Ichika is a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live performance, Ichika meets a new Miku that she has never seen before. No matter how hard this new Miku tries to sing, she struggles connecting with the hearts of her listeners. Miku must rely on the help of others to find a way to sing again.
Hiroyuki Hata
Director
Saki Fujita
Miku Hatsune (voice)
Asami Shimoda
Rin Kagamine / Len Kagamine (voice)
Yuu Asakawa
Luka Megurine (voice)
Meiko Haigou
MEIKO (voice)
Naoto Fuuga
Kaito (voice)
Ruriko Noguchi
Ichika Hoshino (voice)
Karin Isobe
Saki Tenma (voice)
Reina Ueda
Honami Mochizuki (voice)
Yuki Nakashima
Shiho Hinomori (voice)
Yui Ogura
Minori Hanasato (voice)
Mayu Yoshioka
Haruka Kiritani (voice)
Although the budget was a dollar and a dream, Netflix's 'First Kill' managed to gain over 90 million viewing hours and a small cult following. So why was it canceled? Given the trends in series cancellations, it may have been because of the Black and queer protagonists.
The film didn’t have to be as long as it is. It just dragged on and on with scenes that had no substance. Every so often we get an action scene, and even those isn’t that fun.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.
There’s enough evidence to insinuate that What We Do in the Shadows is intentionally queer-coded.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
A Japanese anime movie that brings survival, adventure, and friendship to the big screen.