This movie followed the manga very faithfully and did a great job at casting all the characters. They looked as if they were cut from the page and placed in the movie. I'm actually rather disappointed that they changed much of the cast for the second but that's a tale for another review. It was very believable and all the characters fit their manga counterparts perfectly. The rocker Nana (cause I can never remember their last names) was one of my favorites. Her voice is beautiful and the song she sings in the movie is amazing. The song performed by Trapnest was good as well but Nana's voice is just amazing.
The story line is torn directly from the manga, as I've said. Very very few deviations from it. The story is very touching and some of the more emotional scenes are so well done in live action. The only thing that I didn't like about the movie was how it ended so abruptly. It just didn't seem finished but I guess it leads into the sequel. I highly recommend it if you've read at least up to volume 5 in the manga. Even without it though you can watch this movie. Definitely check it out.
The story line is torn directly from the manga, as I've said. Very very few deviations from it. The story is very touching and some of the more emotional scenes are so well done in live action. The only thing that I didn't like about the movie was how it ended so abruptly. It just didn't seem finished but I guess it leads into the sequel. I highly recommend it if you've read at least up to volume 5 in the manga. Even without it though you can watch this movie. Definitely check it out.