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Yumi Fukuzawa is an ordinary first year student at Lillian Girls' Academy. By chance Yumi meets second year student Sachiko Ogasawara, who is a candidate to become a Red Rose. Sachiko later offers her rosary to Yumi Fukuzawa which signifies she will become an older sister to Yumi. Meanwhile, Yumi, who already looks up to popular Sachiko, is perplexed why she is picked. A festival named "Cinderella" then approaches, which is run by the Yamayuri Council. Conflicts between the older and younger sisters soon begins ...
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(3/5)April 18, 2025
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Enjoyable enough, but I'd recommend the anime instead
If this is your introduction to the series, or you really like live-action adaptations, it's enjoyable enough. But as an adaptation I found it pretty frustrating. This corresponds to the first 3 episodes of the anime | L27 - which did a much better adaptation, in a shorter runtime, imo.
Setting aside set discrepancies (which are limited by practical things like buildings existing, budget, etc), there were many times when I found myself asking what the point of various changes, scenes, or focuses was, and I just didn't feel the same dynamics, weight, charm, and specialness between the leads. Maybe I'm just too used to anime voice-acting conventions, but Sachiko didn't feel very ojou-sama-esque to me, and the other members of the 山百合会 didn't really feel that imposing, the way they do in the novels or anime. To the movie's credit though, there is an important dialogue that's left out of the anime that was included in the film, and I was really glad they did that!
As language goes, the actors all speak very clearly, and at a moderate pace. So if you're looking to work on your more formal vocab, in a school setting this is a great choice.