Ano koro, kimi wo oikaketa

If you are expecting a high school rom-com with all the associated clichés, you will probably be disappointed. This is a much deeper, more thoughtful, and realistic movie. It's a movie about the pressure of having to find your way in life, not really knowing what your passion is while everyone around you already has planned out, about regret, about what could have been. It's quite childish at times, but I still found it to be a very beautiful film. The teenage carelessness and vulgar humor of the boys, who are all pretty likeable characters, is perfectly balanced out by the seriousness and ambitiousness of the main girl, who just radiates such warmth and purity. I really enjoyed it. And while the ending is not predictable and cliché like your typical romance, I think it's perfect and it's actually a large part of what makes the movie so good.