薄暮

Short film about two realistically awkward teenagers falling in love as they bond over their respective arts. It's sweet enough, but nothing amazing; it felt underbaked. In particular, while the description suggests that they bond over their shared trauma as earthquake survivors as well, only Yuusuke brings it up and connects it to his art, and Sachi's trauma is not really explored, to the point where you could probably clip out the few mentions of it without having much effect. Their confession scene at the end was cutely done.

Language: I found Sachi's internal narration and some of the dialogue with other girls a bit fast at times. She speaks more slowly and clearly when she's with Yuusuke. There is some music-related vocabulary in scenes of Sachi's club practicing, though understanding those lines isn't necessary.

The animation gets wonky at some points, but the backgrounds are very beautifully painted, and I loved looking at them. I've never been to Fukushima, but I did spend some time in nearby Akita, and the scenery made me feel nostalgic for those beautiful mountains with the rice fields beneath and the way they looked against the yellow sky at sunset.