Sing a Bit of Harmony(アイの歌声を聴かせて) Japanese anime film Thoughts(2022)

 

   Sing a Bit of Harmony is a 2021 film that was J.C. Staff Co and produced by Yasuhiro Yoshiura. At the time of release in Japan. the film garnered a top ten spot at the movies and was nominated for many awards in it's home country. There was also praise for the film worldwide due to the film's themes about loving one's self using song. A manga version was created after the success of the film. 

    The new girl in class goes up to a random classmate  as she introduces herself to everyone and ask her his she happy and proclaims to wanting to make her happy using her voice. The classmate is shunned by most everyone but little does she know that she will form bonds with people that she never though she would...

   I absolutely love how the trailers and teasers don't tell you the whole picture. A lot is going on in this film that you don't get a really good look at until you watch the film. From the trailers, you would think that this film is just a high school musically about a girl trying to make another somewhat gloomy girl happy....Nope the world that the story is set in also plays a huge part in the story. I won't spoil it for you but this fact causes a lot of laughs, tears, and just a deeper thought process into what makes us human. What as humans also truly makes us happy? Sing a Bit of Harmony is a solid film that doesn't slow down or have weak plot holes. Everything feels perfect for a musical. Speaking of the songs, they fit well with the flow of the plot. It's not annoyingly placed in the film just to be there either. The singing actually plays an important part in the film which I thought was cool. 

    The art has a bit of a Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars(or Belle) influence. Especially in the world design. You get to see a ton of technology here because the world has moved in that direction in the film. Everything looks mystical, et grounded in reality. 

  I highly recommend this film to anyone who likes Japanese anime. You will have a good time and the plot will make you feel joyous in the end. Have fun watching!!!!