Kaijuu no Kodomo

Both series use a lot of allegories to explore themes like the birth of the universe, singularities and human nature. Also, both of them are a visual delight, using some psychedelic sequences at the final leg of the movie to illustrate their message.  

At first glance, these movies might seem quite different, but the feeling of existential confusion, dread, and delight that they both manage to fill me with is hard to ignore. By the end of each one, you will be left pondering your own humanity and existence. I won't spoil the details, but they deal heavily with what it means to live, to be human, and to exist in the world. The art direction is top notch in both, featuring some of the most interesting and dynamic uses of "camera" movement, framing, and character morphing I've ever seen. They aren't afraid to go off-model a bit if it adds meaning to the scene. Music is also stellar in both. If you want a well directed and delightfully philosophical and psychological journey, you can't go wrong with either of these. read more 

Both shows allow the natural world to flourish organically as it intertwines with the plot. Both also have characters who approach the world philosophically and scientifically in their own ways. Finally, both emphasize how little humans (May ever) know about nature, and emphasizes the ways in which people are captivated by its beauty, mystery, interconnectedness, and danger. There’s a sense of magical realism with each and its visually stunning.  

A couple of movies whose animation goes according to its message. It will make you go ''WOAH, What did I just see''. A touch in the soul and a forevermore kiss. You will not forget them ever. 

Obviously both deal with the sea, but I would say they also have similar themes of connection to nature/living with nature. They are tonally quite different, one being a romance drama and the other being much more of a spiritual journey, but there are some overlaps in mood. 

First of all - they both share a similar artstyle, which is very unique to both. Second, both share a very similar atmosphere and has the theme of fanatsy in a world that is pretty much similar ot ours, with a lot of moments that just feel magical. If you liked one, you should definetly watch the other (though I think the Manga of Kiajuu no Kodomo is better, but the adaptation is also amazing). 

Both are takes on the meaning of life and being human, and whether the roles of men and women in this life are different. Both movies do not give straightforward answers and ask the audience to puzzle out the complex symbolism. Whilst Kaijuu no Kodomo is set within a modern human society and goes into more progressive ideas around the roles, and Tenshi no Tamago explores it in a more traditional route within a dystopia, they are both about how humans relate to nature. 

Both stories have a deep link to the sea and the loss of a loved one. 

Comparisons are less on the story level but very strong on the visual spectacle of both movies. Both leave you with the sense you "get the gist of what's happening" but never the full picture, even explanations for both get very complex and in-depth interpretations but in a sense, they're products that could be looked at very straightforward. It could be said that both have an SoL beginning while the development feels very distant from that, almost like it's trying to overwhelm the audience. Talking about the audience it seems as though they leave with an ethereal feeling after watching the films, meaning something that strikes them as heavenly (spiritual) or supernatural. read more 

Both movies have a fantasy world building set on an ocean world. They have their own uniquely stunning visuals. 

Okay, I know that in both works they have their own stories and settings, but what makes them have their similarities is the fact that they work very well with Randômica in their plot, to want to go deeper and deeper with "that" that the work that shows you (in a very subliminal way). 

Both involve a lot of aquatic life and oceans and have stellar animation 

both got great animation, but kaijuu got the upper hand  

• Both the supernatural anime with similar kind of setting and scenario. • Both the anime are carried by it's beautiful animation and soundtrack. • Both have confusing but equally intresting plot.  

Supernatural and Mystery centred beautiful anime movies, which put forward lot of philosophical question about the existence of human being or any other living form.  

I found the visuals of both these films gorgeous. In Birth, it was more the animation, in Kaijuu no Kodomo, more the background art. In many scenes, there are people falling or floating. Not many words are spoken, and if there are, they did not make much sense to me... The stories were somehow about birth and rebirth and cosmic forces, but I could not really follow, because during the beautiful scenes, my thoughts were wandering somewhere else and I found myself dozing off, which I consider as a bad sign regarding entertainment value. But for someone who can sit through almost 2 hours just for the beautiful art, I think these films can be recommended. People like me who expect a story may use these films as visual sleeping pills. read more 

There's a similar creative madness in these movies, with characters driven by some kind of subconscious longing for something larger than themselves. Both are exploring the experience of catharsis, transcending the known and mundane. 

Coming-of-age as depicted through the lens of highly existential psychedelic escapades. Don't do drugs, kids. 

They each touch on themes of motherhood, and feature a child longing to connect to and explore the natural world  

Both are sort of coming-of-age films, following a young girl's journey that is filled with fantasy and mystical elements. Both films have great animation and lots of symbolism. 

Both films have this sort of "summer" feeling, as in they're films you'd enjoy on a hot summer day. Also both are films focus on a rather unsociable young girl and her journey of self-discovery, using also fantasy and symbolism to drive the narrative in a "magical realism" kind of way. 

Both films have: - Incredible work with animation and graphics - The presence of philosophy and symbolism - The final, where something brain-breaking happens - Unusual approach to the story. If you are a big fan of Satoshi Kon films, then you will like this movie. 

Your kneejerk reaction will probably be to compare Terror in Resonance to Death Note. And that's fair. The detectives vs. criminal masterminds half of the story is definitely reminiscent of DN. But there's another half of the story-- centered on a young girl who feels out of place in her everyday life getting involved with two boys who are caught up in a life-changing phenomenon. I thought Lisa's storyline was really reminiscent of Ruka in Children of the Sea.  

The ocean doing some weird, bizarre, and unnatural things in the background while the story primarily focuses on the great adventure towards the discovery of a young girl in the world she lives in.