![]() The plot is, as you might expect, as generic as it sounds. While helping a senile old man rediscover a long-lost vinyl record, Cherry and Smiles head into a tentative friendship and romance. He meets Smile, another teenager, who wears a face mask to hide her braces and who finds it easier to present short videos online than hold a normal conversation. Too shy to easily form friendships, he expresses himself via haiku distributed on social media. The results are delightful.Ĭherry is a quiet and withdrawn teen who covers for his sick mother at a local old people’s home. With previous directing credits on the series Your Lie in April, Psycho Pass, and Children of the Whales, Ishigiro is afforded the chance to co-write (with Dai Sato of Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell SAC fame) and direct his own original work. Lately it has been easier to see them: in the case of Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Netflix picked up global distribution rights for themselves.Īn awkward teen romance is expressed with striking and emotive animation in this new feature, one that marks the film debut of animation director Kyohei Ishigiro. Streaming services and western video distributors have generally favoured the anime series, with only the highest profile and most commercial films getting much exposure outside of their home country. ![]() ![]() There is no need to commit to anything from 12 to 981 episodes (ask me again why I have never bothered trying One Piece), instead there is simply a solid and enjoyable 90 to 120 minutes. Not only is the animation generally more detailed an expressive than the bulk of serialised anime, it also seems better tailored for the time-poor fans of the genre. There is something to be said for the anime feature. ![]()
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