A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.
This is the last feature-length movie from the Laserdisc Collection, directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and based on a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki. It’s a good and fun coming-of-age movie, and while it’s focusing on the life and love of the teenage protagonist, it throws in environmentalist themes as well. It was also nice to see the “Porco Rosso” reference on the clock, a movie where Yoshifumi Kondō did key animation. All in all, it’s an uplifting heartfelt story, nothing unexpected from a Studio Ghibli release. Five popcorns.
Also I found out this is where the Lo-Fi Girl was inspired stolen from.
