Hoshi o Ou Kodomo Movie subbed

Alternative title:
Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
星を追う子ども (Japanese)
Genres: romance

Plot Summary: The story centers on Asuna, a girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her father as a memento. However, she embarks on a journey of adventure to meet a boy again, and thus comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.

Air Vintage: 2011-05



The flaw in Mr. Hata's writing is his bad tendency to change perspectives with his explanatory comments, sometimes within the same page. As he himself notes in the very conversationally-written character profiles at the end (which seem to contain spoilers for future volumes, so be forewarned), he also makes a bad error on where Tama comes from. His writing is generally breezy and fun, though, which more than compensates for the minor deficiencies.

Unlike his writing, Mr. Hata's artwork doesn't cut any new ground, instead opting for a very common manga artistic style, complete with standard gimmicks for superdeformed characters. The only distinctive element is eyes often drawn completely black, as one might see in early American cartoons. Character designs are also typical, although Hayate comes off looking cutesy and almost girly and Nagi is occasionally drawn in dress and poses with lolicon leanings, especially on some of the Episode opening pages. Action scenes are handled well and the overall caliber of the artistry is a definite step above average. Though the title is rated Teen, there's only a little bit of blood and a meager amount of nudity-free fan service.