Air: The Movie is the reason why I stopped reading Manga that fell under the category of tragedy. Based off the television series, Air is really an alternate look into the original storyline. Yukito Kunisaki is a drifter, a puppeteer with a talent that can make his sorry little stuffed toy move and dance without strings.
When he wanders into town looking for a chance to earn money at the upcoming festival, he meets a girl named Misuzu Kamio. What he doesn’t know as the two of grow steadily closer, is that he and Misuzu have played this particular game before, and much like during their past lives, there isn’t much a of a chance for a happy ending for the two lovers.
Air: The Movie is very much like a modern day fairytale and has all the quirky, sweet little additions that appeal to all ages and genders. Thos who are more familiar with the television series will see some marked differences between it and the film, which is to be expected since both were done by two different production teams with two very different views on the story.
I have to say that but for the extra stories and characters that appear in the series, I prefer the movie version both for character development and overall drawing style. I sort of wish that the two could be combined into this epic cesspool of awesomeness, but that would be asking too much.
