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Summer comes to a bittersweet end in Atsuko Ishizuka’s that serves up teenage tragedy with a few spoonfuls of sugar. Roma, Toto and Drop are the small-town misfits on the cusp of adulthood who decide to venture into the woods for one last adolescent adventure. Chuck in terminal illness, an odd Icelandic interlude and a pop-punk remix of ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ and you have an ode to friendship that’s handsome and heartfelt, but lands heavier than it should. Available in subtitled and dubbed versions.