星を追う子ども

HOSHI WO OU KODOMO

MOVIE

MOVIE
Dubbed
SOURCE
ORIGINAL
RELEASE
May 7, 2011
LENGTH
116 min

DESCRIPTION

Strange sounds in the darkness... Unearthly music from an old crystal radio... These are all the warning Asuna Watase has before a simple walk to her clubhouse catapults her into a nightmarish adventure that will take her beneath the Earth to a lost land beyond the realm of legend! Attacked by a strange monstrous creature, rescued by a mysterious stranger and pursued by a relentless enemy, Asuna finds herself enmeshed in a centuries old mystery that will bind her to a strange young defender and lead her inevitably, towards a secret that may hold the key to life itself!

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

CAST

Asuna Watase
Hisako Kanemoto
Shin Canaan Praeses
Miyu Irino
Ryuuji Morisaki
Kazuhiko Inoue
Mimi
Junko Takeuchi
Shun
Miyu Irino
Mana
Rina Hidaka
Lisa
Sumi Shimamoto
Watase no Chichi
Takeshi Maeda
Roujin
Tamio Ooki
Soldier
Kenji Hamada
Watase no Haha
Fumiko Orikasa
Seri
Kanae Itou

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Cover Art for Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo: Agartha no Shounen

MANGA AdventureHoshi wo Ou Kodomo: Agartha no Shounen

REVIEWS

LinClick

75/100

A tale of death and moving on (Spoiler free, w/tldr)



Name: <a>Children Who Chase Lost Voices / 星を追う子ども</a>
Type: <a>Movie (1hr 56min)</a>
Studio: <a>CoMix Wave</a>
Director: <a>Makoto Shinkai (Your Name, Weathering with You)</a>

*As I just recently watched it, thought I’d make the review as soon as possible~*

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**Summary:** 
Asuna’s (MC) favorite pastime is to frequently visit a nearby mountain to listen to the radio. One day she encounters a mysterious beast who attacks her. She is saved by a strange boy, Shun. Little does she know, this encounter would lead her to a world of myth, Agartha.

<img width='500' src='https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/979404812435214366/1064575726541602826/My_Firsts__2.png'>

**Art:**
- Scenery: Can you spell beautiful? It’s absolutely gorgeous. The clouds make a good aesthetic with the rest of the scene. But it doesn’t have much detail.

- Character: Hmm… Not as good as the scenery honestly. If I had to say, it looks like a cross between the old anime art style and the newer ones. The line art resembles the former. While the coloring used is more like the latter. It’s still nice to look at though. But it’s especially pronounced when the character is miniaturized in the scene. The monsters aren’t set to look “majestic” or like how you would expect them to, but instead looks… normal? Well, like what a normal monster might look like. With some weird tattoos.

<img width='500' src='https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/979404812435214366/1064576301517770792/My_Firsts__3.png'>

**Story:**
Captivating. It was well written with due attention given to even small details, like her classroom and how the students behave. It manages to keep you hooked while still being at a slow pace. But during action scenes, that are well-choreographed might I add, it can get fast-paced almost immediately. And even though set in a fantasy world, it keeps the story real when it comes to humans and does not show much of the fantasy genre. Except for the occasional monster that is used as a plot device to move the story forward. The only monster worth paying attention to is Asuna’s pet, MiMi. And unlike usual, they reveal the main theme of the story halfway through the film or so. 

<img width='500' src='https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/979404812435214366/1064576943506325605/My_Firsts__4.png'>

**Characters:**
Yeah, there’s character development. Especially since the meaning of the story is so huge and all. Although the destination is almost the same. And there are only three characters so… Well it’s still pretty interesting. Although they all have varying starting points. Asuna, herself faces loneliness due to her dad having passed away when she was very small and her mother almost never being home due to her work. 

<img width='500' src='https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/979404812435214366/1064577147815084062/My_Firsts__5.png'>

**Animation:**
Honestly the best thing in this film. Unlike usual animations where scenes are often skipped to save budget or stuff, this one has very, and I mean very, smooth animations. And on the scenes where she’s eating, well, those are absolutely amazing. 

<img width='500' src='https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/979404812435214366/1064577533431005214/My_Firsts__7.png'>

**TL;DR:**
 Good:
Animation
Art
Attention paid to small details
Simple but effective meaning

 Bad:
Simple characters
Cliche ending

<img width='500' src='https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/979404812435214366/1064577264085385347/My_Firsts__6.png'>~~~

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