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

Slice-of-life comedy about a young woman and her giant cat who takes care of her. Series lacks an arc but amusing. Good production.

Based on the 1999 short film, a wholesome slice-of-life manga about a young woman from the perspective of her loving cat.

Whilst nothing particularly special, it is overall a solid slice-of-life anime about a young woman’s struggles and her loyal cat.

Lack of hockey action or any appreciation for it. Doesn’t work as a slice-of-life anime either. Lost opportunity.

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

Moderately funny but can be dark and serious in parts. Measured and balanced in most respects. Entertaining.

Decent production. Not bad, but the plot and themes could use more development as it is a little unfocused.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Despite being a time-loop story with a little clumsy structuring and cheesy montages, it is still a moderately enjoyable horror film.

Love story with parallel universes told in two films. Good production. Pacing is mostly good but a little clumsy at times. Worth viewing.

Shoujo romance about twins Chiki and Mami with their different mentalities towards relationships. Short, simple and relatively lighthearted.