A 12-episode slice-of-life series of three-minute vignettes. The writing can be better, but it’s not that bad if one doesn’t mind risking half an hour.

Looks good enough with solid performances. But the initial pacing is too slow and the comedy falls flat.

Good production and performances. Not bad and I want to like it more, but the writing is just not quite right.

Young woman learns of best friend’s suicide from years of abuse. She then steals her ashes to give her a proper send-off. Tight, good pacing. Solid effort. Nicely drawn.

This series follows five-year-old Yotsuba and her father as they settle into their new home. Simple and innocent slice-of-life comedy. Nicely drawn.

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Short 6-episode teen romance drama. Relatively simple and predictable but nonetheless satisfying enough for what it is.

Comedy of a shy guitarist who joins a band and struggles with anxiety. Absurd delivery. Lacks musician jokes but entertaining and relatable.

Another classic mecha anime. Strong characters, emotionally charged. Truly cinematic execution.

Not bad but nothing spectacular. Some of the stories try too hard.

Absurdist slice-of-life comedy of Tanaka aiming to do as little as possible. Good production. Relatable. Borderlines on brilliant.

Classic high school slice-of-life comedy. Can use a little more variation even if it is meant to be slice-of-life genre.

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

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

A solid romance slice-of-life drama about living with regrets. Can use more dramatic tension but mostly avoids being too cheesy.

Good but not great. Decent writing and performances. Nicely shot. Worth watching if one is interested in the genre.

Sachiko (女の一生<２部>: サチ子の場合, lit. A woman’s life part 2: Sachiko’s case) is a novel by Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作) that was first published in...

A fantasy and slice-of-life romantic-comedy about friendship, romance, the difficulties of adolescence, identity and destiny.

Although it is about friendship, it takes a more ambiguous approach compared to Shinkai’s previous works.

The Place Promised in Our Early Days is Shinkai’s first feature-length work that, like most of his later works, explores friendship.

Voices of a Distant Star is an OVA and one of Shinkai’s earlier works. Like most of his later works, it explores love and friendship.