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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: [[spoiler: For somebody who died in a plane explosion, Kurumi's body is in surprisingly good condition.]]
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: [[spoiler: For somebody who died in a plane explosion, Kurumi's body is corpse was in surprisingly good condition.]]
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* LoanShark: Ryu is seen tanging with loan sharks during his first appearance. It's heavily implied that Hal has dealt business with them before as well.
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* PostCyberpunk: Definitely has the vibe of a cyberpunk world, but much brighter and more clean, justified because it's a [[FridgeBrilliance heartwarming love story]].
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'''''Hal''''' is a 2013 AnimatedFilm directed by Ryoutarou Makihata, with character designs by Io Sakisaka of the ''Manga/AoHaruRide'' and ''Manga/StrobeEdge'' fame and animation by Wit Studio (a subsidary formed by Creator/ProductionIG).
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) depressed and withdrawn from the world. A month later, Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from Rubik's cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) depressed and withdrawn from the world. A month later, Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from Rubik's cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
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* ReplacementGoldfish: [=Q01=] was sent to Kurumi's house to take care of her in place of Hal.
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* ReplacementGoldfish: [=Q01=] was sent to Kurumi's house to take care of her in place of Hal. [[spoiler:Actually, it was sent to take care of Hal in place of Kurumi.]]
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* NoSocialSkills: Hal tries to take the giraffe in front of a shop to grant one of Kurumi's wishes. He ends up getting scolded and accused of stealing despite the owner having very little use for it anyway, and he would have gotten the giraffe if he had asked first.
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* AwardBaitSong: "Owaranai Uta", sung by Kurumi's voice actress, Creator/YokoHikasa.
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'''''Hal''''' is a 2013 AnimatedFilm directed by Ryoutarou Makihata, with character designs by Io Sakisaka of the ''Manga/AoHaruRide'' and ''Manga/StrobeEdge'' fame and animation by Creator/ProductionIG.
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'''''Hal''''' is a 2013 AnimatedFilm directed by Ryoutarou Makihata, with character designs by Io Sakisaka of the ''Manga/AoHaruRide'' and ''Manga/StrobeEdge'' fame and animation by Creator/ProductionIG.
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* SceneryPorn: The establishing shots of rural Kyoto are extremely gorgeous.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kurumi is dead, but Hal moves on with his life.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kurumi is dead, but Hal moves on with his life.life, opening a shop just like she had always wanted.]]
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* CharacterTitle: The movie is titled ''Hal'' (a more Anglicized way of romanizing the Japanese name "Haru"), and the primary character is named Hal. The trope doubles as a ProtagonistTitle.
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* WhamShot: Near the end of Kurumi and Hal's argument at the airport, [[spoiler:the audience sees Kurumi walking through the gate... and the shot turns to focus on the plane.]]
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* WhamShot: Near the end of Kurumi and Hal's argument at the airport, [[spoiler:the audience sees Kurumi walking through the gate... and the shot turns to focus on the plane.plane -- the same plane that exploded in the opening scene.]]
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Ryu delivers these upon the reveal, the biggest one being, "Kurumi is already dead!"]]
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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Hal's version of what happened in the beginning of the film is ''way'' different from what actually happened thanks to LaserGuidedAmnesia, and he has a huge breakdown when he finally learns what really happened with him and Kurumi.]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Ryu delivers these uponthe reveal, TheReveal, the biggest one being, "Kurumi is already dead!"]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Ryu delivers these upon
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* DomesticAbuser: Hal assumes that the original Hal was this when he sees an unsolved Rubik's cube with the words "Hal" and "violence." Fortunately, that wasn't the case, but that didn't mean Hal and Kurumi always got along.
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* DomesticAbuser: Hal assumes that the original Hal was this beat Kurumi when he sees an unsolved Rubik's cube with the words "Hal" and "violence." Fortunately, that wasn't the case, but that didn't mean Hal and Kurumi always got along.
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* WhamShot: Near the end of Kurumi and Hal's argument at the airport, [[spoiler:the audience sees Kurumi walking through the gate... and the shot turns to focus on the plane.]]
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) in a catatonic state. A month later, Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from Rubik's cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) in a catatonic state.depressed and withdrawn from the world. A month later, Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from Rubik's cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
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'''''Hal''''' is a 2013 animated film AnimatedFilm directed by Ryoutarou Makihata, with character designs by Io Sakisaka of the ''Manga/AoHaruRide'' and ''Manga/StrobeEdge'' fame and animation by Creator/ProductionIG.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Tsukiko decides to help Hal take the giraffe in front of the store only because Kurumi had helped her pick up her clothing in the past.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Tsukiko decides to help Hal take the giraffe in front of the store only because Kurumi had helped her pick up her clothing in the past.past
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kurumi is dead, but Hal moves on with his life.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kurumi is dead, but Hal moves on with his life.]]
* CueTheRain: When Hal and Kurumi start running from Ryu, it starts to rain, going FromBadToWorse.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The film was marketed as a "new future romance", with the only advanced technology being robots and the button Kurumi owns.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The film was marketed as a "new "near future romance", with the only advanced technology being robots and the button Kurumi owns.owns.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Ryu delivers these upon the reveal, the biggest one being, "Kurumi is already dead!"]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Ryu delivers these upon the reveal, the biggest one being, "Kurumi is already dead!"]]
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Kurumi asks Hal if he'd stay with her when he learns of their past relationship.
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Kurumi asks Hal if he'd stay with her when he learns of their past relationship.about the arguments they had. Hal also does this [[spoiler:when Kurumi tries to push him to the surface for him to live without her]].
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* TakeMyHand: Hal reaches for Kurumi as they are sinking into the river.
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* BeautyMark: Ryu has one under his left eye.
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* LoanShark: Ryu is seen tanging with loan sharks during his first appearance. It's heavily implied that Hal has dealt business with them before as well.
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* DomesticAbuser: Hal assumes that the original Hal was this when he sees an unsolved Rubik's cube with the words "Hal" and "violence." Fortunately, that wasn't the case, but that didn't mean Hal and Kurumi always got along.
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* LastRequest: [[spoiler:Kurumi's final request to Hal was to live on.]]
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) in a catatonic state. A month later, Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from rubrix Rubik's cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
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* LethalChef: Hal tries to learn how to cook as per Kurumi's wish on one of the rubrix cubes. It doesn't go well for him at first, but later he learns how to make a passable meal.
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* LethalChef: Hal tries to learn how to cook as per Kurumi's wish on one of the rubrix Rubik's cubes. It doesn't go well for him at first, but later he learns how to make a passable meal.
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* PlotCoupon: The rubrix cubes Kurumi owns have her "wishes" written on them and originated from an old fad. As Hal solves them, he soon learns more about her and her past with the real Hal.
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* PlotCoupon: The rubrix Rubik's cubes Kurumi owns have her "wishes" written on them and originated from an old fad. As Hal solves them, he soon learns more about her and her past with the real Hal.
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* TheStinger: A post-credits scene shows Hal happily adapting to his life [[spoiler:as well as the final wish on the rubrix cube, personally written by the robot]].
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* TheStinger: A post-credits scene shows Hal happily adapting to his life [[spoiler:as well as the final wish on the rubrix Rubik's cube, personally written by the robot]].
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) in a catatonic state. A month later, Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from rubrix cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
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* SkywardScream: Hal gives one after [[spoiler:remembering Kurumi died in the plane crash]].
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The robot isn't Hal, but Kurumi. Hal and Kurumi had planned on going on a trip together, after fighting at the airport, Hal decides not to go. Kurumi ends up dying in the plane crash, leaving Hal in a catatonic state. [=Q01=] was sent to take on Kurumi's appearance and help Hal cope with the truth, while Hal begins deluding himself that he's the robot.]]
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The robot isn't Hal, but Kurumi. Hal and Kurumi had planned on going on a trip together, after together. After fighting at the airport, Hal decides not to go. Kurumi ends up dying in the plane crash, leaving Hal in a catatonic state. [=Q01=] was sent to take on Kurumi's appearance and help Hal cope with the truth, while Hal begins deluding himself that he's the robot.]]
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The movie was released in theaters on June 8, 2013, and received a Blu-Ray/DVD release on December 18 of that year. To promote the series, a manga adaptation by Umi Ayase (one of Io Sakisaka's assistants) ran in the magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TIz391vlY It was licensed and dubbed by]] Creator/Funimation for an English release, with the Blu-Ray/DVD releasing on September 2, 2014.
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The movie was released in theaters on June 8, 2013, and received a Blu-Ray/DVD release on December 18 of that year. To promote the series, a manga adaptation by Umi Ayase (one of Io Sakisaka's assistants) ran in the magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TIz391vlY It was licensed and dubbed by]] Creator/Funimation Creator/{{Funimation}} for an English release, with the Blu-Ray/DVD releasing on September 2, 2014.
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* TheStinger: A post-credits scene shows Hal happily adapting to his life [[spoiler:as well as the final wish on the rubrix cube, personally written by the robot]].
* ThemeTune: "Owaranai Uta" serves as the EndingTheme to the movie and is sung by Creator/YokoHikasa, the voice actress of Kurumi.
* ThemeTune: "Owaranai Uta" serves as the EndingTheme to the movie and is sung by Creator/YokoHikasa, the voice actress of Kurumi.
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-->"''You closed you heart. I want you to live again.''"
-->-- ''''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNXhoXiufGk Movie trailer]]'''
'''''Hal''''' is a 2013 animated film directed by Ryoutarou Makihata, with character designs by Io Sakisaka of the ''Manga/AoHaruRide'' and ''Manga/StrobeEdge'' fame and animation by Creator/ProductionIG.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) in a catatonic state. Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from rubrix cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
The movie was released in theaters on June 8, 2013, and received a Blu-Ray/DVD release on December 18 of that year. To promote the series, a manga adaptation by Umi Ayase (one of Io Sakisaka's assistants) ran in the magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TIz391vlY It was licensed and dubbed by]] Creator/Funimation for an English release, with the Blu-Ray/DVD releasing on September 2, 2014.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Tsukiko decides to help Hal take the giraffe in front of the store only because Kurumi had helped her pick up her clothing in the past.
* BrokenBird: From the photos and the way the senior citizens speak highly of Kurumi, she was once a GenkiGirl, and Hal's death had changed her completely.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hal and Ryu stole items to pay off their debts since they were little.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:[=Q01=] wasn't sent to replace Hal, but rather Kurumi, who was the one who died in the plane crash.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Hal has these [[spoiler:when he goes into a catatonic state after Kurumi dies.]]
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Well, not really, since Hal's not the one who's dying, but he mouths, "I love you" to Kurumi as she falls into the bottom of the river.]]
* FlashbackTwist: The button that Kurumi fixes throughout the movie is actually a digital camera that reveals all the time that Hal and Kurumi spent together. [[spoiler:When she fully fixes it and Hal suddenly remembers the past, the camera goes on to show that Kurumi was the one who went on the plane and her last moments on there.]]
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Invoked with Kurumi, since Hal was sent to help her move on, but [[spoiler:since Kurumi's the one who died, not Hal, it's Hal who has to learn how to cope with her death.]]
* HeroicBSOD: When Hal [[spoiler:learns that Kurumi was the one who died on the plane]], he freaks out and continues to call out to her.
* ICanChangeMyBeloved: Because Hal often had illegal or dangerous jobs to work off his debt, Kurumi wanted to pull him out of it by having the two start a business of their own.
* ItsAllMyFault: Hal blames [[spoiler:Kurumi's death]] on himself [[spoiler:and he believes he could have saved her if he went on the plane with her.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Later in the movie, the audience learns that Kurumi is the one who died in the plane crash, not Hal, and Hal had deluded himself into thinking he's the one who died and has to save Kurumi to cope.]]
* LastKiss: [[spoiler:Hal and Kurumi share one before Kurumi falls to the bottom of the river.]]
* LethalChef: Hal tries to learn how to cook as per Kurumi's wish on one of the rubrix cubes. It doesn't go well for him at first, but later he learns how to make a passable meal.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Prior to the plane crash, Hal and Kurumi had gotten into an argument.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Hal wears a blue pullover for the majority of the movie, and Kurumi wears a pink dress.
* ParentalAbandonment: When Hal was little, he had a heart transplant, but because his parents couldn't pay for it, they abandoned him.
* PerpetualPoverty: Hal and Kurumi live in a shabby house in Kyoto and often worry about making ends meet, especially when Hal still has yet to pay off his debt.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Kurumi asks Hal if he'd stay with her when he learns of their past relationship.
* PlotCoupon: The rubrix cubes Kurumi owns have her "wishes" written on them and originated from an old fad. As Hal solves them, he soon learns more about her and her past with the real Hal.
* ReplacementGoldfish: [=Q01=] was sent to Kurumi's house to take care of her in place of Hal.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The robot isn't Hal, but Kurumi. Hal and Kurumi had planned on going on a trip together, after fighting at the airport, Hal decides not to go. Kurumi ends up dying in the plane crash, leaving Hal in a catatonic state. [=Q01=] was sent to take on Kurumi's appearance and help Hal cope with the truth, while Hal begins deluding himself that he's the robot.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Ryu is this to Hal. While Hal is on the fence of putting his history of looting behind him thanks to the efforts of Kurumi, Ryu continues to sell whatever he can get his hands on.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The film was marketed as a "new future romance", with the only advanced technology being robots and the button Kurumi owns.
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-->-- ''''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNXhoXiufGk Movie trailer]]'''
'''''Hal''''' is a 2013 animated film directed by Ryoutarou Makihata, with character designs by Io Sakisaka of the ''Manga/AoHaruRide'' and ''Manga/StrobeEdge'' fame and animation by Creator/ProductionIG.
TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in Kyoto, Hal (Creator/YoshimasaHosoya) dies in a plane crash, leaving his girlfriend Kurumi (Creator/YokoHikasa) in a catatonic state. Robot [=Q01=] is rebuilt with Hal's appearance to take care of her. Along with fulfilling Kurumi's wishes through hints from rubrix cubes, the new Hal delves into Hal and Kurumi's past as well as learning the meaning of life.
The movie was released in theaters on June 8, 2013, and received a Blu-Ray/DVD release on December 18 of that year. To promote the series, a manga adaptation by Umi Ayase (one of Io Sakisaka's assistants) ran in the magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TIz391vlY It was licensed and dubbed by]] Creator/Funimation for an English release, with the Blu-Ray/DVD releasing on September 2, 2014.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Tsukiko decides to help Hal take the giraffe in front of the store only because Kurumi had helped her pick up her clothing in the past.
* BrokenBird: From the photos and the way the senior citizens speak highly of Kurumi, she was once a GenkiGirl, and Hal's death had changed her completely.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hal and Ryu stole items to pay off their debts since they were little.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:[=Q01=] wasn't sent to replace Hal, but rather Kurumi, who was the one who died in the plane crash.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Hal has these [[spoiler:when he goes into a catatonic state after Kurumi dies.]]
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Well, not really, since Hal's not the one who's dying, but he mouths, "I love you" to Kurumi as she falls into the bottom of the river.]]
* FlashbackTwist: The button that Kurumi fixes throughout the movie is actually a digital camera that reveals all the time that Hal and Kurumi spent together. [[spoiler:When she fully fixes it and Hal suddenly remembers the past, the camera goes on to show that Kurumi was the one who went on the plane and her last moments on there.]]
* HerHeartWillGoOn: Invoked with Kurumi, since Hal was sent to help her move on, but [[spoiler:since Kurumi's the one who died, not Hal, it's Hal who has to learn how to cope with her death.]]
* HeroicBSOD: When Hal [[spoiler:learns that Kurumi was the one who died on the plane]], he freaks out and continues to call out to her.
* ICanChangeMyBeloved: Because Hal often had illegal or dangerous jobs to work off his debt, Kurumi wanted to pull him out of it by having the two start a business of their own.
* ItsAllMyFault: Hal blames [[spoiler:Kurumi's death]] on himself [[spoiler:and he believes he could have saved her if he went on the plane with her.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Later in the movie, the audience learns that Kurumi is the one who died in the plane crash, not Hal, and Hal had deluded himself into thinking he's the one who died and has to save Kurumi to cope.]]
* LastKiss: [[spoiler:Hal and Kurumi share one before Kurumi falls to the bottom of the river.]]
* LethalChef: Hal tries to learn how to cook as per Kurumi's wish on one of the rubrix cubes. It doesn't go well for him at first, but later he learns how to make a passable meal.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Prior to the plane crash, Hal and Kurumi had gotten into an argument.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Hal wears a blue pullover for the majority of the movie, and Kurumi wears a pink dress.
* ParentalAbandonment: When Hal was little, he had a heart transplant, but because his parents couldn't pay for it, they abandoned him.
* PerpetualPoverty: Hal and Kurumi live in a shabby house in Kyoto and often worry about making ends meet, especially when Hal still has yet to pay off his debt.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Kurumi asks Hal if he'd stay with her when he learns of their past relationship.
* PlotCoupon: The rubrix cubes Kurumi owns have her "wishes" written on them and originated from an old fad. As Hal solves them, he soon learns more about her and her past with the real Hal.
* ReplacementGoldfish: [=Q01=] was sent to Kurumi's house to take care of her in place of Hal.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The robot isn't Hal, but Kurumi. Hal and Kurumi had planned on going on a trip together, after fighting at the airport, Hal decides not to go. Kurumi ends up dying in the plane crash, leaving Hal in a catatonic state. [=Q01=] was sent to take on Kurumi's appearance and help Hal cope with the truth, while Hal begins deluding himself that he's the robot.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Ryu is this to Hal. While Hal is on the fence of putting his history of looting behind him thanks to the efforts of Kurumi, Ryu continues to sell whatever he can get his hands on.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The film was marketed as a "new future romance", with the only advanced technology being robots and the button Kurumi owns.
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