Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 1 - Tomodachi (2024)

2 Recommended

1 Mixed Feelings

0 Not Recommended

3xTripple

Recommended

Unsuspecting and unaware, they are taught to be happy doing what most normally wouldn’t dare. Their teachers intendedly leave out critical information that may have been their only salvation. Now burdened with fighting together to protect humanity, these three young girls must defeat their otherworldly enemies; no matter the cost, no matter what’s lost...

“Yuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru Washio Sumi no Shou Movie One” is the first of three movies and functions as a prequel to the original TV series that aired in 2014. This movie triad depicts the story of the team of three heroes that came prior to Yuuki Yuuna’s team. Their ...

earl_of_sandvich

Recommended

I had thought that the Washio Sumi arc would be best suited to a TV anime (which they did do, and it only lasted half a cour), or perhaps an OVA. Maybe it was for the best that they released it as a film first, so that way the budget for visuals and sound, not to mention the schedule, wouldn't be as tight. I found it interesting that they opted for a trilogy of short films, but to be fair to the studio, they were released fairly quickly.

This film, to abuse an opera reference, is the overture and opening act. We meet one familiar face ...

animissy

Mixed Feelings

So I will say that my score of 6 is really because I didn't expect this to simply be the first part. I dunno, the ending really left me cold. I wanted more, but not because it was so good. This may have come from the fact that I knew a bit of the story already so had expectations that weren't met.

One thing that I really did like about this movie was the character development. Especially for Washio (Tougou). I still want to know where exactly her nationalism came from since she's just as nationalistic as she was in YuYuYu. Like...did she learn something that ...

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