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THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.
I generally do not write reviews but after watching To Your Eternity (TYE), I just had to. Watching TYE is an experience that stays with you, mostly because of how dystopian everything is, imagine a world where conflict is the normal, with your closest friends dying ever so often, and we watch the evolution of our main character through each of those deaths. It's an interesting plot point, meant to evoke the audience's emotions and conscience, quite purposefully I reckon - but it only works if you're invested. From the beginning, it was all about Fushi and how he would live in ... this human world, and then it was about surviving and having his friends survive through him, not succumbing to the Nokkers at every turn.
The first few episodes are one of the best episodes ever in an anime, the entire Wolf Arc is so perfectly executed that you cannot help but feel hopeless for the nameless boy. This is not a typical anime, where characters introduced have a role to play later on, in fact, it is fairly rare (there are exceptions), and we mostly observe surroundings and people around Fushi changing every arc. For most of us, it's common to feel attached to a character like you, but this anime doesn't let you do that, either by moving them out of the arc or simply killing them, I must admit halfway through I stopped rooting for most of the characters to survive simply because I didn't know if they would survive, hence the feeling of hopelessness that this show imparts to the audience.
If you want to watch something new and unique, and something that makes you feel something, this is for you, it's truly one of the better things to come out in the last couple of years.

It's rare to see an anime as polished as Zankyou no Terror because I had been putting this off for such a long time, I did not know what to expect and watching this is probably the best thing in a while.
The art, the music, the story, they intertwine so beautifully into this anime of twisted logic - a phrase so commonly used in a derogatory sense but for this anime, it's simply beautiful. A story of two kids taking on the world, a story where they had to grow up, that's the beauty of this anime.
The music from this anime is often sampled and ... the art too, for indie music production and hearing so many of those bootlegs come to life on the screen is one of the best things about this anime.
If you like action animes, if you like animes with a plot, if you like animes with captivating music and storyline, this is for you. Do watch it.

I don't read much manga but ReLife is one of the few ones I followed through till the ending. Sure it's a romance manga but a very different kind, one of distance.
I first watched the anime and then started the manga (not that it matters) and found it to be very appealing because of the similarity in situations (not exactly obviously but taking it at the surface). I appreciated every bit of the work done in this manga tbh, each of the characters have some meticulously reasoned backstory and exist on their own moral principles - even side characters like Onoya and Tamarai. The art ... is very complimentary to the content and unconventional compared to "printed" manga considering it's a webcomic but I think it's been done very well. While not one of the Shinkai Makoto add-on quality but still good nonetheless.
The plot is very unique and it kind of felt I could come up with it, but I didn't, did I. Either way, the execution is impressive and kudos to Yayoisou for that. ReLife has been a very wholesome experience and I felt close to breaking down in the last few chapters but it's been a very nice journey for me and you should enjoy the same, I think.

Koe no Katachi was beautiful honestly, I think I only write reviews for ones which are beautiful to me (don't see the point otherwise) since they do truly affect me, I believe.
First off, hats off to the sound director and the composer (Kensuke Ushio) for the truly wonderful OST. I fell in love the first time I heard and the second and the third. It mixes just too well with this movie and a lot of the scenes are moved just by sound (the ending scene and Shouko's scene comes to mind).
The story is one of redemption and simply, time. It isn't anything ... grand like fate, or fantasy or even forbidden love, which is unlike a lot of the good content anime films we have. Rather this film is one about life, a unique person's life and everything around it. I loved the story, to be honest. I find a lot of people complaining about the lack of subplots and overlooking of certain characters but it's executed to a certainly high level, that's what I feel. Nevertheless, the premise was brilliant and the plot was better than average.
The art, yes, certainly good, above average and fit for the anime this was, no complaints but yeah the level of detail and style always depends on the team. It isn't a Makoto Shinkai film where there's cutscenes specifically to show the level of detail and texture - and comparing them is an insult to both of the directors, who do a brilliant job with all their films, I think.
The development of the plot is much better than the plot execution itself and the way some of the characters mature (or don't) really made me fall in love with this film over again.
I enjoyed this film to my heart's content and have no regrets about its small shortcomings. Koe no Katachi is a tale of turning over a new leaf, a tale of erasing regrets and I strongly urge you to watch it.

​Kimi no Na wa was destined to be great. I'm one person who often loses objectivity after a very affecting watch and this was one of them, still I'll try to convey my opinion the best I can.
Firstly, I think Shinkai Makoto pulled off a great one, this wasn't just well made, it was well executed and many, many a people fail at the latter.
Now, coming to the film. It's one that tells of fate, that's what I think. It's one of the a kind, and kind of makes you rethink the "fact" that, fate exists.
Amid great direction, small errors go out of emphasis, this ... has a fairly nice plot and I don't really think I cared it was the way it was. I just wanted to see where it all went. Most films don't manage that. The plot idea was novel, the storyline of fate might have felt a bit different, but it was still so much of a treat that I wouldn't complain.
Art/Sound is impeccable as with every Shinkai Makoto film, he knows how to do it, and proves it yet again. I won't tell you much since my artistic sense only seeks to see if it was aesthetic or not and this clearly was. RADWIMPS has probably done the best rendition and it is almost a perfect fit, jesus.
Finally, my personal opinion again,
A goddamn beautiful film which everyone should watch, at least that's what I think. Really, watch it, it might just change your views on fate. The gradual romance is something sappy people like me will love (and yes, it's pretty good). As with Shinkai Makoto, it leaves questions because closed endings are just not his thing and although it leaves you yearning, I'm still content.

I'd like to end this review with a line which felt very close to me - "Your name is?..."

This anime has a good plot flow and actually does a good job of deepening school love - not saying it feels absolutely real but that it isn't shallow. I feel that the ending was chosen specifically to avoid a cliche. I'm sure that it was very satisfying at first and somehow it faded as we went forward with the last episode. Even though, almost everyone will find it disappointing.
The artwork is stunning along with the music, obviously most of it is classical music piano pieces considering that's one of the genre this is based in, but it does show a different side to people ... and a different side to music.
Trust me when I say that this is a pretty emotionally turbulent anime and you keep wishing, in vain. Referring to episode 22, I feel as if there could've been a more vehement and outward approach to the characters. What saddens me is that neither of the main characters got a proper sense of closure but if you really interpret it to its veins, maybe somewhere along the line in one the previous episodes, they did. There were some arcs, which maybe weren't required, if the whole plot was supposed to be so meaningful and deep, some of it wasn't that required - but that's not to say I regret watching a bit of this. The last episode stings, not only then but as soon as you know about the utter disarray Miyozano is in.
This anime is saddening but maybe somewhere along the line, you'll find yourself. :)