(僕の彼女はサイボーグ)
A.K.A. Cyborg She
The Story:
Lonely college student Jiro spends every birthday alone until the year a quirky girl randomly joins him. Together the two go on a wild chase throughout the city. When the girl abruptly leaves him with only a cryptic farwell, Jiro is depressed that he'll never see her again. His life goes on as usual until the day one year later that the miraculous girl enters his life once more, but things aren't quite what they seem. She is really a cyborg create by Jiro's future self, modeled after the girl he'd fallen in love with, and sent back through time to save Jiro from a terrible accident. Jiro suddenly finds himself tasked with teaching his new robot girlfriend what it means to be human.
The Reason:
The title alone was enough to spark my interest. It sounded good, so I watched it.
The Stars:
Jiro
A lonely college student stuck in a rut that spends every birthday alone pining over the mystery girl that got away.
Cyborg Girl
An advance robot created by Jiro's future self and sent back through time to protect him and learn how to be human.
The Review:
This is the movie that asks what would happen if we replaced the Terminator with a cute Japanese girl? It takes this premise and runs with it, featuring some surprisingly violent scenes for a romantic comedy. The pacing jumps track quite a few times throughout the movie but overall works very well.
As a lonely college guy, Jiro's first response to the news that his future self has sent him a cyborg girlfriend is what you'd expect it to be.
She's not that kind of robo-girl.
Jiro finds himself taksed with teaching his new companion what it means to be human as her bizarre behaviour and strange quirks become apparent.
As Jiro adjusts to life with a robot girlfriend, he soon finds himself falling for her while learning what it is like to truly live.
Overall:
A tale of a boy and his bot. They live, they learn, they love. There is comedy, there is tragedy. Overall, an entertaining romantic comedy that jumps track quickly, but still manages to hold steady enough to keep interest. The copious amounts of time travel in the ending is enough to make you taste purple, but that's okay because it works. A great movie for when you want to watch something light-hearted.
Stats:
Watched: Raw
Understood: Yes. Mostly.
Does it matter: Yes, at least if you want to know what's going on.
Would watch again: Yes. Great movie.
Recommend: Great for those looking something light to watch.
Rating: Must see / Trace amounts of What did I just watch?
Bonus:
A manga adaption was made based on the film. Feels like a film that should be based on a comic instead of the other way round.
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