Kimi no iro

Totsuko has the peculiar ability to see people as colors and is drawn to people with a beautiful color. As she searches for a classmate she is drawn to, Totsuko stumbles into a boy she is also drawn to. The three of them create a band together and begin making music. As they go through the creative process, Totsuko discovers that her friends are going through their own struggles, and music is their passion and an outlet.

This coming-of-age anime is unique. The visual representation of how Tosuko perceives people as colors is well done. Overall, the animation is outstanding, from the characters to how they play musical instruments. Many can relate to the story as it deals with growing up, breaking away from expectations, and creating your own path. The film's pace is such that the one hour and forty-one minutes feel that long, starting slowly and moving faster closer to the story's climax. This is a great film, but it might be one that you enjoy from the comfort of your home.

The Colors Within tells the story of Totsuko Higurashi(Sayu Suzukawa), a young girl who sees colors in anyone's heart, whenever she meets them. She starts a band with her friends namely, Kimi Sakunaga(Akari Takaishi) & Rui Kagehira(Taisei Kido).

The Colors Within is a great film. Director Naoko Yamada has given us a movie that is charming, quite funny & will make you tear up during its last scene. However, it's not as flawless as Look Back(2024) or The Boy and the Heron(2023), two other anime films that I watched recently. The animation is breathtakingly gorgeous & is the highlight of the film. The songs are foot-tapping. The vocal performances are spot on. Sayu Suzukawa is spectacular as Totsuko Higurashi. Akari Takaishi is mind-blowing as Kimi Sakunaga. Taisei Kido is awesome as Rui Kagehira. The supporting cast is brilliant. The Colors Within is a must watch for anime fans. Watch it on the big screen, for a more memorable experience.

I loved this movie. It had a certain warmth to it-the warmth that Totsuko brought through her honest appreciations, the warmth that rests in newfound friendships, the warmth of forgiveness and acceptance, the warmth of spending time with the ones you love away from the disturbances of life, and the warmth of creating art.

I think about the prayer Totsuko recited: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."

Life is hard, and perhaps it is for the best that, just like the color-viewing free spirit of Totsuko, we too somehow find within us the serenity, courage, and wisdom to go through it.

I went to see this after I watched silent voice and wow! I saw this with my friend and I think the music, the animation, everything was perfect. This is a catholic movie such I am a Christian and I thought it was fine I wasn't much on the religion stuff but overall it was a very pretty and relaxing show to watch with your family. I like Kensuke Ushio, I think his music is just a good time if you know or see him going to be in a movie. I would rate it a 9 since it was good it just wasn't long enough... 1.42 is not long for me, I wish there was more better of a ending. But I think we need the English version of the space song on Spotify.

The friendship depicted in Yamada Naoko's works always shines with purity and beauty. With its fresh and healing visual style, expressive cinematography, and spiritually resonant premise, Your Colors locks in its position as an extraordinarily unique creation that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with her previous masterpieces. The three songs performed by the "Shironekodo" band during the film's climax poignantly correspond to "the radiant moments shared by the trio," "the melancholy of adolescence," and "the vibrant hues of Sakunaga Kimi that Higure Shiyo yearns for." Ultimately, every deception transforms into heartfelt confessions, every conflict resolves into reconciliation, leaving audiences bathed in sunlight and tenderness.

The subtle narrative thread involving teacher Hiyoshiko-sensei, who secretly supports the three protagonists, emerges as the story's most moving undercurrent. Though she couldn't pursue her own rock band dreams, she becomes an umbrella sheltering the youths' musical aspirations. Her nun-like costume design poignantly hints at both her constrained nature and life circumstances beyond her control.

The film unfolds with deliberate pacing, employing artful use of negative space that invites viewers to wander through imaginative possibilities. Certain sequences demand patient contemplation to fully absorb and comprehend. While it serves as a cerebral spa treatment in our fast-paced world, audiences should adjust expectations accordingly-this isn't a plot-driven anime feature with dramatic character arcs, but rather a meditative canvas where emotions flow like watercolors.