Kowarekake no Orgel (Movie)

こわれかけのオルゴール

7.27(7K votes)

Ranked #3255Popularity #5855

episodes

Type

Movie

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

Sep 11, 2010

Studios:Actas

DramaSci-Fi

Synopsis

In the future, androids known as Parents have gained popularity for their ability to perform a wide variety of tasks, including shopping and household chores. When Keiichirou Kuro finds an older model of a Parent in a junk pile, he feels compelled to take it home. With no memories of her previous owner and no ability to handle more than the most basic tasks, it is easy to imagine how the android—which he calls "Flower"—ended up being discarded. Despite this, he keeps Flower, and the two gradually form a bond over the span of a summer. With her model being so far out of date, however, it may only be a matter of time before she breaks down for good. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Worth Watching? — Global Verdict

9.0/10

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shiodomes

Recommended

The perfect choice for anyone with some time to spare and in the mood to have his or her heart touched. Despite being called one, this anime is not as long as the average “movie.” But do not worry! For what it lacks in length, it definitely makes up for in content. This movie revolves around Keiichiro, a young man who has lost his family and his passion for music, and Flower, an outdated, clumsy helper-android with a bad memory. The two meet at a garbage site, where Keiichiro finds himself unable to leave her behind, despite the fact that someone has obviously thrown her away.From there, the story broadcasts their day-to-day lives as the bond between these two lonesome individuals develops into a beautiful friendship. Being that it is so short on time, it really is straightforward and to the point, you aren’t really given any information that you don’t need. Some characters are introduced, but never really developed, so because of that it may seem lacking from time to time. But overall this movie is a good one, and definitely worth the thirty minutes it takes to watch.

23 found helpfulMay 13, 2015

Arboria

Community Discussion

If you're wondering whether you should watch the theatrical release or the OVA, watch this version, as it has a small extra scene where the stupid loli robot hits herself in the face with a rubber snake from a vending machine and it's cute. Very emotional piece of work here by POP, a titan among men of character designers. If you like having your heart tugged on this will accomplish that and quite efficiently at just a half hour length. Flower is super cute and makes me envy the man of tomorrow, for we are a long way off from having our own little moe machinesrunning around. Little anime, big impact! No reason not to give it a shot. If you're anything like me it will stick with you for a long time.

Oshiroibaba

Recommended

With the description above, the story is rather nice for what it is. This anime feels a lot like the Chobits series without the length of it. They manage to fill in a lot of the missing background without using a lot of time. Character development between the two is rather nice for how little time there is. You do not learn a whole lot due to the time constraint, however, this makes due with the time it has. Art and music play well together and adds to the anime without saying anything. There is absolutely no difference with this vs the OVA. There is no Movie itis just the OVA.

7 found helpfulApr 17, 2017

cecropiamoth

Recommended

THE most touching anime I've ever seen. I first discovered it almost a decade ago, and recently re-encountered it on YouTube. It's power comes essentially from the contrast between the lil robot's fragility, known from the beginning, and her clearly parental feeling for the male character. (Note the generic name given for these robots in the anime sub.) The terrible fact that we and all our loved ones are going to die makes all of us humans, even the young who are the main watchers of anime, carry a hidden wellspring of sorrow at that fact of inevitable loss, whether past, of our parents, or futureof our later loved ones. This wellspring in expertly tapped in this short anime. And so is the love that we all have a capacity to feel.

3 found helpfulNov 28, 2019

MisakiOji

Recommended

I love this anime I'm a mild depression just because a 30-minute movie anime :'( This movie is actually an alternative to the ovanya can be said still recap from the OVA but there is little scene in the add The story in the show is very simple Where a guy who has a problem in the family is walking near the temple, when going to take shelter because this rain finds a robot android (Loli oughhh) that the exhaust because it is broken and this guy brought this android robot to his house, before the robot is in Bring home the guy the robot is brought in aspecial service place and of course this robot can not be recalculated, but the unexpected comes, this robot suddenly works on the next day and that's where they both live together. Sorry I can not continue the story If the story may not be exciting Spoiler prohibited (Te-he)

4 found helpfulJul 1, 2017