Goodbye, Don Glees!

A sunlit summer adventure that quietly turns into a tender, aching meditation on friendship and letting go.

Directed by

Atsuko Ishizuka

Genres

Animation, Adventure, Drama

Starring

Natsuki Hanae, Yuki Kaji, Ayumu Murase

Overview

Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster strikes their expedition, tensions flare between the friends as they realize that growing up has taken them on wildly different paths in life.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Friendship, coming-of-age, grief, identity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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