Goodbye, Don Glees!
Seen it?2022 | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved The Poseidon Adventure, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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 earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Atsuko Ishizuka
- Natsuki HanaeRoma Kamogawa (voice)
- Yuki KajiHokuto 'Toto' Mitarai (voice)
- Ayumu MuraseShizuku 'Drop' Sakuma (voice)
- Kana HanazawaTivoli Urayasu (voice)
- Rino SashiharaMako Kamogawa (voice)
- Atsushi TamuraTarou Kamogawa (voice)