Commuting to School Series: On the Way to School (2015)

The second movie of the commuting to school series has some of the characters of the first movie in as side stories, but the main story is all fresh and cute. The romance, a classic shool romance between two young students about to become adults, is nicely blended with some growing up and coming of age problems and anxieties, but those do not steal it's thunder. The love story is cute and sweet, though it gets a little cheesy in the end. But still, if you want to feel those butterflies on you belly, this is the movie for you (fair warning, do not expect too original scenario and too much of this movie. It's just a good one to spent your afternoon...)
Have to admit that I've watched this one first and then picked up the first one, so I was a bit confused about the relationships between the characters. So, word of advise, watch the first film first!! Plus, there are some spoilers on what will happen to the couple in the first movie, so this film will probably ruin it for you.
So, 6 out of 10.

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[WARNING: the rating and review I give have the possibility to be subjective due to my preference for the genres, scenes or casts]

I love this part better than Tsuugaku Densha. For me, this part is more emotional and youth-y (does that word even exist? XD). It's make me feel like a high school student again (^_^) The conflict, although not too heavy, packed with the complicated mind of teenager, produce the interesting plot. And the ending is a mix with Tsuugaku Densha, a closure for both movie (^_^)

The casts played their role with an awesome skill (I focused on Nakagawa Taishi, BTW XD) and there’s casts from Tsuugaku Densha too.

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The development of the story is slowww paced, but nonetheless it's cute and delightful ^^ with a bit cringe at the end.

Watching the interactions among the characters with different traits (introverted, deep, rational, delusional...) is quite refreshing. This movie is youthful and also gives light to different personalities.

Morikawa Aoi delivered her expressions and emotions really well. I love it when actors can connect to you just by the expressions on their face even without dialogues. To that, I'd say Nakagawa Taishi did well too.

It's better to watch the first movie before this since you might get confused about the other characters.

***if you don't want to see me compare the two movies, you may stop at this point***


If you watched the two movies already, I think we can all agree that this one is far better than the first.

The first had a potential but it just wasn't developed and constructed well plus I had a major disconnection with the FL because of her lack of expressions. I didn't also feel the chemistry. It was just so-so.

The only reason I said it's better to watch the first before this one is to avoid confusion. Else, I actually wouldn't recommend it.

This second movie definitely relieved me from the first.

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