Summer Wars
4,984
Animation. Sci-Fi. Comedy
When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family’s Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation. Natsuki’s family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era, and they’ve all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae. That’s when Kenji discovers his “summer job” is to pretend to ... [+]
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"This cautionary sci-fi anime effort is as thematically complex as it is visually stunning" | ||||
a beautifully drawn tale of family tradition and a bracing brain tonic about the Internet's charms and vulnerabilities. | ||||
"A sophisticated yet poignant family entertainment" | ||||
"It's the kind of fun and quirky film that you don't see very often in art houses this time of year" | ||||
"It's no coincidence that the Second Life-style virtual universe thrown into turmoil in Summer Wars goes by the name of Oz. This spectacular anime entry from Mamoru Hosoda echoes that 1939 classic." | ||||
"The relationship between Kenji and Natsuki unfolds as blandly as a Debra Messing rom-com." | ||||
"An enjoyably trippy Japanese animated feature" |
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