Linda Linda LindaMy daughters watch a lot of anime, and I want to know: Since when have Japanese schoolgirls taken over the world? I mean, they're everywhere. Or it seems so in our Nippophile household.
Cute and very Japanese. Just to emphasize the Japanese, we have Son, a Korean girl. who is recruited to the nearly defunct band, to step on all the Japanese etiquette and to have every cultural misstep explained to (us) her.
Ultimately, it is a schoolgirl's life. A lot of mundane, some romantic tension, a desire to have talent recognized and sudden bursts of energy. A lot of work for (maybe) nothing. But from an outsider's perspective, it is adorable. Yeah, and there are some very cool scenes in this film. I'd list them out, but Martin already did that.
Kattycat watched the second half with me and she gives her approval-- 4/5 for the second half. Sounds good to me.