this text with all my heart.I remember watching the anime weekly, and every time I ended the day crying, it was an anime that left a deep impression on me and remains one of my favorites. Because of that I was afraid to watch this movie, look, only after more than 5... years did I get the courage. And I really don't regret it, having waited these years made me watch with a feeling of nostalgia and happiness to see them all again as if it were the first time.One of the things I like most about anime, which I wanted in real life, is a group with very strong friendships, and here we find a group that is very loyal to each other. It's such an honest relationship, always thinking about each other's well-being. I wish that one day I find myself in a place where I belong, like Kakeru.Seeing the Naho-Suwa-Kakeru relationship is something indescribable, I hate falling in love, and last year I confessed, even though I knew I would be rejected I wanted to express my feelings, but I wanted the friendship to continue, like in Orange... But this it didn't happen and nowadays we pretend we don't exist in each other's lives, and that hurts me and will hurt for a long time.Orange's story is simple but charismatic. Art is not incomparable, but it is perfect. The songs fit the context of the anime, and I listen to them routinely. The atmosphere of the whole set is beautiful, and each scene etched in my heart the feelings that Orange makes us feel.I just wanted to say that Orange is a very special anime for me, and I hope that you who are reading this feel the same way. Thanks for your attention so far, I don't know much what to say about the movie, that's why I said it wouldn't be a review, because I can't convey all my feelings with just words. Please just watch and feel, it's a pain I'll never forget, and a happiness I'll try to seek. Have a great day! Reviewer’s Rating: 10 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Jan 3, 2020 <W A R N I N G; Spoilers ahead> the original anime series included.I found this movie completely awful and it brought nothing but pain & sorrow to my eyes (and heart). I mean the anime was also pretty fucked up to begin with, but the movie is so much... worse.One thing the movie does is to show a bit more of the process of sending the letters and how the 26 yo versions of themselves are feeling after Kakeru's death etc. But that's about it. It was also cringe at some parts as it made me facepalm lots on multiple situations, but let's not... get into that just yet.But, as a Suwa fan (and not only), it sucked. I honestly watched this to bring me some closure about that ending, but it just made it more messed up instead. If the anime finale can be called a win-win for the both lead MCs, the movie just throws that into oblivion. We learn that at the end of the anime, Naho ends up with Suwa (in the "original" world, the one in which Kakeru dies); Naho ends up with Kakeru in a parallel world. Let's talk about the original world first. Suwa keeps acting really as if he commited an atrocious crime marrying Naho when she was vulnerable after Kakeru's death (pretty sure few years passed in-between those events but plot). He keeps repeating that he stole Naho from Kakeru and that he's a really bad person. In the end, it's not as if Naho is handicapped (or is she??) and she can't decide for herself, it's not like he compelled her to marry him against her will. Still, they don't seem happy together at all. Suwa knows that Naho would have chosen Kakeru over him at anytime; he deserved so much better considering him and Hagita were the only likeable characters. Takako and Azo were decent, I guess, they weren't developed at all so there's not much to be said, I guess. Kakeru and Naho were really annoying and made no sense at all (almost) all the time, especially Naho.Now about the parallel world... Seems Naho and Kakeru are married and they have a child. Suwa is single, and his happiness, aspirations and pretty much life plainly resumes to Kakeru and Naho's relationship. Hey, at least their baby likes him, heh. Right, because that was what I wanted to see.I swear, the one and only good/funny part in this movie was Azu and Hagita finally getting together. Naho cries more times than you can blink, we got used to it, but here's taken to the extreme. The Bermude thing theory still left unspoken, almost as if it didn't exist anymore. The parallel universe showcases all of them looking at the orange sunset, but with no regrets this time because they managed to save Kakeru.Now, on to the real shit. And that's the ending of the movie we're talking about. I start by saying that I was expecting something else. Both Suwa and Naho have had the same dream in which Kakeru is saved. You may think that now that they know the letters have reached their purpose, they feel a bit of relief and have a closure of some kind and maybe enjoy their lives together. Buuuuut, that's not about it. Instead, Naho seems melancholic, sad, depressed???. From my point of view, because we can only speculate her feelings solely based on her facial expressions most of the time (very few cases she explains what she's actually feeling, not much introspection tho), it seems she wished she had been in that alternate universe, basically regretting her whole life for the past 10 years. Of course she starts crying again (how couldn't she spare this occasion!?); Suwa doesn't even try comforting her anymore, she just leaves her be. He seemed as if he was grieving on his own, blaming himself for "stealing" Kakeru's life, taking advantage of his death... things like this, whatever. In this case, I don't get why he married her in the first place, but that's a tale for another time.One scene that really conflicted me and made my mind go woosh as it didn't make any actual sense to me was the one from the car in which Naho tells Suwa she would have still married him even if Kakeru was still alive. Come on... You can't do this (she still did it). Not only that's a big lie she was aware of, that sounds like insulting someone's intelligence to me. Naho also said she was "thrilled" when Suwa confessed to her on New Years, but it's later shown that she pushes him away, saying she likes Kakeru, rejecting him. Another wtf-facepalm worthy moment. Only made me feel pity for Suwa, a g a i n, poor guy.One thing I feel it made me give this movie +1 point was the part about future Suwa telling his past self to choose his future as he pleases. That was one of the only scenes that I actually enjoyed in this mass of shame-worthy scenes for Suwa. (As the movie is supposed to be focusing on Suwa's point of view regarding all that happened and also his feelings; at least that's the way I tried to think of it).All in all, to me, it was a really really bad experience and I felt it was not worth my time, the only thing doing is putting salt on the wound. Guess the anime ending was slightly better (I didn't like that either, but... I feel I could accept it more as it was more opened to everyone's preferences).Almost had a stroke at some parts and was overall left with a bad taste.Well, I didn't intend on writing a novel here, but it looks like I (almost) did. Guess that can't be helped. Just wanted to blow off some steam that has accumulated once watching the Orange anime (really). And, to my disappointment, this movie amplified it. If you really want to complete this series (good luck, you'll need it), there are just a few parts of new content as half of the movie is just recap of the anime. But you'd be better off without watching it, trust me. Reviewer’s Rating: 3 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Dec 28, 2017 IF YOU like SUWA DONT JUST DONT WATCH THIS MOVIE (Spoilers ahead)So this is the summary if you are interstedThe bad PartWell first of all we start with a 40 min recap, so we are left with 20 min where they show us the perspective of Suwa when he read the letters and why he didn't take certain actions because he felt guilty, in the movie we can see how Suwa is haunted by the idea that in the other universe she only got married to maho because he was just taking advantage of Kakeru death, this movie show us the reason why he didnt... confess to Naho, and why despite having feelings for her he does everything to make naho and kakeru end up together.Another reason to not like this movie is that if you are a kakeruxnahu fan, there arent any love moments besides 2 of them tha well really mehAnd finally the main reason i hate this movieThey destroyed the part of the timeline where Suwa and Naho are together, it just seems that Naho isnt pleased by being with Suwa, I mean i dont mind if kakeru end together in the other parallel universe but why do you have to destroy the one when he is truly happy.The good partWe see Hagita and Sazu end togetherConclusionThe orange anime/manga ending was great, it leaves the idea of who Naho would end together in your imagination, if you either like Kakeru or Suwa, you can imagine what you pleased, this basically ruined the whole experience the anime/manga gave me Reviewer’s Rating: 2 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Sep 23, 2020 *review contain spoilers*So, if you really want to know what I think about Orange, please refer to my review of the anime. I am not even going to get into details, because more than 50% of the movie was basically a recap of the anime and things we already knew. I was expecting more of what happens after the anime, either on the real world or the parallel world. We do get to see some glimpse of what happened in the parallel world (with Kakeru being alive, married to Naho, even having a baby with her and Suwa being the favorite uncle), but that scene... alone, as good as it was, does not make up for the waste of time the whole movie is, if you already watched the anime. I am going to say though, that I am going to keep preferring the parallel world (even though Suwa is a great person). It is not a bad movie, but I would recommend that if you did watch the anime, start the movie at least half way through and save you some time. Reviewer’s Rating: 6 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Sep 2, 2020 I skipped the first 35 minutes because it just a recap of the anime which I watched a few minutes prior to the movie so I didn't need it.When the original part of the movie starts it very slow and just gives a different perceptive on what we already knew with new story or information, it doesn't add to the overall story of Orange.The story continues down the main storyline from the Orange anime and believe it or not it is exactly what you expected would happen. It feels like a bad attempt to bring everything to happy ending but we already had our happy... ending. Tried to pull off a Clannad After Story but failed horribly Story ignoring the anime story is pretty bad, nothing happens. 4/10Art and Animation is slightly better in the movie over the anime. 7/10The music is pretty basic and generic. 6/10They messed around with the characters and characters like Suwa are way too self centered and Naho is strangely ignorant of everyone else only thinking about her relation with Kakeru. Although it was nice to confirm Azu and Hagito got together. 4/10Enjoyment? A waste of time, end it at the anime. There is no need to watch this. Basically a recap. 3/10So overall? 4/10 Reviewer’s Rating: 4 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Aug 26, 2017 I really enjoyed watching the TV series and even though Naho ended up with Kakeru, I was excited that they were releasing a movie that shows the future in that timeline.I couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only did the movie show Naho ignoring basically everything Suwa did for her, the movie shows that Suwa doesn't get a happy ending in either timeline. They shatter the idea that Naho, despite being married and having a child with Suwa in the first timeline, truly loves Suwa. At that point I still held hope for the second timeline. However, that was even worse. The movie you simply... sit there and watch Suwa suffer and endure throughout the movie. Reviewer’s Rating: 1 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  May 27, 2024 I was so disappointed with the anime that I cannot recommend it in general, or at least recommend it to some. Imagine my surprise that I like this movie so much that I can safely recommend this over the anime.*The animation quality is definitely of higher quality. After all, this is a movie and that is to be expected. *It is technically a sequel as it is said to cover parts of volume 6 of the manga. But much of it is recycled scenes from the anime series without the annoying and boring parts. Since that is the case, even if you didn't watch the... anime series, you can still watch and enjoy this movie. You can watch it before or after, but you may or may not like it.*If most of the scenes in the anime series are viewed from the perspective of Naho, this one takes place from the perspective of Suwa. You might gain some appreciation of the events thanks to this, which is another reason I did not find the recycled scenes repetitive.*The scenes that take place after the anime only start at the 40-minute mark. Understandably, some people may dislike this fact. But I reckon that the execution is good enough.In fact, this movie has salvaged the story for me. The anime felt meh, but this one is more enjoyable to watch.*If in the anime series, the word orange had a sad meaning, it has a more positive connotation in this movie. I won't spoil it. Just watch it.*The reason why I cannot possibly rate it much higher than 7 is that the mechanics of how the letters travelled from the future to the past is ridiculous. If you're just watching it for the feels, you can safely ignore this aspect but some people don't. Also, I wish it could be longer because there are only 20 minutes of new scenes. Sure, I think the studio did a great job in this movie, but there are some people who will feel short-changed.Conclusion:I like this Orange movie, and can even recommend it as the only Orange media you watch. Reviewer’s Rating: 7 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Jul 23, 2018 Ok i finally watched this movie after really enjoying the tv series. I was definitely intrigued to watch this due to the new scenes that would be added which would show the future post the ending of anime.Suwa was also my favourite character so seeing it from his persepective would be interesting however.....This movie thouroughly disappointed me .I mean for one, 40 mins of Recap seems a bit excessive especially in a 1 hr movie so we barely get 15 mins of new content before credits take the last 5 mins. Also the movie basically showed how suwa's life would basically suck no matter what... decision he took. In the timeline where he got naho and kakeru together, he's reduced to the uncle who always babysits the couple's kids and can just stare at how his crush is leading a happy life with her husband.i could've still been okay with it if the timeline where naho and suwa got together was a happy one for him but it seems that's not the case at all. it all but outright states that they aren't in a particularly happy marriage. It was already known that this suwa feels extreme guilt about "exploiting" naho but naho's feelings were left ambiguous for the viewer to interpret, in this movie it pretty evident that this naho still has feelings for kakeru and pretty much just settled for suwa. so the end result is a loveless marriage for the most partwhere both can't be happy, suwa because of his guilt and naho due to her lingering feelings for kakeru.this raises the question as to whether suwa's guilt is actually guilt or a coping mechanism for the fact that no matter what, his wife doesn't love him like she did kakeru. Maybe he sent the letters to himself and made himself appear a selfish bastard to his past self just so the past version will not end up in this depressing future where he is in a loveless marriage to his high-school crush who cant love him and since there was a chance kakeru would survive this time due to the others letters he would end up having his heart broken since the future version knows for a fact that no matter what he'll always be a substitute to kakeru and in any timeline he is alive he'll always get rejected so this way he escapes the pain of heart-break with minimal pain while not resenting naho or kakeru for it . So maybe future suwa set all of this up through his letters so that past suwa will end up in the best possible future for him, one where he isnt in a loveless marriage or have his heart broken at realizing naho would never love him and not even resent kakeru for being naho's lover at the same time.wow so i ended up creating a full theory on this movie.So basically to summarize, i didnt like how they showed how suwa's life would suck either way and also how it kinda ruins the anime for me.So i really can't recommend this movie to anyone unless they wanna see a bad epilogue and recap that ruins the anime even the kakeru x naho moments are too less and lacking a lot. Reviewer’s Rating: 3 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Apr 28, 2020 As the sunlight draws near the horizon, the sakura trees and the whole town are drenched in a warm color. There, standing five person on top of the hill, watching. Summer breezes softly swipe across their face. It's a breathtaking and beautiful scenery. A mesmerizing color that envelope the whole world before them. A color that united them with a promise. There, a faint nostalgia came up. It was 10 years ago. He was given two choices by his future self. A letter saying he could choose to let go, or hold on. Both of which, are tinged with bitter taste. Deep inside his heart,... he knew that, there's no right or wrong. Either way, he could never reach to a happy ending that he deserves. And always, a drop of regrets will swirl around his heart. Sometimes, it's hurtful. But most of the time, a temporary blissfulness engulfed it so he could smile. Which, was never really rid of his regrets. But, he made a decision.Beside him, three of his blunt friends are cheering for him. He, on the other hand, is cheering for the other two. Doing his best to guide them, and wishing them the best. The passive duo. All so he could embrace the happiness they are having, and fill in the void inside his heart. He's not kind. Just a genuinely nice guy, supporting the duo with his unrequited love. Maybe, just maybe, he could smile widely and genuinely after 10 years. To grab the conclusion to his happiness.And then he awakes. Tears dropping from his eyes, of the dream he and she had. A dream of lingering regrets, and efforts poured in reaching out with love. A visual of the future on their dearest person receiving that love, and repaying them by just living. It is during a sunset. Now, the six of them standing at the top of the hill. The cherry blossom is falling, with the gentle wind. Their eyes are set on the warm sunset, alive to absorb and appreciate this moment. This nostalgic color.Orange. Reviewer’s Rating: 9 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Jan 11, 2018 Basically this is the story from Suwa's point of view and some continuation after they save Kakeru.If you love Orange anime, you should try and watch this. If you LIKE the anime but not the kind of like that you want to watch it again, don't.The movie is more like an explanation of how the letters got into the past, what happened after they save Kakeru, what they write in the letters. I personally like this movie for I always wonder about those many things (especially how the letters are sent to the past) after I watch the anime. I have watch the anime again... and still loving it. If you're not the type that enjoys watching after stories for 1 hour, don't watch. I suggest you find spoilers or ask someone about the movie and what happen in the future etc etc.I find that the movie is much more heartbreaking that the anime. Why? Because it tells the "truth" from another person, Suwa, point of view. How big he actually involved in making this happen and how sad is his love story. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Mar 30, 2018 It had been about a year since I watched the series and I quickly remembered all the emotions this anime gave me. They all came flooding back along with my love for the animation of this show.The movie helped to conclude the show while stirring up conflicting emotions for the characters. The only complaint I have about the movie (and the show honestly) is the reality of what depression is. Granted, this is a movie about people that can write letters to their past selves but the show suggests that if you just spend more time with a person and show them... how fun life can be, that this will cure depression. Regardless of this minor flaw, I still liked the overall movie. Too many feels but so beautiful. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all May 15, 2018 The moral of this anime: Live. What a beautiful finale. This hour long episode is a wonderful recap/ova. If wanted you can skip the first summary of Orange episode 1 - 13 you can skip the first 10 minutes. However this final episode then goes on to explain many things that had previously gone unanswered, such as how the letters came to be as well as Suwas view on the situation which really helps settle any sadness I had for him. It isn't shown if he has a new love as an adult in his new life, however I don't think we need to see... that. Both futures end happily for Suwa, as he is both times surrounded by people who love and adore him. In the end the real reasoning of the title "Orange" is explained (spoiler) as everyone comes together, from both futures, to experience the same view. I have never related so much to an anime. If you have ever felt regret or hopelessness, this will resonate with you. You see the future selves didn't know whether or not the letters would reach their past selves, but all they needed was hope. It brought them together and helped to bring them peace. This is a story of hope and healing more than anything else. Reviewer’s Rating: 9 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Jan 16, 2018 SPOILERS ALERTSo I just finished watching all the 13 episodes and this movie is pretty much about Suwa's side of the story. You get to see how he made his choices and in the begining it's a little recap of what you've seen in the episodes. You'll only get to see new scenes when you're half in the movie. I gave it a 7 overall because I really enjoyed watching the episodes and because you only get to understand why ''orange'' got its name in this movie. For those who wanted to see Kakeru and Naho's future together, you'll see your wish come true. Well,... that's pretty much all have to say. It was worth watching it if you wanted to know more about how things were going to end with the main characters and if you were fine with just watching the 13 episodes then you don't need to see the movie. The story is very touching and I garantee that after watching both of the serie and the movie you'll learn a life lesson..I'll definitely show it to my kids one day :)PS: Also, this is my first time writing a review so I hope it was clear and that I was able to help you answer some of your doubts or questions. Reviewer’s Rating: 7 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Mar 14, 2018 A differing perspective of regrets...Orange for an anime series for LA was mixed to say the least, as the melodrama dragged on for a lot longer to the point of annoyance but then it stuck the landing during the ending, but it had one of the weirdest plot twist LA had ever seen in 2016 (You know the one...considering the origins of the letters) but overall, LA was a bit more interested Suwa over Kakeru and lo and behold an anime movie that's focused on him!...let's just say that LA had the same amount of mixed response to this movie as the anime series.Orange: Mirai... looks at the perspective of Suwa with the framing device of recapping the events of the original series to bring us up to speed, for once LA can defend the recapping of an anime series into an anime movie to aforementioned bring us up to speed and that the framing device of this entire movie is based on Suwa's accounts to the anime series so the recapping makes sense to do (not to mention it lasts 10 minutes in a 65 minute anime movie). LA does have several problems with Orange: Mirai but those a bit later, for now since the anime movie's focus is one Suwa, we do go into depth to Suwa's thinking in the anime series as well his regrets given into better detail in this movie. Suwa's regrets is a focal point in this anime movie both form his past and future self and him thinking he's a "horrible person" to Naho is given light due to him taking Naho's weakness and Kakeru death for this to his future self but seriously even for LA, LA can see that Suwa is a bro for the entire series through and through blaming himself. He is thee BEST character in the series and even though he beat himself up (past and future), his actions speak louder than words and LA can easily say that his perspective is one of the better directions for this anime movie. Hell in one of the differing timelines, we still get to see Suwa as having a happy life and supporting Naho and Kakeru and their all friends by the end of it.Orange: Mirai's flaws, ok let LA start off with the LA's statement of "LA's weirdest plot twist of 2016", well Orange: Mirai brings this up in greater detail from the anime series (instead of the stupid conversation that kickstarted the catalyst of the anime series) and LA STILL found this plot twist baffling as Hagita pointed out that it's almost an impossibility for it to work, LA gets the sentimental value of the future selves doing this as to reduce their regrets however it's just sound soo stupid when said out loud and this time the movie actually showing them doing it verbatim to how the letters were delivered. The framing device though LA did defend it, LA just has to say for the majority of the anime movie is just the repeat of the anime series' most important moments condensed HEAVILY but just given Suwa's perspective for "something new"........even though Suwa was a main character in the anime series anyways and he too got ALOT of screentime anyways. Next would be that Orange: Mirai's flaws weren't necessarily "fixed" with this movie as it were given the magnifying glass to all the flaws in greater detail, so LA would say that this is a "sins of the father" kinda deal that Orange as a series just can't fix anyways.The animation done once again by Telecom Animation Film and the voice acting was like the anime series' flavour as per usual, so there really wasn't much changed from the consistency of the animation (with some rare derp moments) and the typical voice acting from the anime series. technically LA would call Mirai a 65 minute episode of the anime series' finale if anything due to how the production was the same as the anime series.Orange: Mirai like it's anime series has it's flaws both from being linked to it's anime series as well as it's own flaws of it's framing device and heavily recapping the condensed moments of the anime series. Suwa was the best thing in this anime movie and seeing his perspective in things both from his past and future selves gave us a better insight to him as a character as well as his sacrifices and regrets he had to do which made him out to be a great character.LA says watch Mirai if you want proper closure to Orange, but if you thought the anime series' finale was good enough and you just didn't care about Suwa then LA says it's ok to ignore this movie.Does LA regret watching the anime series OR this movie?, no as much as the melodrama was annoying at times and drilled in HARD, Orange definitely had it's good to great dramatic moments that shined through with it's greatest themes of regrets shown in full force in both good and bad spectrum and showing us Suwa's perspective during Mirai was enlightening to say the least however Mirai's plot given LA the chance to show in detail Orange's more shaky story moments only showed for LA that Mirai itself can't run away from it's own flawed and somewhat crazy logic if it tried to and was only digging itself deeper. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all  Sep 15, 2020 So, Orange is basically the same as: being able to choose between only two options: love or hate. Without the famous “more or less”. I chose to love this anime, because sometimes, what is being shown works. And I really don't know why some people hate this show so much (giving scores like 3, 5 or 6). So, the film is basically a sequel to the 1st season, answering one of the most frequent questions that people asked at the end of the last episode: how the letters arrived at the past versions of the characters. It is also a... continuation of the story of the friends, but in Suwa's view. A warning: the first 30 minutes of the film are just flashbacks (a recap of the events of the anime), so if you don't want to see it, just skip it. This time, I will not give spoilers in this review, so check it out first. Anyway, I give an 8/10 score, and now I will try to explain: how ridiculous it is to hate Orange: 1 ° - Many people try to make meaningless comparisons between Orange and NTR (Netsuzou Trap); clearly something ridiculous, because I don't know how people like these have the courage to compare NTR (one of the worst animes ever made, with one protagonist cheating on the other) with Orange. Ah, but: Orange has betrayal too??? OF COURSE NOT!!! See my review of Orange (the anime, not the movie), for you to see all my justification, saying that "betrayal in Orange" is a complete fallacy. And if you still think that way, I would like to have the chance to give you a huge ear tug, because these people (who think that way) deserve to have their ears hurting a lot, in my opinion. If I was rude in my review, forgive me. But there are people who, when they don't like something, use such futile arguments that my eyes even hurt when looking. This issue of betrayal is basically my nose. And this is also like the brain: many have it, but for some, it doesn't work properly. Ichigo Takano did a good job in Orange: beautiful and dazzling animation, and a story that portrays youth in a very nostalgic way, are things that are not lacking in Orange. Clearly, it's not perfect: sometimes, character development can sometimes slow down, but it's not the worst. Now, to say that there is betrayal (and that it is an anime that can be compared to NTR), I'm sorry, but you looked at Orange with the wrong eyes, and your vision dazzled while watching. Please re-watch, because that opinion does not match with the reality. Sorry! 8/10, in general, very good, and an anime that, for sure, will be marked. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all |