Classic mecha anime. Excellent visuals and sound. Focuses on characters and their relationships.

Opening is a bit muddled but settles into a grim slice-of-life “try to leave out our final days in peace” drama. Ending is bad and cheap.

Mystery with elements of a horror-thriller framed in a fairy tale–like story. Nothing bad. Just flat. Plotting and themes are a bit clumsy.

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

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

Tight action-comedy. It is a bit silly but it’s meant to be. Nicely lit and shot.

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

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.

Ninja family vs rival clan. Nicely shot. A few points regarding characters and conflict can be better, but intriguing and entertaining.

Interesting enough premise. Excellent production. Can delve deeper into the themes, but plot and characters are sufficiently captivating.

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

Better execution than the first two parts but plotting is somewhat clumsy.

Some consider it a modern classic. Interesting premise. Clumsy plotting. Cheesy and tries too hard with its gratuitous nudity and violence.

Cool warrior girl and humans versus evil AI. Nothing particularly good. No few problems but strangely not a complete waste of time.

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

Mecha-noir set in a domed city. Interesting premise but too ambitious. Somewhat unfocused and themes insufficiently explored.

An amusing and entertaining read, but the satire and black comedy can be taken further.

Amusing and fun series. Each episode can use more structure and take the satire further.

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.