Because there are only so few facial expressions, it's hard to really grasp the character's feelings without the help of their words or their blushing. On the downside though, I feel that because of the said plainness, the impact of the story is lessened by a lot. Nice way of showing that it's just a simple story about a normal guy and a normal girl. The hair isn't big and the foreheads aren't big either.

The characters' faces are plain, without too much eyelashes or sparkles. Speaking of art, its plainness actually makes a great slice-of-life feeling too. Overly plain heroine with little characterization, the backgrounds are meh, and so on. The story better than your usual shoujo angst, but it still suffers the same flaws. Having rare blush moments makes those moments more meaningful, and creates a nice slice-of-life atmosphere at the same time. What I appreciate is that blushing isn't so obvious all the time, because when it is noticeably dark, I can tell that that character must be really embarrassed. The the last two stories are pretty irrelevant now, and it's a pain in the ass to write more full length reviews.īasically your typical shoujo fare about a normal girl who meets a delinquent guy. I believe the second story is overrated, and I want to express why I think so 3. Reviewing the first story will give you a primer on the mangaka's style of storytelling 2.

I'll just share my detailed reviews for the first two stories though, and just have some short reactions to the latter two. I've read all four of the one-shots, and I have mixed reactions for all of them. The reprint contains the identical title story as chapter 1 (Hotarubi no Mori e), and three additional new stories: But things will never be the same as they were in their innocent days. (Winter story) About a sister and brother who reunite because their family decides to get together again after 8 years. that I came up with the most brilliant plan.' (Autumn story) 'To me, back then, it was in order to stay by my beloved Kaede. On a scorching hot Summer day, in a forest that legend says is home to many spirits and monsters.' (Summer story) 'I met him when I was six years old. (Spring story) 'During these past few days I've been on duty, there's been the sound of a guitar coming from that old school building that we've been barred entry.'Ģ) Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light (Hotaru no Mori E)

Hotarubi no mori e movie review