If you loved The Life of Budori Gusuko, try Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, outsider mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Life of Budori Gusuko, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War is
Apparently fantasy worlds are contagious. Satou Ichirou tries to behave normally at his new school. His attempt at normalcy is short lived.
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