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When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family's Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation. Natsuki's family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era (1336 to 1573), and they've all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae. That’s when Kenji discovers his "summer job" is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiance and dance with her at the birthday celebration. As Kenji attempts to keep up with Natsuki's act around her family, he receives a strange math problem on his cell phone which, being a math genius, he can't resist solving. As it turns out, the solution to the mysterious equation causes Oz, the program that controls nearly every aspect of life to be hacked into, it's up to Kenji and his new "family" to stop the hacker before it's too late. (Source: twitchfilm.net)
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Ah, Summer Wars. I had no expectations whatsoever for it, but it pleasantly surprised me. Its characters had personality and heart, even if they were nothing but the most inconsequential part of the Jinnouchi clan. I have to admit, I wasn't expecting it so be such an ensemble kind of a movie when I…
Read full review on AniList →This is one of those movies that on the surface really doesn't seem like it should work at all, I mean, it's part romance while also strongly tying into themes as seemingly tried and true as the power of family and how family should also stick together, while also having a plot about hyper advanced…
Read full review on AniList →If there’s a common theme across Mamoru Hosoda’s work, at least of the films I’ve seen so far, it’s the idea of the fantastical invading the real, and the real adapting to accommodate it. Unlike most Ghibli films, which take place in worlds apart from reality or otherwise spirit their characters awa…
Read full review on AniList →_Summer Wars_ is part family drama, part sci-fi adventure. It tells the story of a family birthday reunion alongside a hacking debacle in a virtual reality world used by everyone. Kenji Koiso is hired by Natsuki Jinnouchi to pretend to be her fiancé in front of her large family and formidable gran…
Read full review on AniList →After having watched Wolf Children years ago, I'd never really thought about seeking out another Hosoda film. It was a nice little movie, but felt kinda safe and stiff in its approach. Today I decided why not try out Summer Wars, just give it a shot and see what happens! What I got was the exact opp…
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