Hobbled by eye-rolling dialogue (disclosure: I saw the dub, not the sub) and a collection of all-too-neat coincidences, the final product feels like it has more to say and instead of standing up to make any sort of meaningful statement - it instead elects to fight its way through the problems without giving them much thought. Hosoda and screenwriter Satoko Okudera balance the optimism behind these new developments with their trepidations of what this brave new world might bring. The interconnectivity of cultures and societies has only been bolstered by social media and is a pillar to the narrative found in Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars. There have been many benefactors from the economic and social globalization associated with the last few decades - anime being one of them.
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