Gočúmon wa usagi desu ka?? Dear My Sister

I am an unabashed and biased fan of the Is the Order a Rabbit? anime series, which I have always managed to find charming somehow. This fact is significant because, in retrospect, it is full of tropes and some scenes are just very emotionally over the top. However, it does not matter when ultimately, everything works perfectly for me. So with both the show and this movie, I can smile stupidly watching it and watch the cute little girls and their interactions with the same interest with which, say, a cat lover watches kittens playing. Even in this movie, I feel it is just as good as the anime series. For example, I still like Chino, followed by Cocoa, Chiya, and Rize, the best. In other words, there are no drastic changes. I still enjoy the relationship between the main female protagonists, which are sometimes moving, especially thanks to Chino's performance. However, Cocoa also has moments when she is really cute. In general, all the cute moments, plus the fact that even the most clichéd lines about how the characters like each other and even the weirdest situations manage to touch me, cheer me up, or at least intrigue me. Therefore, this fact explains why I still value this show so highly among all the "cute girls do cute things" anime series. Again, the movie does not fall short in this regard. I thought it had several powerful moments. As with the anime series, though, I ultimately do not feel like I have reached nirvana yet; there was no ascension to a throne of bliss. So, while the movie is at least as much of a good experience as the anime series was and thus deserves the same rating from me, I do not feel like it surpasses the anime series in any way. Therefore, I found that even this movie is 9/10, and please order for me one stuffed rabbit from Rize! (08.06.2018)