Gotouge’s early work is intriguing. As expected, the art is not as refined but the storytelling is generally not bad.

Interesting premise. A few chuckles but the plot, themes and humor lack depth.

Tight with good pacing, moderately dark, strong characters, decent plot and solid action. Surprisingly good.

Plot-driven, focused on human and material aspects with the supernatural taking a backseat. Entertaining and, intended or not, even comical.

Decent film that addresses the issue of Gilbert. Visually superb although the plotting could be better.

Nothing special, the premise is maybe a little forced, but still a decent side story.

Not a bad effort but nothing special. Could have used other fairy tales since there are over 200 to choose from.

Solid character-driven work that is not cringe. Visually superb.

Not bad but could go further with the paranoia and suspense. Think of it as a version of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Like Part 1, decent voice acting and production. More focused storytelling but signposting is a little clumsy. Still mildly enjoyable.

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A few minor problems but otherwise another solid film by Shinkai.

Moderately intriguing but unfocused. Offbeat but lacks comedy. Not bad but can be better executed.

Fantasy coming-of-age drama set in a town that is stuck in time. Unfocused and under-developed. But looks very good. Worth viewing.

Fairy tale–inspired crime comedy. Not bad but under-developed and fails to move on after hitting its beats so it loses energy.

Nothing particularly bad, but nothing particularly memorable either.

Typical sci-fi premise and setting. Decent voice acting and production. But plot is derivative. Nothing spectacular, mildly enjoyable.

Not a bad fantasy-adventure despite plotting and pacing issues, partly made up by a strong performance from Davis.

Lacks adventure for a fantasy-adventure and has pacing issues. But still, it’s not a bad film. It looks good and is memorable.

Lacks plot. Themes are apparent but under-developed. Mostly looks good. Relies too much on Park Bo-young and Seo In-guk to carry the show.

Character-driven series. Tries to balance dark and light, both in terms of storytelling and visually. Mostly looks good but a bit bloated.