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Goodbye, Don Glees! (2021)
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Original name: グッバイ、ドン・グリーズ！
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
anime, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, emotional, teen, tension, melancholic
Plot:
treasure hunt, travel, friends, summer vacation, slice of life, coming of age, treasure, friendship, grownups, self discovery, teamwork, treasure chest, hidden treasure, misfit, journey, loss of innocence, innocence, bittersweet, forest, summer, nostalgia, wilderness, identity, bonding, escape ...
Place:
iceland, japan
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