Friends Yuta and Kou, about to graduate, sneak into school. They pull off a terrible prank and face unforeseen consequences as graduation approaches.
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HappyendNeo Sora · 2024
In a near-future Japanese city bracing for a devastating earthquake, a group of teenage friends navigate personal struggles and fractured bonds amid rising tension.
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i’m not so sure if i’m all that interested in portraits of youth (as of rn at least) i am not so far removed from it and don’t feel too much nostalgia to high school years at least
maybe it is the parts about forging identity and awkwardness that i don’t like as much
i do like inner child type stuff with whimsy and all that but that is a lot more far removed from teenage stuff
childhood versus adolescence
some themes:
youthful innocence
EDM
pranks
not super mean spirited
they’re good kids just some youthful rebellion at a old person who is a bit of a dick
platonic love
romantic love/interest
protest and loss of hope for your own generation’s passivity (meditated via tech burnout)
fracturing of friends as move into/through future
tom moving to america post-grad
parental relationships
rise of facism
anti immigration sentiment
politics happening at people and passivity through the news
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