Stereotypical cold male lead and soft female lead. Intriguing premise but the plotting and pacing need to be better. Relies too much on Chae Soo-bin to carry the show.

Twins swap places in a story about survival and finding one’s direction. Solid performances all around. Shot conventionally but nicely edited. Simple plot but the characters, relationships and themes make it more complex than it appears.

Not the worst ever but unfocused and clumsy plotting and pacing with too many conveniences.

Simple and predictable romance but well-written enough for what it is. Superb rendering.

Looks slick and good voice acting but the plot and themes of this boy and girl android pseudo-romance are contrived. Tries to be emotion porn and fails.

Solid production but the plot is uneventful. Autopilot pacing. Relies on performance to carry the series.

Ghost in the form of J-drama. A bit slow initially. Not bad writing but the execution is B-grade-ish.

High school slice-of-life romance drama with time travel. Not a particularly original premise but still decent production and execution.

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

Continuation of the same. Visually slick still. You either like it or you don’t.

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

Solid coming-of-age, slice-of-life romance. Can argue about plotting and pacing but it is emotionally realistic.

Racing action can be better executed but plotting and pacing are not bad so far. Interesting and entertaining enough to keep one interested.

Solidly enjoyable slice-of-life drama-comedy about a 27-year-old given a chance to relive the final year of high school.

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

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

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

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

Comedy tries too hard, mostly failing. Autopilot plotting. Characters are too simply written initially but are fuller in the second half.

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

Plot follows nurse working in the psychiatric ward. Good balance in tone. Good performances. Some structural clumsiness but a decent series.