Gekijô-ban Purojekuto Sekai Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku

I'm seeing a lot of reviews complaining about not knowing anything about the groups. There are 5 units which have 5 minute videos on YouTube that explain each units backstory and what they do. If you're not willing to put in the effort to watch a Colorful Stage movie about the video game, then please do not watch this movie and do NOT leave a review. This movie is strictly based off of the Colorful Stage game and I am tired of this movie getting bad reviews because people only want to see Miku. Try going to a Miku concert if you only want to see Miku.

Anyways, this movie covers heavy topics like being alone or wanting to give up on life. The main groups help Miku to reach those who are steadily giving up. Miku's voice can not reach them so each group helps her to convey her songs. This movie is warming and heartfelt, really something that both teens and parents could love and relate to. Each of the groups have characters that you'll fall in love with, like Mizuki and Minori, the energetic types, or Ichika and Haruka, focused on their work while still being calm and nice. This movie really has something for everyone, and you'll fall in love with the music.

It's been a while since I discovered Hatsune Miku's music, and when I found out that there was a game franchise based on the same Sonic products as the character, I almost fell over backwards. And when I found out that they were going to make a movie based on the games... This movie was made by a not very well-known studio, P. A. Works, and it's about a group of teenagers who discover Miku as a program on their cell phones, and start making music as a way to show their passion for her. The movie is very cute, with strangely memorable songs, and excellent animation, by the way. It doesn't have a wonderful, deep or emotional story, but you can see that the team loves Hatsune Miku and tried hard to do the best they could for the fans. I highly recommend watching it, especially if you like 2D anime singers and musical comedies. The fact that it's barely out and has a 9.6 on IMDb (subject to change) is proof of that.

I went into this movie very unfamiliar with the world of Sekai and Vocaloid, so it took a while to process all the characters being thrown on the screen. But once I knew who was who and got settled into the movie... all I can say was wow. The animation in this is really colorful and vibrant, so it keeps us engaged and makes it pleasant on the eyes. The songs had me dancing in my theater seat with my food because they were very well-done and easy to dance to. But what I found best about the movie was the poignancy and the writing. The writing felt so motivational and touching that it wants you to learn something valuable: no matter what you are feeling, no matter how much weight is thrown down on your shoulders, no matter how much you hit rock bottom and do nothing but hate yourself... DO NOT GIVE UP AND DO NOT STOP POSITIVELY HOPING!!!! Your voice will be heard if you just speak up about what is bothering you, and it can make an impact on others who feel the same way as you!

Overall, this was one of the best recent animated movies I've watched, mastering the art of combining beautiful animation and an original story with a motivational screenplay and several dashes of poignancy, knowing what this unique Hatsune Miku has been through. 10/10.

Ok so, let me start this off by saying:

I loved the animation and the music. I loved the references and this honestly felt like a love letter to fans of Miku and general enjoyers of concerts. The plot wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was easy to follow, and although the ultimate threat was a little underwhelming, it was okay!

However (I dont know if I'm alone on this opinion, i was complaining to my family about it and i was the bad guy), the characters were poorly done, in my opinion. None of them really stuck out. To be clear, I do play the original game. I have been playing off and on for years now, faintly paying attention to characters and eventually coming to the conclusion that not all of them are just basic characters, so it disappointed me to see the characters handled like this. It felt more like they were blank slates than anything? Half the time, they were just repeating the same thing as each other. The other half the time, they're all doing the exact same thing. I don't know if I'm wording this correctly, but most of the characters felt blank. Ichika, Tsukasa, Emu, Kanade, and Mafuyu were the only ones who I felt stuck out from the crowd, and even they were very drowned out. I left the movie not feeling anything strong towards anyone involved and I believe it's because the characters are so underbaked.

I don't believe this to be a runtime problem, since most of these issues took place during the movie and easily could've been fixed by a switch of lines or a simple switch of position or reaction. Instead of having everyone react with shocked faces at something at the exact same time, maybe have someone react a little slower or be a little calmer than the rest. I dunno, just stuff that leans into their general characters more than whatever scraps we were given.

ANYWAYS! Final point of my yap session: Cool movie !! Don't go if you don't like concerts and if you want to see real character, but do go if you like good animation and music !!

It was alright. You gotta play the game to get most of the movie but overall it's fine. The message of the movie is kinda generic too since the whole "believe in yourself/don't give up" thing has been overdone. Also my first time watching anime so I might not understand some common tropes. Overall as a person from the outside looking in I give it a 6/10. The animation is beautiful and I think the characters were well designed. As I said the storyline is somewhat lacking and the dialogue feels repetitive in some aspects. I feel if they fix some of these mistakes like the lack of introduction for things like the Sekai and characters they could make a promising sequel.