Hotarubi no Mori e Movie Review

Title: Hotarubi no Mori e (Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light)
Genre: Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
Written By: Yuki Midorikawa
Synopsis: Hotaru, a young girl who was lost in a forest in one summer day met a young man named Gin who happened to see her crying. She suddenly run towards him but the latter dodged her. He said that if a human touches him, he'll be gone. Years past. Hotaru and Gin always spent their summer days in the forest playing and talking with each other. Soon, they already developed feeling for each other. Hotaru is finally a high school teenager when Gin invite her for a date in a Summer Festival held by the spirits. Accidentally, Gin held a human kid and vanished in front of Hotaru. 

(Gin casually told Hotaru that it is really a date.)

Thoughts:
What it would be? I am broken-hearted. This is actually a nice story that has a painful end. Their love for each other are so pure that they don't want to touch each other for the sake of the existence of Gin. This movie made me sad for two freaking days! I just can't accept that Gin was gone (;-;) If I will be Hotaru, I'll cry out so loud in the forest that night. 

(Gin vanishing in front of Hotaru when he accidentally held a human kid)

But then  just realized, maybe it's a good ending as well? Cause what kind of ending would you want for these two since Gin is not aging unlike Hotaru? Hotaru will probably be married and these two will be friends until Hotaru dies. In which the ship will fail! But still Gin vanished that soon and it's so painful in the heart. 

Animation/Art Style: 10/10
I saw in my Facebook account that the forest was based in a real forest in Japan (well probably all animes are like that. They have a particular subject in the settings of their stories) and seeing those photos from that forest, the setting of this anime is perfectly the same in the real place. If I will go to Japan (HOPEFULLY), I would like to go to that place as well. 

(The first time Hotaru and Gin met)

(Moment when Hotaru and Gin meet every summer)

Soundtrack: 10/10 
The OST is relaxing. Even though that scene is so painful, the music made it more calm as if it is representing Hotaru's feelings in that scene. She was lonely but calm. 

(Gin kissing Hotaru after they went to the Summer Festival)

Overall: 10/10
A recommended film. It only runs for 45 minutes short film.