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Flavors of Youth
Synopsis
The story
Anthology film for three short stories. The three shorts in the anthology are titled "Hidamari no Choushoku" (Sunny Breakfast), "Chiisana Fashion Show" (A Small Fashion Show), and "Shanghai Koi" (Shanghai Love), and all three will be set in three different Chinese cities. The theme of the three stories are food, clothing, and shelter. "Hidamari no Choushoku" is about a youth working in Beijing and a grandmother in his hometown. "Chiisana Fashion Show" is about sisters living in Guangzhou. "Shanghai Koi" is set in 1990s Shanghai and is a homage to Byousoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters Per Second).
DramaRomanceSlice of Life
Episode guide
3 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 3, 201802Episode 2Unwatched · Aired03Episode 3Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
7 credited
Mo Li
Main
Lulu
Main
Yi Lin
Main
Xiao Ming
Main
Steve
Supporting
Xiaoyu Xia
Supporting
Pan
Supporting
Production staff
10 credited
Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama96%
AnthologyTechnical94%
EpisodicTechnical89%
WorkSetting-Scene85%
Family LifeTheme-Slice of Life82%
Time SkipSetting-Time80%
ForeignSetting-Scene77%
FashionTheme-Arts74%
FoodTheme-Arts72%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast61%
RuralSetting-Scene60%
RestaurantSetting-Scene60%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance60%
CGITechnical40%
Community pulse
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Watch status
Current1,173
Planning20,346
Completed42,340
Dropped556
Paused527
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
If you're a Mokoto Shinkai fan, you'll probably enjoy Flavors of Youth, especially the last story, Shanghai Love.
@CaninnTurtle38/48 helpful
Visually engaging. Not so much on the character and story end though.
@CryingLad8/20 helpful
The movie makes you realize, How everyone lives in a different world, even if its the same place,
@Insaneahrix10/10 helpful
A short and intense love letter to life
@Nekomina12/14 helpful