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This was produced in the late '90s -- I guess that would explain some of the production's style.....
Pros:
-Nice ED
Cons:
-The animation makes me wonder just what kind of budget the studio had to work with.....
-The tsunami episodes defy physics!
-Ep.#13 -- graphics are decidedly mediocre.....
-Same thing w/ep.#14, too
-Ep.#18 too
-Ep.#20: How do robots become physically tired?
-Ep.#21: meaningful deaths*
-Ep.#22: animation improves
*I was wrong.

It's odd just how many dings I placed against this series; but for me "The Ending is Paramount" (h/t Tristan "Arkada" Gallant).

1. Thank the goddesses that this was only ~7 minutes long.
2. Well, if you can turn off your brain so as to enjoy the brain candy, then it's enjoyable.
3. This one was actually amusing! "Will wonders never cease?"
4. OK, so this one was actually amusing as well! (so long as you turn off your brain)
5. Amusing as well.

Con: deus ex machina

Casting Director: Stephanie Sheh

In the end, if there is one negative to the film, it is that the plot (both that of the fairytale and that of Nozomi and Mizore) is painfully predictable. There are no surprises to be found here. Every plot point and twist is something you have seen in any number of films before. Likewise the coming-of-age moral is hardly unique--especially for those of us who have lived it. However, while the plot may be far from original, the way in which the story is told is masterfully done. Through a mix of visual storytelling, aural storytelling, metaphor, and symbolism, Liz and the Blue Bird delivers an emotional tale about friendship, dreams, and the final days of childhood. It doesn't matter if you're a Sound! Euphonium fan or a complete newcomer to the franchise, this film will touch you all the same.

"Naoko Yamada's Experimental Masterpiece"| Under the Scope (Jack Johnson)

"If You Love Something..."| Beyond Ghibli (Joe O'Connell)

"KyoAni's Musical Masterpiece"| Mother's Basement (Jeff Thew)

"The Understated Importance of Setting in Liz & The Blue Bird"| Replay Value

"My Complex Feelings on 2018's Perfect Film"| Zeria
"An explanation of why I don't enjoy Hibike Euphonium and how that limits my enjoyment of the masterpiece that is Liz and the Blue Bird."―Zeria

"Liz and the Blue Bird (Liz to Aoi Tori) Anticipation"| The /r/Anime Podcast

"How Liz and the Blue Bird Uses Music"| Kor

"Liz and the Blue Bird Struggles to Communicate"| OtakuDaiKun

Nick Creamer wrote:

Liz isn't a work of pure nostalgic longing; it is simultaneously a paean to our past selves and a celebration of all we might become, a work that tempers the pain of youth with assurance that though change will come, true feelings endure.

• The use of silence is quite poignant.....
• Mizore doesn't smile until the end of the movie.

• Growing up, I was quite similar to Mizore.
• The opening and ending sequences neatly bookend each other.

I was raised in a reserved family; we did not hug, nor did we express our emotions.

Doctor my eyes,
they cannot see the sky.
Is this the price,
for having learned how not to cry?

• Most of my life, I have been lonely.

1. there were many times when I was grinning.
2. Both the OP and ED.

Also, see the entry for Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita (OAV).....

Also, turns out there's a 2nd OAV as well!

1. You have gotta admire the confidence of a director who waits until the eleven minute mark before even showing the title and associated credits!
2. Nice OST!
3. Prejudice is overcome.

• Stephanie Sheh
  
• Michael Sinterniklaas

• 07:30 physics laws (gravity) broken
• 30:30 physical comedy
• 31:55 ramen noodles in Italy? Oookayyyy.....
• 32:45 Sound doesn't travel through water quite that way......
• 35:20 more physical comedy
• 37:00 Now, that's a pretty effective scene.....
• 38:27 Effective scene.....
• 43:18 OK, so this is the old English dub, but how does Clarisse know Wolf's/Lupin's name?
• 53:20 Physical comedy.
• 57:45 I can't even remember the last time I came across the term "egads!" Too funny!
• 1:08:45 Physical humor.
• 1:20:00 Bloodless violence.
• 1:31:30 More bloodless violence.