Japan Synopsis
ずっと前から好きでした。～告白実行委員会～
Love is blooming at Sakuragaoka High School. Natsuki Enomoto has finally mustered the courage to confess to her childhood friend, Yuu Setoguchi. However, in the final moments of her confession, an embarrassed Natsuki passes it off as a "practice confession." Oblivious to her true feelings and struggling with his own, Yuu promises to support Natsuki in her quest for love. While Natsuki deals with her failed confession, fellow classmate Koyuki Ayase struggles with his own feelings for Natsuki. Despite his timidness, he is determined to win over her heart. This movie follows Natsuki as she dreams of one day ending her practices and genuinely confessing to Yuu. Meanwhile, close friends also find themselves entangled in their own webs of unrequited love and unspoken affections.
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Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding I've Always Liked You itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
I've Always Liked You holds position #170 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including I've Always Liked You. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3333rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
134 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (59th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,195 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #931 of 2,532 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | HoneyWorks, Qualia Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 3m |
| Release Date | April 23, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5889338 |
| Official Site | www.honeyworks-movie.jp |