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Major: The Ball of Friendship

Alternate Name: メジャー 友情の一球(ウイニングショット) (Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot) Director: Takao Kato Year: 2008 Trailer: Two fifth graders, Seiya Kinoshita and Goro Shigeno tryout for the Hakata Minami basketball team. Both are accepted and the team practises in hope to reach the Nationals, but life situations get in the way. Will Hakata Minami team be able to make it to that Nationals? I like the theme of this film that you'll have rough times, but just get back up with your head held up high. As well as a dream of yours will come true if you work really hard for it. Rating: ☆☆☆☆             See it

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

Alternate Name: あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない  (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai) Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai Year: 2013 Trailer: A group of five friends drift apart due to the death of Meiko "Menma" Honma, who was a playmate to everyone. Everyone at the time was in a group known as Super Peace Busters, and Jinta Yadomi was their leader. Years after the accident, Jinta shunned society and stopped attending high school. One unexpected day, Jinta encounters ghost of Menma, but only Jinta can see her. Everyone that was apart of the Super Peace Busters must write a letter to Menma. To fullfil Menmas wish. Will everyone write a letter for Menma or be stumped on what to say? This film may be a little confusing if you haven't seen the series first, but still an enjoyable film. Rating: ☆☆☆☆             See it

Typhoon Noruda

Alternate Name: 台風のノルダ (Taifū no Noruda) Director: Yojiro Arai Year: 2015 Trailer: Near southwest of Japan a group of middle school students prepare for their culture festival. Two boys, Shuichi Azuma and Kenta Saijo, fight over Azuma leaving the baseball scene for good. Azuma encounters a girl with a necklace. A strong typhoon causes everyone at the school to wait it out. Why was this girl in the middle of the storm? This film is pretty good, however this has a few flaws that bothered me. One being that this film is short and not having enough time to flesh out the characters. Second is that the story feels some what rushed. Those are my complaints about this short film. ☆☆ Watch it if bored