There isn't much to this quiet little film about a young woman who is researching tuna and figuring out who she is. The story can be quite slow (and actually very informative about fish) with a lot of time in between laughs, but our protagonist is very energetic and often entertaining. The film also seems a bit unclear of what it is- is it a comedy or a children's movie or something else? And who is the target audience? All in all, the movie is alright.

It's an interesting premise - a story about an eager but dizzy marine biology student working with fish researchers and clashing with all her nerdy and equally quirky colleagues. Unfortunately, it is boring.

Do watch it if you enjoy all things tuna or comedy dramas about aquaculture :D. I even learned some things, such as panda research is more sexy than tuna research!

Still, despite that this movie is also educational - tuna farming is difficult! - in the end it is just too esoteric for the general audience.

This fun, entertaining, and even educational comedy-drama evolves just in the way good comedy-drama naturally grows and evolves. The principal naïve female character is klutzy and naïve and will eventually come of age in this what becomes a rather fascinating rather in-depth introduction to tuna farming in Japan. Usually these sort of comedy dramas have a way of becoming unbalanced in their presentation of drama and humor. But the experience of Tuna Girl there is something acceptably transforming in how the comedy and drama present themselves throughout the movie. What is quite satisfying in this to be expected, predicable movie is how it is accomplished with the direction and acting performances, especially by the tuna girl played by Fûka Koshiba. Without the usual romance element, though there are some indirect subplots, surprisingly there is actually more substance and captivating focus to this simple comedy drama that lifts it up from a majority of movies in its genre. A quite satisfying, informative, and enjoyable.