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Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?

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Norimichi and Yusuke are both infatuated with their classmate Nazuna. But when Nazuna decides to run away from home, it's Norimichi she asks to join her. After their plans go awry, Norimichi discovers a magical ball that has the power to manipulate time and give them a second chance, but each reset brings new complications.

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Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?

Uchiage hanabi, shita kara miru ka? Yoko kara miru ka?

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Critics Consensus

Fireworks seeks sparks in an ambitious blend of storytelling genres, but this misguided anime effort never truly takes flight.

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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 07/13/2018
D+
This is probably one of the worst anime films I've seen that got a theatrical release in America. Go to Full Review
William Bibbiani TheWrap 07/04/2018
It's a treat to see a film about young love where the young lovers aren't wise beyond their years; instead, they're prone to making stupid mistakes out of inexperience and perfectly understandable fear. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com 07/04/2018
1.5/4
A strange little movie that attempts the tricky feat of combining comedy, drama, sci-fi and romance, but it doesn't get those individual elements right so it never coheres as a whole. Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 04/13/2020
"Fireworks" is a very entertaining anime that will put a smile on its audience through its simple but captivating romance and the surrealistic brush of the titular question. Go to Full Review
John Tones Espinof 07/22/2019
Akiyuki Shinbo's film (responsible for the anime of 'Yu Yu Hakusho', among others) works, especially on an aesthetic level, and if you forget about its irrelevance in other aspects. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 02/26/2019
3/10
Some parts of the story worked and other parts felt very muddled and confusing. Go to Full Review
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AN V @RT55494999 1d Rating 11/10, IT'S THE BEST ANIME MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN, and as for the ending, I didn't understand it at first, but I finally did and I really liked it. I highly recommend it. Greetings from Mexico🇲🇽 See more Psychopathic T @RT37387597 08/01/2024 erm what the sigma me no understand See more Midnight M @RT33839048 08/12/2023 Beautiful movie, i related to the characters as I was about the same age as them when I first watched it back in like 2018. Beautifully animated, love the songs and it's a must see for teens, if anyone's into sci Fi, teen romance and drama See more 04/11/2022 The animation was not appealing to the eye. The storyline was horrendous. The characters made this even worse. This is barely a 1-star coming from the good music and decent art style. See more Jonathan O @RT41230270 07/08/2021 Fireworks is beautiful anime film and good voice dub actors,but the story, the plot and the editing is a mess on this film. See more 02/23/2021 I read the manga just to understand 'THAT' ending. It has a beautiful OST yet the movie is badly executed. The visuals are beautiful except for some bad CGI mixed in the movie. I'm not sure if I would recommend it. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Norimichi and Yusuke are both infatuated with their classmate Nazuna. But when Nazuna decides to run away from home, it's Norimichi she asks to join her. After their plans go awry, Norimichi discovers a magical ball that has the power to manipulate time and give them a second chance, but each reset brings new complications.
Director
Akiyuki Shinbo
Producer
Genki Kawamura
Screenwriter
Hitoshi Ône
Distributor
GKIDS
Production Co
SHAFT
Genre
Romance, Drama, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 4, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 7, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$522.6K
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital