>Friendship: This is a school drama so it’s supposed to have many friendships yet there weren’t many moments to talk about. >Romance: The romantic concept was good enough but it lacked depth so the chemistry wasn’t that great. *Appreciated Character: Yamamoto Yuri was an impressive character here because many plot changes depended on her existence. *Other characters were simply neuter to watch, no special feelings about them. I hated the way Takeuchi character appeared here, it was uninteresting when it’s supposed to be one of the most captivating characters in the story but again it’s all due to the fast script. Takahashi was less annoying than the anime (which is a good point). Yano was a good character but it didn’t have many sadness moments like it’s supposed to. *As for characters, they were brought to life but I have to admit that they lacked depth in many aspects and it all goes back to the fast forward storyline. On the other hand, Yoshitaka Yuriko was good enough to keep me interested but I can’t say the same about the rest of the cast because many actors didn’t deliver enough feelings to make it sound real. *It was really good to see Ikuta Toma in this film since it has been a long time that I saw him in something his Yano portrayal was actually quite well. I did rather that they made it into a drama instead of a film. *It was very fast, it doesn’t leave you time to think about the story’s core. >School: It’s your usual Japanese school drama, it was an important concept to make plot changes happen. Although it was important to have those elements that touches life but the existence of hope is what made it more appealing. >Life: There were those moments where you feel that this story touches real life it makes you think about your first love, your first relationship and the tragedies that can happen anytime when you least expect it. However, the romantic development was way too fast to contain a lot of depth yet the important feelings were there. >Romance: Like any slice of life melodramatic story, the romantic concept was sad while being innocent it was interesting because the plot was divided between the past and the present. It actually belongs to the “Slice of life” category. *The film was a light school romantic story wrapped up with some melodramatic feelings without falling into the tragedy level. *Now the review for those who haven’t watched the anime or read the manga: Writers cut the 26 episodes in a two hours film which made it lose so many cores compared to the original one. *I already saw the anime so the story was known to me I would say it was a fast forward script from the one in the anime. I’ve seen the anime so I was excited to see the film adaptation. Rewatch Value 5.0 1) The reason I watched this :