

Fireworks
If only I could return to that moment.
Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.
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6.6/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $26.6M
- Language
- Japanese
- time warp
- fireworks
- supernatural
- male friendship
- lighthouse
- slice of life
- train
- summer
- junior high school
- transfer student
- anime
- transfer
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Release dates
United StatesUS
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United KingdomGB
- PremiereScotland Loves Anime15 Oct 2017
- Theatrical17 Nov 2017
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG5 Oct 2018
American SamoaAS
- Digital / OTTHBO Max31 Aug 2025
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT1211 Feb 2018
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1220 Mar 2018
ChinaCN
- Theatrical1 Dec 2017
FranceFR
- TheatricalU3 Jan 2018
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT1218 Aug 2017
GuamGU
- Digital / OTTHBO Max1 Sept 2025
Hong KongHK
- TheatricalIIA28 Sept 2017
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1215 Nov 2017
Frequently asked questions
Fireworks was released on 18 August 2017.
Audience reviews
1- A7/10
Alunauwie
9/23/2025
Fireworks is a unique anime adaptation of Shunji Iwai’s 1995 live-action film, blending teen romance with time-travel themes and layered symbolism. Although the animation quality feels underwhelming for a theatrical release, the film redeems itself through a meaningful soundtrack and emotionally charged storytelling. Through Norimichi's repeated returns to moments of regret, viewers are invited to question whether hi…
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