"Say ‘I love you’" is a Japanese manga by Kanae Hazuki. It was adapted into a movie starring Haruna Kawaguchi and Sota Fukushi. It’s ridiculously romantic.
One line summary: A high school girl who doesn’t trust anyone, starts opening up to people after falling in love with the right guy.
It’s always a struggle to watch a manga be adapted into a feature, especially because the manga is so much longer. There’s way more character development that a 2 hour movie couldn’t possibly ever account for- for instance, the main character Mei doesn’t just suddenly become Miss Popular- there’s some struggle for her to make a friend, and find herself, so to speak.
I’m also a little bit iffed out by stories where characters just kiss all of the time. There’s a funny segment about how the hero of the story, Yamato, wards off Mei’s stalker by kissing her. Because clearly, that works better than calling the police, etc.
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The reviews are generally positive on iTunes, and I’d definitely say that the first review is spot on. ”Neither good nor bad” 4 stars. However, it’s uplifting and hopeful, and just peachy.
You can find 好きって言いなよ。 only on iTunes Japan, and iTunes Japan gift cards are available through JapanCodeSupply.