Forgotten Anime Movie Review: Bungaku Shoujo / 文学少女

Here I go!

Hello readers!

Yes! Its the review that WWHCurrent forgot to write a week ago,

By the way, it is I! The new fabulous (self-proclaimed) author of WWHCurrent, MedusaS! WWH (let's call him that from now on) is taking a short break for a while up to next Saturday and I'll be filling in for him!

So today I have to write about Bungaku Shoujo... The Literature Girl! 文学少女

It is one of those "interesting" animes again, where there are perceived differences in this anime that makes it different from the rest!

So what makes this anime different? Well the fact that the girl EATS LITERATURE! (Haha was not expecting that were you?)

A book Similar To The Sky is launched, and it gains popularity instantly around Japan. Who is the author, Inoue Miu? Everybody starts wondering. A girl, a boy? Who is able to write such fanciful tales?

In the foreground, a boy suddenly appears. Konoha Inoue. He walks past our main heroine, Amano Tooko, who is sitting under a tree, tearing pieces of paper out from books and devouring them! (Uhhhh. I would get a stomachache). For Amano Tooko, books are her supplement just as food is ours.

Amano Tooko

Her dark secret is revealed! She mustn't let Inoue get away with it! Of course, he doesn't and ends up joining her Literature Club, which has a population of erm... 2.

Konoha goes along with it though, and it is revealed that he too likes literature, that one time he even wrote a masterpiece, but due to a traumatic incident, has stopped writing. So Tooko's mission is, to make him write again! She orders him to write her compositions everyday in the club room, of which she will eat as snacks after that! Ewww...

But as the story progresses and all is peaceful in the literature club of 2, a message suddenly appears, in the form of a drawing. It is the image of some weird creature (which i have no idea what it is) that is featured in "The Night Of The Galactic Railroad", a very famous literature text in JAPAN!

For those who don't have the SLIGHTEST IDEA, explanation is here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_on_the_Galactic_Railroad

Konoha Inoue, with someone...

YOU WILL NEED IT, TRUST ME. IF YOU WATCH THE MOVIE BLINDLY YOU WON'T MAKE HEADS OR TAILS OF IT UNLESS U KNOW A BIT ABOUT THIS TEXT.

The story is revealed, bit by bit, of the horrifying accident that happened oh so many years ago to Konoha.

U MAD?

Not to be a spoiler like our dear WWHCurrent (Which i think he will change his name soon), I will simply give an honest review!

Plot:
The plot is very well made, (well duh, it's called literature for a reason!) as the movie progresses, you really feel the climax building up, however, was quite displeased with the ending. Well don't expect anything spectacular.

However, I think you will more likely be confused instead of understanding the plot.

Theme:
The theme of friendship, love / romance, betrayal, jealousy, and letting go of the past is very apparent in this anime. Good job producers!

Atmosphere:
Well crafted, like all movies, the atmosphere of this movie is sometimes sweet and bright, but sometimes cold and dark. Still, you can really feel it!

OH AND THE LAST PART IS THE BEST. Those who follow the manga like me, you will LOVE IT!
And you have to love Amano Tooko! She looks so cute! And very rare do I get to see braids.


Now I'm supposed to paste that score determining thing here:

Bungaku Shoujo is a MOVIE in 2010 (Those who can't read titles) and has 4 OVAs prior to the movie, called "Bungaku Shoujo Memoire". Best place to find it, DOKI!



And yes, I'll be writing the next review!

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