Ocean Waves

"Beautiful art and unique transitions push me to say I did like it as an anime. And while it has the potential for a really cute movie it was kinda messed up for me by the translations. For the most part the subtitles were fine, but then there were moments where it didnt make sense to me and sometimes that confusion bled into the following scene making the movie lose some of its fluidity. It is short though, with little over an hour in run time so that's nice!"

"Pretty meh. The stunted cousin of From up on Poppy Hill and Only Yesterday, but nowhere near as good as either of them."

"less about the relationship with the girl and more about the two guys' relationship. kind of a random story otherwise"

"This is the first studio ghibli movie I DID NOT LIKE. I love Ghibli but this was a waste of my time. The "romance" if you can even call it that, was a mess. There was no true love involved or any kindness. I was frustrated the whole time and it left me unhappy. I'm surprised."

"i mean… it was pretty? that’s about it."

"just such a fun time, cute, enjoyable and realistic "

"watch when graduating"

"It’s definitely a must watch, the colors and atmosphere are beautiful:)"

"I saw a video a while back with an interesting theory that this movie could be considered a romance between the main two best friends instead of the protag and our main girl. I really enjoyed the take and thought it made the movie more interesting to watch. The video is by eliquorice on YouTube if anyone is interested! "

"The story was super sweet, and I love how realistic yet romanticized it was. The main character was also funny and honest, and the music tied everything together so well! Love Studio Ghibli in general "