320https://i.ur.com/c9go164.jpeg Plot: 7/10 The story follows Kurumi a heartbroken girl who just lost her boyfriend HAL in a plane crash and Q01 a robot who got assigned to help Kurumi by transplanting itself as HAL. There are only two good things about this film the plot twist and read further. Throughout the film the story carefully plants subtle pieces of information that trick you into thinking one way but completely flip on your head when the reveal happens. But because of its short run time many points feel rushed and some things are left completely unexplained like worldbuilding which is severely lacking. The whole story happens in some greenhouse future where everywhere is green theres even a cultural event that happens in the movie but then at the same time there are android terminatorlike cops And the whole people unethically getting sent to dangerous places instead of robots plot point is very poorly explained. Even the logic they try to explain the main twist is lacking and needs a bit more work and time. Everything was laid out just to execute that plot twist and despite all the hiccoughs I think its still pretty good. If you dont wrap up things in a satisfying way then the twist loses its value. Characters: 5/10 This also became a problem because of the time constraint the studio is working on. You really cant connect to these characters. The adorable interactions between the 4 grannies at the rehabilitation center are what I remembered and thats saying something about a film where the central characters are a heartbroken young girl and a humanoid trying to help her while looking like her boyfriend. If given more time at least 6 episodes then this wouldve been a bit more engaging and it wouldve also helped tie a few loose ends. But if the studio did that well lose another great strength of this movie the budget. Visuals: 8/10 Did you know that this is studio WiTs debut movie? They still show Production IG at the beginning but AL says WiT so whatever. Did you know that this movie came out in Sept 2013 around the time when AoT Season 1 Episode 12 came out when Armin stabbed his metal blade on Erens titan back? Good times Have you seen the backgrounds of this film? 320https://i.ur.com/9zGIoWw.jpeg 320https://i.ur.com/Od6dVN2.jpeg Do you see this smooth Yawn ball and hand animation? 320https://i.ur.com/z03hl2B.gif God thats so satisfying The character designs are ShoujoEsque because of course it ishttps://anilist.co/staff/99142/IoSakisaka The reason its not getting a 10 is that surprise surprise Its the FuCKinG CLunKy CGI In ThE BacKgGr Sound: 5/10 Not the best score or theme song Ive ever heard but not bad I suppose. Enjoyment: 5/10 A surprisingly bland film. Excluding the constant eye candy and the twist that occurs during the films preclimax scene everything and everyone are just so boring and uninteresting from dialogue to characters. What also takes away from the experience is the translation problems. Important note: If youre watching the sub then I urge you to be a bit more concentrated on the actual Japanese dialogue. Dont completely rely on the translation as it ruins your experience a bit. Or you can watch the dub but that voice acting is not on par with the original. Conclusion: Mixed I think this movie really serves as an example of how to write a plot twist but it sacrifices the extra time it needs to wrap up things neatly and characters to deliver the emotional punch all for the sake of one damn great twist. If all that sounds good to you then give this film a try.