Yui "Cherry" Sakura expresses himself better through the haiku he writes and posts on the internet, even though no one gives it attention. While preparing for him and his family to relocate in August, he spends the summer working part-time at a welfare facility. Meanwhile, Yuki "Smile" Hoshino is a budding influencer who wants everyone to smile. However, she feels uneasy about the braces on her protruding front teeth and conceals her own smile using a disposable mask.
After an accidental encounter with Cherry, Smile finds herself becoming a part-time worker at the same facility as him. Soon, the two assist a senile man, Fujiyama, in searching for an old vinyl record he owns. Unable to remember its last location, he wishes to listen to it once more before his memories fade for good. Cherry and Smile only have the record's sleeve and the word "yamazakura" as clues, and their hunt in the hazy summer heat begins.
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Corrout
Words That Bubble Up Like Soda is a relaxing music love based story which does what it achieves very well. Though some of the plot points in the show can be a tad bit predictable, it doesn't mind much due to it's great character and incredible animation. It also has emotional value when it needs to, it nearly made me cry twice during the period of the film. The story was consistently good throughout the anime, though following a traditional structure to where the high or low points of the story was. It's nothing too out of the ordinary for a SoL show which makesthe moments where something special happens become even more special. It does have some predictable moments like how both of the main characters meet and what they do but overall with those predictable moments, they didn't really deviate from the overall story's quality and didn't really affect the overall enjoyment of the film.
The art style is done spectacularly, it flows really well between the more actiony scenes and the calmer scenes, with it matches the aesthetic of the show beautiful. The characters are animated very stylishly and their facial reactions are very diverse and helps paint a picture of what the personalities of the characters are, even though they might be a tad overdramatic. There is always a moving part on the screen and even things like a book falling over on the ground is shown in a bright matter. The scenery at the points it need to happen were done well though at times it felt like it was panning a bit slow.
The sound is the best part of the show. The show's background themes brighten up the anime in a bright, colorful way which I expected for it being made by Kensuke Ushio, who also did A Silent Voice and Liz to Aoi Tori. It is also a major part of the show as the whole show resolves around the theme of music.
This characters of this are well done. Cherry, a Japanese haiku poet with a lack of wanting to share his haiku's vocally and hides behind his headphones to make people not want to talk to him and Smile, who is a successful online personality with a personal crisis with her bucked teeth which she wears a mask to protect herself from potential embarrassment. Both characters are very simple but both feel like real characters living with their basic problems, and seeing their interactions with each other and the rest of the cast. The supporting cast can be a bit forgettable apart from Fujiama, the grandfather of one of Cherry's friends. He helps create this diversity from the main characters being this loud, forgetful and annoying character, which makes this story feel more alive and all together more realist.
I found this show to be a simple yet an enjoyable one at that, I would suggest this to people who like music, slice of life and people who love a little romance in the show. I was glad to see the global same time release of this film on Netflix as I think it's the right step for Netflix to have these sort of releases for their original anime films.
kodamaaaaaah
I aint even gone lie bruh i be sleepinmg thru this shit like sum1 sang a lullaby. This mf be in slowmo i aint even gon watch this in normal speed who tf thought this mc was smart bruh he be talking like i have all day. Dont even get me started on the other cliché ass character dawg i wanna kill myself this shit was the most disney channel typa deal ive ever read i aint even gon hold u we got the hyperactive hacker csodabogár mf than we got the smart ass glass wearin ass rinky dink ass bitch havin a GODDAMN EXAM inthe middle of july. Dont even talk about the mf otaku and bart simpson espanol. Story was basic as shit self acceptance blah blah Beastars negs in that aspect as well. Art and music are the only qualities that iprove on this garbage just because, I happen to have a thing for the summer city pop vibe.
Overall 3/10
It is very poopoo.
NextUniverse
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is a movie that refuses to elaborate, whilst also having the nerve to expand itself as to more than what the premise says it is. I usually don't mind simple stories, and sometimes I praise them beyond belief, but it is comparable to a hack if you use something that will eventually be rendered pointless. I am not sure about you, but wasting time isn't something I'd say is a good thing. The narrative starts off fine, you know, copy stuff from Jun Maeda and make yourself look like some wet market version of Shaft seems to do the trick,I can now understand why Netflix is so popular with the community. But then we go into the second half which kills any initial vibe and setup because there is a new plot device at play, honestly, with what the story had going for itself, it would have been better to take the generic route of "boy meets girl" story and just left it at that. I will say, however, that the change in the story wasn't something I'd outright dislike, it had its good moments, and for a small brain reviewer person like myself it sure as hell made it enjoyable to watch without any kind of random incoherent actions just ruining everything. The characters are pretty much handled by the story, so anything about them didn't even matter too much in the long run, at least they were people instead of representations.
Audiovisuals are interesting, it looked good throughout and the style was something I took a liking to, fits the theme very well. It does look a little unembellished at times but I would imagine it is part of the style. Audio is pretty good too, solid OST but it is more on the simpler side of things than anything. Seiyuus good, that is kinda their job, maybe I should stop saying stuff about seiyuus from now on :shrug:
I somewhat enjoyed this. I won't lie, I was out here going to give this a 5/10 because it did a thing that just went a little sideways and just didn't meet even generic standards at times, but it was a little fun. Overall, this is recommendable, but I would watch this if you have seen like 20-30 original movies that have no franchise connected to them. You can look at this as pass the time type anime.
Since when was Netflix good tho 🤷.
KANLen09
Cider no You ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru a.k.a Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is yet another Netflix global film release (which is about the ONLY time that I can advocate for the elusive platform for doing releases right). This is a music-centric anime film through and through, and you need not look more than the high-profile production staff behind this to find all the musical influences: - Director Kyouhei Ishiguro for his work on Occultic;Nine and the famous modern classic that is Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso a.k.a Your Lie in April; - Music composer Kensuke Ushio (better known by his moniker agraph.) on works rangingfrom Ping Pong the Animation, Space☆Dandy, Koe no Katachi (a.k.a A Silent Voice), and the soon-to-be Chainsaw Man;
- Scriptwriter Dai Satou on works ranging from the classic Ergo Proxy, Eureka Seven and the more recent Listeners (though this one is more a miss than a hit);
- Character designer (and also animation director) Yukiko Aikyou on works ranging from Accel World to the aforementioned Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso.
- Annimation director Yukiko Watabe on Hanasaku Iroha's movie adaptation,
- Not to mention, this is music production company FlyingDOG's 10th Anniversary film, and this is one good way of plastering a PR stunt.
So you're thinking, what is Soda Pop (since I don't wanna reiterate the super long title) about? I could easily tell you to reference the synopsis (which is taken straight from ANN, but at most times MAL Rewrite would be a better proposition), but in essence, Soda Pop feels like it's made with a childish-cum-mature theme in mind, much more than the music element that it heavily banks on as its sole foundation. And true to the description of the film, "words and music" bridge the gap between characters whom have difficulties in understanding people around them in their own unique ways, and what else better than the "miracle" of music to literally help to bridge that gap. Stevie Wonder quotes it best: "Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand." And that by itself is a moniker as to how Kyouhei Ishiguro sprinkles these words like rhetorics as a means of expressions, I love "show, don't tell" structures like this that gives a whole new sense to storytelling, even if the story is written on a very basic and predictable level.
Cherry, voiced by a debut newbie: 16-year-old Somegorou Ichikawa, and Smile, voiced by Hana Sugisaki, the same VA for the MC Mary Smith in the film "Mary to Majo no Hana" (a.k.a Mary and the Witch's Flower), and both these VAs exude the simplification of a film that looks like it was made for kids. Also, given Dai Satou's work on the kids show "Kaitou Joker", you can feel that there's a genuine mix of interaction between Cherry and Smile, that like Carole and Tuesday, even if there are differences within each other (Cherry for his Haiku communication, Smile for her online persona), music is the universal language that bonds both the boy and girl together. Even if by coincidence, everything works for a reason that doesn't seem too contrived, and even the "forced" romance between both is done in a way that at least feels different. Using Haiku to express love for the significant other? Now that's a skill I would like to have.
It's common that I say this, but looking upon the poster promotion and the teaser PV for the film, I was very enthralled at how it looked like films that are made so similar to Studio Colorido's works like Penguin Highway. A co-production between Signal.MD and Sublimation (which the latter studio is at most one of many exclusive contractual 3DCG studios for licensed Netflix content, if judging by the mediocre Dragon's Dogma), and I'm not gonna mince my words: this film looks insanely gorgeous, even if the animation is good and serviceable at best.
Even the music composition that's done by Kensuke Ushio, all I can say is: if you need to know what to expect of the future of Chainsaw Man's music composition, Soda Pop is just a very small taste for the most recent results. The main theme song "Cider no You ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru" by never young beach gives off a very Summery lazily vibe of a ragtag song, and is exact for the core themes of the film, which takes place in the aforementioned season. The insert song "YAMAZAKURA" by Taeko Oonuki, the moment I first heard the song that's released first on the film's OST in Spotify, I knew that I'm gonna love this due to my interest in City Pop music, and hearing the exact same song in the film is nothing short of "music to my ears". It's all good on the music aspect for me, but I hope it does for you.
A good effort from YLiA's director Kyouhei Ishiguro that's once again hampered by Dai Satou's storytelling and scriptwriting, though I can be certain to say that this is a far better effort than what Listeners came out to be. Overall, not a great film, but at least it's worth a good watch or two with friends and family just for relaxation.
AussieGamer4563
This movie, God... I can't, It's not the most emotional, nor is the soundtrack the best I've ever heard, these two things are still definitely very good, same with the characters, top 10 for sure. But what really hooked me was the art. I've never seen something so absolutely astounding. the mix of colour and minimalism puts studio TRIGGER to shame, this is the first time in my life I have ever shed a tear for something so beautiful. I struggle to cry, even when my favorite character bites the dust. But I just.... I just couldn't look away, I had to remind myself thata movie was happening. I'm not even hyped I'm just happy, I usually get very hyped for something I enjoy, but for the first time in my life I wasn't hyped, just happy, happy that I got to experience the single most beautiful piece of media I have ever witnessed. I think I now truly understand what it means when something just makes you happy. That's not to say I haven't felt this feeling, but this is the first time I have ever just felt so happy that I don't worry about how others feel about it. I don;t think I can ever truly find the right words to express my feelings. Yes, I get that this isn't a typical review per say, however, I feel i had to share my experience, yes, this type of thing would be better suited for the discussion area but I felt I needed to put it here, and although some people will not agree with me or my opinions, that doesn't matter, even if I'm the only person in the world that has been affected in this way by this movie then so be it. For I can only be happy that I have seen it.
sgaze
Title: Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop - A Visually Stunning Yet Underwhelming Teenage Tale Rating: 6/10 Introduction: "Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop" is an aesthetically charming coming-of-age anime that marries vibrant visuals with themes of self-expression and connection. While its unique animation style and heartfelt moments manage to captivate, the overall execution falls short of delivering a truly memorable experience. As an anime enthusiast, I provide a review of "Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop," exploring its strengths and highlighting the aspects that hinder it from reaching its full potential. Stunning Visual Aesthetic: One of the immediate standouts of "Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop" is its visuallycaptivating animation style. The use of vibrant colors, fluid character movements, and imaginative designs create an enchanting world that draws viewers in. The combination of traditional 2D animation with modern digital effects lends a unique and eye-catching quality to the film. The attention to detail in bringing the characters and urban landscapes to life adds depth and charm to the overall visual experience.
Themes of Self-Discovery and Connection:
The anime delves into the lives of two socially awkward teenagers, Cherry and Smile, who struggle with self-expression and connecting with others. The central theme of finding one's voice and forming genuine connections is woven into the narrative. As Cherry and Smile embark on their individual journeys of self-discovery, viewers are reminded of the importance of embracing one's quirks and reaching out to others. The subtle exploration of the impact of technology on communication further adds a contemporary layer to the story.
Heartfelt Moments:
"Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop" manages to create heartfelt moments that resonate with the audience. The growing friendship between Cherry and Smile is endearing, as they navigate their challenges together and encourage each other's personal growth. The exchanges of written notes as a form of communication offer a nostalgic and innocent charm that adds depth to their interactions. These genuine moments of connection contribute to the emotional core of the anime.
Lack of Narrative Depth:
While the film succeeds in its visual and emotional aspects, it struggles with a lack of narrative depth. The plot, while touching on important themes, feels somewhat underdeveloped, leaving certain character arcs and relationships feeling unexplored. The pacing can be uneven at times, with certain scenes feeling rushed while others linger without substantial progression. As a result, the storytelling fails to fully engage the audience and offer a more profound exploration of its themes.
Predictability and Stereotypes:
"Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop" occasionally relies on predictable character tropes and stereotypes, which may detract from the overall impact of the story. Some character motivations and conflicts are resolved in a manner that feels convenient rather than authentic, potentially limiting the emotional resonance of certain scenes.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, "Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop" is an anime that dazzles with its stunning visual aesthetic and touches the heart with its themes of self-expression and connection. While it falls short in terms of narrative depth and occasionally resorts to predictability, its unique animation style and heartfelt moments still offer a pleasant viewing experience. For these reasons, I rate "Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop" a 6/10. If you're seeking a visually captivating and emotionally resonant slice-of-life story, this film might provide a charming escape. However, those looking for a more intricate and profound exploration of its themes might find themselves wanting more from the overall execution.
_17-Serenity-17_
Even though. I did not enjoy myself with this, even though I do not like the art style for the characters, even though I do not like the certain unnecessary filler during the movie, even though I do not find this memorable. I find this meaningful, valuable, interesting, and somewhat entertaining enough that helped me watch through and fortunately I’m grateful to say; It’s alright who are you, if you’re a human doing good things and doing even more good things and doing better. just know that with or without the mask it won’t change anything, only you can change yourself. That as long as your beautiful andloving at heart.
you deserve love aswell.
This movie is worth watching.
You may enjoy or learn something here
or just sit back and relax a bit watching
character arcs develop and build until it’s climax. ☕️
Mighty_Tiger
Need an movie to cure your post-anime depression? Look no farther because this is it. I gave this a 10, and would have gave it a higher score if possible. Evaluating this movie based on the basic guidelines just won't do. I might just be talking BS here, but this anime took advantage of its flaw to enhance its strength. The story is nothing special and is mediocre at best, but that doesn't matter, not with this anime. The art style is superb. The tasteful use of bright, but light colors makes it so easy to the eye. The sky seems vast and so is the community.Overall, everything feels intentional as it should be.
The sound is weaved flawlessly into each scene. What can I say about the music except that it SLAPS, but in a chill way. The ambience also fits very nicely and contributes to the vibe itself.
Having the story so simple lets us truly appreciate all those things. This is how they benefit from being so average plot-wise.
RebelPanda
Vibrant colors, heartwarming music, and finding self-confidence. Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is not an uncommon romance anime movie to those familiar with the genre. Charmingly formulaic, it is an easy-going watch that will cheer you up if you’re feeling blue. It’s not likely to leave you with a lasting impact, but it’s a brief, pleasant watch—like a cool breeze on a hot summer day. Cherry is a boy who writes haikus for fun yet has difficulty expressing himself verbally. Smile is a girl with buck teeth and braces concerned about looking cute for her Instagram following. Each of them communicates their personalities through social media;Cherry posts his haikus on Twitter. Smile streams vlogs to thousands of viewers. Cherry and Smile are relatable in the sense that they lack self-confidence. Both are timid kids; to avoid the daily awkwardness of being a teenager, Cherry has on his headphones, and Smile always wears a face mask.
The first third of the film is wonderfully upbeat; the two protagonists live a day in their life and cross paths at random. Cherry is a caretaker for older people, and Smile likes spending time with her friends. There’s little to know about the main duo, and we learn next to nothing about the one-dimensional side cast. Aside from providing emotional support, the supporting characters are irrelevant caricatures. Cherry and Smile’s meeting is very coincidental. A random person bumps into them, and they accidentally swap smartphones. It’s a wonder they didn’t realize they were in the plot of a cheesy romance. Thankfully, their slow-burn romance is only one of the plotlines because neither characters are interesting enough to form a compelling relationship. The social media motif lightly touches on how apps such as Twitter and Instagram cause insecurities; Cherry felt undervalued because no one ever liked his posts. Smile’s cutesy online persona caused her to be more self-conscious of her teeth. Lamentably, the film quickly forgot the introspective motif in favor of a scavenger hunt storyline.
The middle section consists of montages and slice of life snippets to show how their relationship progresses from friends to romance. During this act, the anime plants itself in a charming and formulaic romantic drama. There is very little character development to be had until the final act. Screentime is primarily taken up by the blossoming romantic duo searching for an old record lost by an older man—one of the people Cherry sees at work. At the start, we witness the man exploring a wide-open field and a mall with nothing but the record cover; this gets hinted at becoming the crux of the film. Their quest to find the lost record fails to maintain interest, but it is accompanied by the beautiful everpresent, primarily instrumental, music.
The most praise I can give to this film is the excellent soundtrack. It guided the mood from joyful to melancholy and it progressively became better. There is a lovely song playing in the background at nearly every moment—drowning out sound effects or chance at creative sound design. In a music genre film, that is fine. However, the lack of creative musical transitions left me slightly disappointed. I appreciate they did not attempt to go for melodramatic gut punches at the end. Though very predictable, there’s magic to an easy-going romance ending.
While occasionally choppy, the animation is serviceable. The vibrant and colorful background art is dazzling enough to draw your attention. It bears many similarities to the stunning art direction from Great Pretender. After a while, it feels rather mundane and static. It is more akin to drawn-on Hollywood set dressing than of a believable world. We’ve come to expect this visual fidelity from studio Signal MD. The voice actors did the best they could with the threadbare script: Somegorou Ichikawa’s performance as Cherry was natural, but it slightly conflicted with Smile’s enthusiastic personality—this further emphasizes their lack of similarities or chemistry. Cherry is his first role in an anime, which is clear, though, for a newcomer, he did well.
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is more on the level of a moderately high-quality anime than a movie. The expressively animated character designs nearly distract from their surface-level depth. There are a couple of impressive animation cuts, such as a boy skateboarding through a shopping mall while evading security at the beginning. Though the rest is simply cartoony. Melodic music, a low-stakes predictable story, and coming-of-age themes. There is just enough here to maintain our attention until the bittersweet finale. This is not a film that warrants a second watch. Although it won't leave a lasting impact, it is a nice passing watch to wind down with during the middle of the summer.
Mitsumi_
Story: 3/10 From what I could tell, Words bubble up like soda pop had no actual story. Even though there were two plot lines, one about helping an old man find a record and one about Cherry and his family moving away (I won't elaborate on these for spoiler reasons) it didn't feel like the story actually went anywhere. There was little to no conflict and there wasn't anything to really get worried over. I'm all for simple stories but there has to actually, you know, be a story. Art: 9/10 I absolutely love the art style of this movie! It's so unique, and all the colours popout at you and really make the movie what it is. Even the little details, like Cherry and Smile's faces reflecting in their phone screens, are so magical! I'm absolutely obsessed with it!
Sound: 8/10
I struggle to pay attention to the sound when I'm watching stuff. It's kind of just background noise to me. However, this movie had really pretty background noise. The soundtrack is really soothing and pleasant to listen to. There was also one little moment that stuck out to me, when Cherry puts his headphones on (that's all I'm telling you lol, watch the movie if you want to know the context) and everything goes silent. It gave me literal chills!
Character: 6/10
Cherry is amazing representation for people with communication disorders, but other then that there's not a lot that sets these characters apart from any other anime I've seen. There's Cherry, who is kind of reserved and keeps himself to himself, and Smile, the cheery streamer girl. That's about all there is to them. Neither of them go through any character development, from what I could tell, or change even a little bit. There's also a few supporting characters but I can't even remember their names, and they didn't have a lot to them either. The characters aren't necessarily bad, but there's nothing that makes them special other then Cherry's communication disorder.
Enjoyment: 10/10
Even though the movie had no real story, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It even made me tear up at some points. It's definitely worth a watch, even if you only watch it to distract yourself from something else. I highly recommend it.
Overall: 7/10
EternalDonut
Simplistic doesn’t always mean bad. Take shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and Yuru Camp for example, highly praised anime despite their cliched nature. In the case of Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, it feels like a re-telling of the fabled ‘boy-meets-girl’ tale, but it ultimately never stretches beyond the realms of being just okay. The film tells us the gist really quickly. Cherry is a boy that struggles with communicating and enunciating his thoughts, resorting to writing haikus as a form of catharsis. On the other hand, Smile is a famous idol livestreamer who unfortunately has buck teeth, deciding to wear a mask to cover up whatshe deems as a physical flaw. By random chance, our two characters meet. Over the course of the movie, they learn to overcome their respective difficulties.
Though incredibly banal, there is merit to the synopsis. Throughout the course of the film, there is also a slight motif of the impact of social media-Smile losing a sense of self worth due to the fact that he does not have a large following. It is understandable and relatable, and enough for the audience to be interested in how our two main characters learn and grow from each other. However, the film deliberately eschews from delving further into these themes, and what could have been a reflective take on self depreciation in our society, becomes a repetitive unoriginal romance, along with a subplot that has no parallel to the main plot besides the idea of having ‘buck teeth’.
In general, this movie’s greatest flaw is how it deals with its characters. They are essentially very shallow, with not much meaning to them other than their one respective flaw. Their growth feels very brief, overshadowed by the obvious attempt to form a sweet romance. For side characters, they are really only there either to provide emotional support or help keep the plot moving. While I did enjoy the cute and wholesome aspect of the romance in this movie, it is not very engaging to the point where something in this film resonated with me.
In terms of directing, it is average. Helmed by the mastermind behind ‘Your Lie in April’, it is obvious that this movie had a capable team behind it. The shot compositions and character movements and interactions are very standard. The scenes are well defined but not enthralling, albeit the movie’s climax does add a nice touch in referencing earlier ideas to tell a complete story with a satisfying conclusion. In terms of music and sound direction, this movie is largely uncompelling. It would have been cool to see some introspective musical numbers in its deeper moments, but this movie does suffer from a lack of OST, and when it is used, it does not feel entirely fitting, but it is also not jarring enough to warrant a complaint. Though I will say, the colours were pretty and really popped out. It added on to that sweet charm of the film, and the animation was pretty solid and enjoyable.
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop doesn’t necessarily do anything inherently wrong. In its brief runtime, it achieves a solid romance story that is not over the top, but it is enough to be sweet and somewhat adorable. The short run time also works to its advantage to ensure the film does not overstay its welcome, and instead does enough to not feel draggy, being more like a wholesome slice of life.
In the end, it was brief, it was charming, it had potential. I would recommend watching this only with friends for an easy entertaining watch. If not, the rest of the vast ocean of romance anime movies should provide you with a more captivating experience.
7aomao
Pretty sweet and nice, the plot is very simple and touches on anxiety and body image issues in a nice way, not too complicated but with a cute message about acceptance, the side plot is very cute and heartwarming, it might seem a little slow but not much compared to other romance animes, the setting of the story is a little unique which is nice. The characters can feel a little unidimensional at times but they have decent development and growth that was built up during the whole movie. The animation is very well done and different to the usual anime style and fits the genre verywell. The music is also very nice but nothing to remember
My only complaint would be that the only hispanic character happens to be known for stealing and graffiti, which feels a little racially motivated tbh.
Overall it is sweet simple and cute but nothing too impressive or different to your average summer romance anime.
Tsunamii_
Fascinating and beautiful! At first, I was mixed towards this movie, despite the beautiful colours and the fluid animation, the characters seemed cliché, between the shy boy and the cute Mary-sue, but in the end this anime nicely surprised me. The film tells a beautiful romance (realistic even if at times far-fetched) setting up an extrovert-introvert relationship, both side having complexes and passions, well set up in the story, mixing poetry, self-conscious and self confidence. I really appreciate the colourful graphic style which makes it really warm and bright, also I found the charadisgn are good. I know some people don't find this movie perfect, but it's VERY pleasantto watch and makes a very good anime starter for begginer, it's not the perfect anime but it deserves in my opinion the mark of 10 because it's a masterpiece.
HaruHaruMon
This film is wonderful! A slow paced slice-of-life, with a love story running through it, this film was just a joy to watch. Firstly--the visuals are stunning, with use of vibrant colours that are well crafted to be complimentary and make things, well, pop! The animation is nice, fluid in places although many shots are also quite still. I think the backgrounds are 3D greasepencil, they mesh well with the 2D elements and again bring a unique look and feeling to the film! The character designs are similarly unique and fun, especially our female lead Smile. Speaking of her, I was initially worried that the 'streamer' aspect of hercharacter would be handled pourly, or be somewhat annoying to watch, but I think it was incorporated really well and didn't overstay it's welcome in scenes. She was a fun protagonist to follow, with a relatable struggle about appearance and embracing yourself that I found very lovely to watch.
Cherry, our male lead, also has a compelling arc about finding your voice and expressing yourself. The two arcs are weaved nicely together to create a compelling and sweet romance.
The story is slow-paced in a good way, just enough to keep you engaged while unfurling in a relaxed manner before ramping up for the climax at the end. I personally love slow-paced SOL stories, and think this is among the best of them! If you prefer faster-paced anime, it may not be for you, however.
Overall, this is a wonderfully compelling slice-of-life romance with a unique visual flair that makes it fun to watch, with a compelling cast and story--and I highly recommend it to those looking for a slow, cute, and visually compelling experience!
Rong_Rung
A simple story between two teenagers trying to overcome their circumstances. Cherry, the boy who has communicating disorder but loves to write rhyme. The girl , smile , has doubt on her looks and thus she wear a mask to hide her face. On an event day bump to each other and realizing themselves friends in a short period if time. Its a verry beautiful story with colorfull and light animation. Character design follows the same. First few minutes you will find it boring but wait patiently , it will really attract you as the time flows. Its a light hearted anime movie.I had no big expectation before watching it and yet it surprised me. I know there are many people who will not like it but it's fine.
rraz_
Most noticeable thing that you most likely saw right of the bat is the art and man must a i say im a huge fan of this art style . I was a bit ehh at first but the execution was good and fit the whole setting of this anime , ohh they also pulled a very bold yet creative move that really push the art of this anime to its own level The song not might be a hit like Radwimps and eve but it sure has its own indie pop style that really fit inside this colorful rural atmosphere that give you a senseof warmth inside . AHHH the feeling of warmth and young during summer
Story wise it was very good and it just keep getting better until the end . its like riding a roller coaster that kept going up until the end .
i do wish to see the epilogue but i cant complain since the way they end the anime is not bad either
Its very enjoyable and a warm anime that make you hearth feel at ease , Theres no anime movie out there that is similar like this . not that i've seen anything similar to this .
every anime movie right now tend to be sad , dramatic or all about fighting but this anime break the rule and shows that a slice of life , joyful and warm anime is possible if done right .
Thanks for reading My review of
words bubble up like soda pop
8.50/10
trizboi
I don't know how to describe it but the art style is just poggers. Also the song at the end is just pop. Would like to watch more anime like this. Freakin' loved it. Love stories are pog and I all for the romcoms. How long do reviews have to be?Jezus. I already said the anime was damn pogger.
MAL wants a longer review it seems.
Words no longer spoken, turn into memories etched into the soul.
I am pretty bad at haikus, aren't I?
Wait, was that even a haiku?
I don't know.
I can't write no more.
Tudor0429
It was just cute and that's all. Not very impressive. Story - I didn't feel like this anime had a story at all because how it was constructed. For me the story of this movie was fast forward. Art - I kinda liked the unique art style this anime has to offer, very cartoon-ish. The characters expressions were beautiful realized. Sound - The sound was great, I liked the characters voices and the music was pretty good. Character - The characters were very good detailed and drawn. And I liked their personality.Enjoyment - This anime was not really enjoyable bacause of the bad constructed storyline.
Overall - Overal this anime was pretty meh, my last rating score will be 6.8.
FuchsiaPhantasm
I watched it once and I don't think I will watch this again anytime soon but "Words Bubble up Like Soda Pop" left a lasting impression on me. The soundtrack is great and it goes well with the cartoonish art style. I personally find a certain charm to the slightly jumpy animation. Though the story is certainly nothing new, it is presented in a satisfying way. Most movie endings feel lacking but in this case it suits the uplifting mood. Overall the movie left a pleasant taste and I recommend watching it to anyone for a Guarantee brightest 87 minutes of your day.
