Fireworks

Fireworks

If only I could return to that moment.

Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Produced by SHAFT, Aniplex

201790 min6.6 / 10

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Fireworks violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Fireworks scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Fireworks sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Fireworks easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Fireworks end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Fireworks, and what each one shares →

Like Fireworks

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fireworks

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fireworks, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fireworks, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fireworks, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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