Well, I like this movie. I read the first few chapters of the manga and I wanted to see if they successfully transformed it into a movie. I was not let down. The story, of course, is just fabulous. Finally, I've watched a movie that is not based on romance. The actors, especially the main 2, were great, but I especially adored Sometani Shota in the role of Nizuma Eiji. His acting was spectacular. The only thing I would change about this movie is, that I would change it into a drama. As someone already said, it was 2 hours long, but to many things happened in this two hours. I think the story itself is large enough to make it into a drama series. It would have been better and the could have added more manga details that were excluded from the move (for example the relationship between Mashiro and his uncle and also Mashiro and his parents). Also, I was also very saddened that the character Kaya Miyoshi was excluded from this film. All in all, it's a good movie and I recommend it, especially if you are a manga or anime fan.

Saruman approved!