Review of The Moment You Fall in Love
Spoiler free article: A short description that's just a bit longer than normal synopsis to give you rough idea what to expect from this anime. Conclusion for TL;DR at the end of the articles. Reading time: 2 minutes read Review: I'm just so excited when I know that the movie have sequel, this movie didn't disappoint, and it's basically still in the same time line, it's just from different perspective (from the siblings perspective), which I like, because it won't confuse me with the back and forth stuff. While I found this to be good, I can see it's a bad thing for the viewer who haven't watchedthe first movie. The story goes slow at first and then it's steadily getting faster towards the end, because it's constrained by the duration of a movie. The characters in this anime are mostly useless except the 2 main characters, because the supporting characters did not explored at all, only introduced once and done, even though they have some potential for their own story. There's no plot holes as far as I know, the only thing annoyed me is the fact that the story is so predictable that it's bound to get boring at some point.
The arts are beautiful it's so vibrant and just screams bittersweet love life of a teenager. The character designs, their clothing, the details of the rooms and buildings, it's of a high quality. The animation though, not so much, not like I expected much from this kind of genre, but I do hope they improve it a bit compared to the previous movie. It's still the same stuff with before, not that it's bad, it's just so average, that it's weird that it's paired with the amazing visuals.
The audio are simply superb, with a stable performance from the seiyuus, each characters got their own charms and life easily (even though they didn't explored beyond the introduction stuff). I don't think anyone can find fault with Honeyworks doing the OST for this genre of anime, since it's like their very brand, the lyrics, the melody, and the overall feels they conveyed are just right on point.
Conclusion:
Reasons to watch:
-Great continuation of the first movie
-Great songs from Honeyworks as usual
-Cute heartwarming romance story
Reasons NOT to watch:
-A bad standalone movie, need to watch the first one to get the feel
-An average visual