Flavors of Youth (2018)

Three different stories of youth set in different cities of China.

Directors:

Haoling Li, Yoshitaka Takeuch

Writer:

Tyler Rhoads (english version)

Stars:

George Ackles, Taito Ban, Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Cast

Credited cast:
George Ackles	...	Steve (voice)
Taito Ban	...	Shaomin (segment: Hidamari no Choshoku) (voice)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Grandma (voice) (as Dorothy Fahn)
Matt Fowler	...	Various (voice)
Crispin Freeman	...	Xiao Ming (voice)
Ikumi Hasegawa	...	Shiaoyu (segment: Shanghai Koi) (voice)
Mariya Ise	...	Young Shaomin (segment: Hidamari no Choshoku) (voice)
Billy Kametz	...	Yi Lin's boyfriend / Additional Voices (voice)
Minako Kotobuki	...	Irin (segment: Chiisana Fashion Show) (voice)
Erica Mendez	...	Xiao Yu (voice)
Takeo Otsuka	...	Rimo (segment: Shanghai Koi) (voice)
Tara Sands	...	Li Mo's mom / Additional Voices (voice)
Haruka Shiraishi	...	Lulu (segment: Chiisana Fashion Show) (voice)
Cristina Valenzuela	...	Shui Jing (voice)
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Yi Lin (voice)

Storyline

Three different stories of youth set in different cities of China.

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Plot Keywords:

animated anthology | nostalgia | anime | animation anthology | female model | 

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

China Japan

Language:

Mandarin English

Release Date:

4 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flavors of Youth

Company Credits

Production Co:

CoMix Wave Films, Haoliners Animation, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was a colaboration between the Chinese studio Haoliners and the Japanese studio CoMix Wave Films (which has Shinkai in it and is the birthplace of Your Name)

User Reviews

As average as average can be

With character animation that struggles to even be half as attractive as the usual ComiX Wave studio's output, this mixed bag film tries to do what stories such as Shinya Shokudo do by giving insight into the lives of a few different people via the food they like and how it has followed their lives. However, with overly poignant, faux-sentimental arcs (and an abundance of characters in the rain behind somber piano) revolving around the characters we're given far to little time to care about, everything falls as flat and lifeless as the rigid character movements and their stale designs. While there is a clear attempt to match the visual flair and style of the recent hit Your Name, something this film markets itself as coming from the same studio as, it relies too much on flashy lighting and the occasional detailed close up that just feel out of place against the rest of the bland visuals. While nothing offensive, this film or series of vignettes is as painfully average and run of the mill as you could expect from a Chinese produced anime trying to piggyback on the success of a recent commercial hit.