Anime Review: Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday
Warpshadow

Review Only Yesterday Written by Warpshadow Rating Excellent

Regardless of whatever bells and whistles attached to a show good fiction is about the human condition. However some stories need no magic or kung fu to be great, Only yesterday proves that fact very well.

Taeko Okajima is an office worker who is going on vacation in the countryside. She doesn't know where she is going with her life and generally feels confused. As she prepares she begins remembering her life as a ten year old.

Only Yesterday is a slice of life film about a woman and her life. While some slice of life films are boring Only Yesterday is gripping. The movie has a strong sense of honesty about it and that honesty carries the film. This film is an excellent character study of a very normal woman who feels very real. The excellent animation you would expect from a Ghibli film is there as well as some really good tunes. This movie simply deserves to be watched.

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