I padded the shit out of this review, because, honestly, there wasn’t a whole lot to say about a movie that, on further reflection, isn’t one of my favorite anime after all. I should really amend my list. Not that it was very high up, but surely there’s a more deserving anime feature. But I also wanted to put in the extra material to provide a little insight as to my current mental state. And no, I don’t believe “happiness is a choice”, that’s a silly aphorism. But I have Terry make some salient points, nonetheless. And I have Pen Pen do likewise, even if I don’t really believe in everything I put in his mouth… beak. I don’t really have a cogent life philosophy, and maybe that’s my problem, but I don’t really trust people with overarching philosophies.
