Five magical boys graduate with feelings, flashbacks, and a sentient wombat in a sailor suit.
The older boys are graduating school and recount their memories together. The next day everyone defends the graduation ceremony against Zundar and Dadacha's Second-Button Monster, but Yumoto struggles using his love power.
Score
Musical numbers that somehow make graduation speeches slay
Editing
Clip show structure that actually serves emotional payoff
Writing
Subversive take on magical boy tropes with actual heart
Director
Shinji Takamatsu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'second button' is a Japanese graduation tradition where a student gives their uniform's second button to someone they love — the monster weaponizes this cultural symbol.
Director Shinji Takamatsu deliberately made the boys' magical transformation poses increasingly intimate across seasons to normalize physical affection between male friends.
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