From north to south the archipelago spans just over 1,200 miles and some 1,100 miles from west to east. The coast of Sothoryos lies an unclear distance to the south-east of Jhala. The northern-most island, Stone Head, lies approximately 750 miles south of the south coast of Dorne and about the same south-west of Lys, whilst the island of Naath lies some 500 miles east of Jhala. There are three major islands, (Walano, Omboru and Jhala), over twenty intermediate-sized ones and more than twenty-five which are too small to appear on maps but are large enough to host colonies of birds or small tribes of men. The Summer Isle archipelago consists of over fifty islands. It's ambitious but apart from the writing of some of the characters it doesn't feel too much so.Map of the Summer Isles. The lead characters are engaging and the voice acting, both in Japanese and dubbing, is dynamic and expressive.Īll in all, a beautifully executed anime and shouldn't disappoint anybody who likes Wolf Children and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The family themes are ones that really resonate and charm, and while the message is not the most original it's a truthful message that doesn't patronise. There is also a thoughtful script that handles its emotional themes very touchingly and remarkably maturely, while the story covers a lot but despite exploring several themes it doesn't feel too much. Summer Wars has a music score that is both rousing and ethereal, and luckily mood-wise when matched with the animation and the tone of the storytelling it never jars. The cyber-battles are particularly strong in this regard, the action itself is thrilling and the visuals positively dazzle. The animation is just wonderful though and stylistically unlike any other I've seen, the colours are eye-popping and the backgrounds are so richly detailed and textured. If the film had less characters than it did the character development would have been even better. Some characters are better developed than others, the main family members are very compellingly real but some of the side characters are sketchily written. Summer Wars is one of the most ambitious animes to exist, ambitious doesn't always equal greatness on film as a result of being over-ambitious but Summer Wars is one of those that gets it right. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 9 / 10 An ambitious anime and beautifully executed See the stunning details put into this incredible work of art. One of the best anime movie to be ever created, Summer Wars is one movie that's worth watching. If you've seen a dubbed version of Back to the Future in other languages, you'll see that all the humorous details didn't make it across the translation. Some movie just doesn't translate well when dubbed like "Back to the Future". People who didn't like this movie invariably saw the English dubbed version which doesn't convey the true charm of this movie. The subtle nuance of character's emotion and intent will be missed otherwise. It's even better if you can understand Japanese. You will get better nuance about how family's interaction is occurring. The movie is made for Japanese audience, and it's better if seen with the original Japanese dialog with subtitles. It's now up to Kenji and Natsuki's family to figure out how to beat the computer virus. Oz is connected to almost every public service, and the computer virus take control of the community. Next day, Oz network has been hacked in by a malicious computer virus that can learn and expend its control over the Oz community. Using his mathematical genius to work, he figures out what the code means, and sends it back to the sender. The evening he arrives at Natsuki's family home, he receives a sequence of numbers in his phone's text message. Unbeknownst to him, he's been introduced to her family as her fiancé. Kenji a math prodigy high school student who is working part time as a software maintenance crew for virtual reality computer network called Oz is invited to a family gathering by Natsuki at her home town of Ueda city in Nagano prefecture. Not only are the scenic details so perfect, the behavior of the Japanese family is also captured perfectly. It's hard to believe that someone went to this length to put perfection on celluloid. Only the characters in this animation looks like animation. What is most striking about this movie is the detail that's been put into the animation. Reviewed by ebiros2 7 / 10 Amazing Detail
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