Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Irishchatter As this anime was set in the "Grave of the Fireflies" and "Who's left behind?" era, this actually gives us a more extreme and a realistic approach of how an atomic bomb could just rip bodies into pieces within seconds. I honestly was pretty much speechless and felt I could just scream with horror coming out of my mouth. AIlthough i dont think people around me would appreciate it lol! Seriously though, I can only imagine what the screams sounded like and the cries of survivors searching for their loved ones. Ill tell ya, war is the worst decision that man has ever done and like there were no winners here.All I can say folks about this anime, that it is very hard to watch like i don't know how I go through it all but I guess, we have to remember what happened during that time and reflect how this kind of thing shouldn't have happened in the first case. May those who have perished during that time, rest in peace. You will not be forgotten <3

juubei-2 If you haven't seen this film, make it a top priority to track it down.Barefoot Gen, the animated version of the autobiographical manga by Keiji Nakazawa, is an unflinching first-hand look at the result of dropping an atomic bomb on a civilian target. Comparisons to Grave of the Fireflies will abound, but for me personally Barefoot Gen was the more moving of the two. Though it centers on the effects of the atom bomb, the fact is this could be about any war, and any people. It is a story for all of humanity.Barefoot Gen is filled with its fair share of caricatured mannerisms, but calling it a dramedy is pushing it. There isn't much to laugh at and even when the characters act a little over-the-top, the overall effect hits its mark (strongly). What makes the story even more powerful is knowing it comes from a survivor of the attack, and the honesty with which the film doles out darker and darker shades of life in the aftermath of the bombing (including subtle things one might not think about).I think this along with Grave of the Fireflies belongs in every collection, even if you will only watch it once or twice, if only to show it to future generations. Its one thing to see a big explosion relating to the a-bomb in almost every other anime, but its another thing entirely to see the reality of it, and its aftermath.At the risk of sounding incredibly pretentious, it made me want to burn flags. Not just from one country, but from all countries... to put it another way, I wish we could be united by our common humanity.

Fabio Pizzuto (fabio-46) I have to admit it. I cried, I cried a lot while watching this masterpiece of animation. The horror of the war and the apocalypse of the atomic bomb, engulfed my eyes and my soul so deep inside. It always should be remembered: the first casualty of war is innocence. Hadashi no Gen is a masterpiece, a legacy for the whole humanity. I have read many stories and talked to some survivors from the atomic bombs and I have to say that this movie is the first one that get so poignantly close to what happened on that August, 1945. The only thing I wanted to say at the end of the movie was:"I am sorry, I am sorry that I am human and that I can be so limited...I am sorry..."

peter07 I liked this movie but I prefer Grave of the Fireflies. Barefoot Gen had more terrifying scenes and such, but Grave of the Fireflies was more poignant and powerful. By the way, watch Barefoot Gen in Japanese with English subtitles. The English dialogue was another reason why I prefer Grave of the Fireflies.