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Kimi no Koe really is a Family-Friendly 'slice of life' style movie, It's slow and not much happens on the surface but everything is subtle. Nuance is difficult to do well in general, but Kimi no Koe does it well.

Story (8): Similar to relationships in real life you have to look under the surface to figure out why things happen, not everything is spoon fed. The premise of Kimi no Koe is a girl who believes in the power of words and the journey that belief takes her on, how her words impact the people around her and help her find herself. The main conflict ... of the movie is established very early but it is elusive to the viewer until the end, it's a great feeling and a sign of good writing to be able to look back and understand, rather than being guided through like a child. The biggest flaw with the story IMO is the physical depiction of 'kotodama' and an overly utopian ending. Otherwise it is a well balanced, very realistic story, everything has a reason and its not so obvious, it's not the most compelling story but it really is a beautiful message.

Art (10): I have watched a lot of anime with good art, but this is the first one where I have felt the need to stop and say to myself "Wow, this looks really good". Seriously the art is not unrealistically embellished, environments looks genuinely realistic and beautiful, like I wish I could be here. The level of detail in the scenes and the art direction is so good that it brings the whole town to life. no detail is spared, there are vehicles always whizzing by even in conversation, none of the background characters are blurs or clones, and every shop has it's own style that really, to a level I didn't think possible, brings everything to life.

Sound (7): I didn't notice anything special about the sound, It is good, well timed and well composed. It is about what I would expect for a movie like this from a studio of this size, no specific complaints from me.

Characters (8): The characters are incredibly true to life. They really are Highschool girls, and they act like it, they get easily attached to things and hold on to grudges they probably shouldn't, but they are all very distinctive. For me this is a positive, there are plenty of extraordinary characters in anime and we should give some love to more normal people, for others this is boring and pedantic. Their biggest flaw is that we don't get to know them enough, though they only have 90 minutes so its somewhat forgivable, madhouse introduces 7 main characters but most of them are only briefly touched upon, everything necessary is described but it is difficult to form a bond with a character you know so little about, but they do avoid taking the cliched shortcut to emotional bonds that every anime does, that is MOE, that's right there is no MOE in this movie and its such a welcomed relief, to show off a girl's lacrosse team without focusing on their thighs or chest, waitresses that aren't dressed like "working girls" and no kawaii suggestive poses. It's nice to see that it is possible for an anime about girls to focus more on their lives than their looks and it's very empowering to women.

Enjoyment (8): I find that you have to be in the mood to enjoy a slice of life anime, this is great after a long stressful or exciting day to unwind. I like to be open to all genres and coming from an action-loving background this movie really does slice of life well and allows me to appreciate the normal issues people face that don't always involve the fate of the world, instead involve the fate of a single girl, but when you think about it those two are the same things.

The fate of Nagisa is the fate of a world, HER world... the fact that she found her calling saved a world, and she made friends and helped people along the way, in the end that's all any of us can hope for and there's beauty in that. "To save one person is to save the whole planet"