Fireworks
If only I could return to that moment.
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A wistful, visually luminous anime about adolescent friendship and longing, where a simple quest to understand fireworks becomes a meditation on time, perspective, and the desire to recapture fleeting moments.
Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.
Essence
Ensemble
Suzu Hirose
Nazuna Oikawa (voice)
Masaki Suda
Norimichi Shimada (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Yūsuke Azumi (voice)
Shintaro Asanuma
Jun'ichi (voice)
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Kazuhiro (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Minoru (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Nazuna's Mother's Fiancé (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Teacher Miura (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Teacher Mitsuishi (voice)
Michiko Neya
Norimichi's Mother (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Norimichi's Father (voice)
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Yūsuke's Father (voice)
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Something gentler
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
