This was nowhere near as fun as it could have been. Sadly, the humor was my biggest issue with this movie. I just don't get why it's supposed to be funny when a chubby character's only personality traits are being obsessed with food, on top of always acting selfish. How am I supposed to feel for them when they behave like this for the sake of humor? And why are chubby characters often written like that? It's something we've seen in a lot of Hollywood movies as well, and I think this kind of humor is incredibly uninventive.

While I enjoyed the overall themes of accepting yourself for who you are, chasing your dreams and overcoming your fears, the characters were pretty flat. The friendships just didn't have that much of an impact on me, since some characters were not interesting enough and lacked depth.

What I did love about this were the musical parts. Well choreographed and combined with catchy music, they were a joy to watch. Ayaka Miyoshi as Shizuka Suzuki was absolutely delightful. Her performance was excellent and carried the movie for me. You could see her passion and energy. I really enjoyed the humor of the musical parts as well, and I wish they would have focused on that a bit more.

Although nothing special, the story was still entertaining. The strongest points being the wonderful musical performances and Ayaka Miyoshi as a fantastic lead.