“Based on a live-action TV movie from 1993, Fireworks (a.k.a. Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?) is a light foray into the wondrous. Masaki Suda voices Norimichi, a typical high schooler with a crush on his classmate, Nazuna (Suzu Hirose). Then again, Norimichi’s best friend Yusuke (Mamoru Miyano) has a crush on her too. It’s a romantically charged environment at their summer school, where the boys are so girl-crazy that even their teachers are uncomfortable.
“In a fit of youthful exuberance, Norimichi, Yusuke and Nazuna have a late afternoon swimming race, which Nazuna wins easily. For her prize, she invites the second-place winner, Yusuke, to watch a fireworks display with her that night.
“It’s a treat to see a film about young love where the young lovers aren’t wise beyond their years; instead, they’re prone to making stupid mistakes out of inexperience and perfectly understandable fear.
“The film approaches its fantastical story with maturity and grace, and a thoughtfulness about what it would truly mean to leap into a “what if” and seriously consider never coming out again.” - The Wrap