I was avoiding bc I assumed it was gonna be Hard (it is), but my teacher mentioned that it’s a mix of Iyo-ben (the MC is from Ehime-ken) and Kansai-ben. Since I’ve felt lacking on Kansai input lately, I gave it a try. It’s… weird. To its credit, it’s quite unique - haven’t seen this kind of animation before, and the directing is really interesting. That said it’s also kind of うざい, especially the MC. I’ll probably keep watching because it’s interesting, but at least as of now, I can’t exactly say that I like it
Watched with 📽 JFF Theater Movie Club | April Featured Movie — 🎤 カラオケ行こ！ (Let's Go Karaoke!), and liked it pretty well. If you want Kansai immersion, this is 1.5 hours of excellent, realistic Osaka-ben! I actually found parts harder than カーネーション | L27 or スカーレット S1 | L25 . I found the main duo’s relationship endearing, if unrealistic, and enjoyed the multiple intertwined plots - particularly the tension between the trio in the choir, and conflicting obligations with the film club. I would have liked a bit more of Oka’s home life though. Otoh I enjoyed seeing them do actual choir practice, and their well-intentioned but naive music teachers. The yakuza parts were fine too… tho tbh, I wouldn’t have picked it up on that basis. As an aside, I liked the fact that the 14 year olds look & behave like 14 year olds. Actually tbh it makes me a little less enthused about eventually checking the manga b/c (as is typical for manga) the lead looks at least 16 there. I appreciate that the movie is more realistic in that regard.
There also are some definite BL undertones, imo - but the movie is definitely not romance, and I’m not sure you could even call it subtext (tho I hear the sequel manga - when Oka’s 18 - may have some of that)
I’ve been daydreaming about a Zojirushi yet again… and so I started watching some cooking vids. For now I’ll have to be content with my Aroma (which I am indeed satisfied with)
