If you loved You're Not Normal, Either!, try The Stranger by the Shore

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 foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to You're Not Normal, Either!, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Stranger by the Shore is

Akiyo Ohashi gives queer romance the anime treatment. On an island, a young gay man meets an orphaned boy, who abruptly leaves. He returns three years later to confess his love. It hits familiar notes, though viewers looking for gay representation will find it.

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