とある飛空士への追憶

TOARU HIKUUSHI E NO TSUIOKU

MOVIE

MOVIE
Dubbed
SOURCE
LIGHT NOVEL
RELEASE
October 1, 2011
LENGTH
99 min

DESCRIPTION

The war between the Levamme Empire and the Amatsukami Imperium has been raging for years. In the midst of this struggle, the prince of the Levamme Empire declares his love for Juana del Moral and vows to end the war in one year, as part of his marriage proposal. When the Amatsukami catch wind of this, they assault the del Moral residence, targeting Juana's life. As a last ditch effort to bring the prince his bride, the San Maltilia Airforce hires a mercenary of mixed blood—a bestado—to fly Juana to the Levamme capital in secret. The pilot, Charles, accepts the mission...but traversing an ocean alone, into enemy territory, proves a much more dangerous ordeal than anyone could have anticipated.

(Source: NIS America)

CAST

Juana del Moral
Sumire Morohoshi
Charles Karino
Ryuunosuke Kamiki
Takeo Chijiwa
Takeshi Tomizawa
Chise Karino
Seiko Niizuma
Joaquin
Daisuke Namikawa
Carlo Levamme
Daisuke Ono
Diego del Moral
Masaki Terasoma
Ramon Tascu
Mitsuaki Hoshino
Domingo Garcia
Yutaka Nakano
Marcos Guerrero
Katsumi Chou

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REVIEWS

MissAsakura
80/100
Some things money can't buy
Spoilers obviously but it's not like it'll really ruin the movie or anything...

If you were expecting a romance movie, well I'll break the bad news to you... this isn't your typical romance where boy saves girl and they fall in love. They run away and start a life on their own, nope, this is more of a bittersweet ending. So if you're looking for something more bittersweet, give it a watch.

I wasn't sure what the direction was going to be at first, honestly thought it'll be your usual Romeo and Juliet style romance. Personally I'm a fan of Romeo and Juliet so I won't have mind lol... but this was still a nice ending, despite being kind of sad at the end, I felt it was the appropriate ending.

Charles fulfilling his mission he wanted to fulfill, in a direct way, also continuing to love the same person his mother loved and care for too. They both cared about the princess. And in the end, instead of taking lives, he managed to saved one.

Charles finding something more valuable then gold, money, or riches, he found love and life. Though these things are great in their own value, there's some things that just are worth more then them. And in the end, he found it at the end of his journey, even if it means he has to let her go, he saved her, maybe in a sense saved him too?

Beautiful at times when it wanted to be.

The Princess at least has some character growth in the short time given to her. How she yearns for freedom, but at the same time not forgetting her role.

How easy it would've been if they just wanted to escape and start a life somewhere, but she is a princess with responsibility to a nation. And in the end, he's just a mercenary.

Overall, a decently good movie to watch, if you want something more romance or happy, not really something you would enjoy. My biggest complaint is I guess the voice acting is kind of just okay. The animation is great for it's time. Visual was good. Plot... went fast but cover what it needed to cover, so really no complaint about it.

Would I recommend it? It's a slow start, with some good action sequences. If you have nothing else to watch, worth giving it a try. Not a highly recommended watch but it's not one that I say skip either.

Finding your freedom to be free, even if it means you still have to fulfill your duties, you still can enjoy the freedom given to you by being true to who you are to the end. Each of them on their own quest and journey to finding the peace they long for in themselves. By finding it in each other and learning to help give the other that peace and freedom that they each longed for. As a bird is free to roam the sky, with no worries or care for the world, so too does these two long for that.
Though they each go their own separate ways, the path that they once walked crossed at a point and those moments will forever be a part of them. Where the path from there leads them? We are left without knowing the answer as it is not important for us to know. Just as our own lives, we can only live for today, not knowing if we'll have tomorrow. So in the moment, choose how you want to live it. The greatest thing we can do is love others and help save life.
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