novaypre

what i liked: the beautiful cinematography where every scene is crafted to perfection. the characters of sayuri, nao and madoka.i liked that the all the friends were mature and resolved conflicts so well. nao is so cool for handling every confession with maturity and generosity.

what i didn't like: yui's non-consensual kiss. sayuri being a minor prolly started liking yui bcz she was kind and not bcz she genuinely wanted her. sayuri was vulnerable having to deal with her father's remarriage, her mother's passing and studies and in such a situation the fact that yui "pursued" her: stalking her, going to find her which was absolutely unnecessary given how mature sayuri is, made her "like" her. also, this was her first romantic situation so she prolly didn't even know what to expect. i consider nao a healthier option for romance than yui, objectively speaking. i also didn't like how the father didn't try to understand her pov at all and it took another woman, madoka to realise that sayuri needs space and comfort.

i am weak for beautiful cinematography so i was tempted to rate it higher but i genuinely didn't find their love story healthy, given the circumstances.