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Legitimately the worst thing I've ever read.
The main "problem" is a SINGLE person who has repeatedly tortured and murdered many many people, and not a single one of her victims ever spoke up or took matters into their own hands. The MC was such a pathetic coward he let her torture more and more and more people over and over because he couldn't deal with it himself and just secure his friends safety by killing her.

I can't believe I read half of this, skipped 50%, and it ended so simply that it could've been done in the first 4 chapters is insane. Mangaka definitely ... WANTED to write the most insanely garbage manga ever.

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Story - 10
The story isn't extremely complex or extremely simple, it does well to intrigue and surprise without being annoyingly confusing. The plot may seem to take a while to kick in, having no real problem to solve until half way through the movie, but this time is spent setting up the characters and the feeling of the film. The surprises are not shocking if you were paying close attention to details while still being a nice way to "shock" those casually viewing.

Characters - 9
Main characters Mitsuha and Taki are both emotionally developed throughout in a believable way, and their character design ... and personality are attractive, emotive and able to connect to audience members. There are some decisions the characters make that can see annoying, or lead to a problem but they are portrayed realistically in the way two teenagers going through the scenario would act.

Art - 10
The art is absolutely beautiful, aside from just the beautiful scenery in the landscapes and design in buildings. Many scenes are just astounding to pause and look at the detail in design and art, lighting and story telling in the art. Within the first 5 minutes there were already a massive amount of artistically beautiful scenes. Early on there is a panning shot around a small room that not only shows off the room and the character development through that but pans incredibly smoothly for a hand drawn sequence. This as well as multiple time lapses, zooms, pans and generally outstanding design.

Sound - 10
The soundtrack and voice acting is amazing. The soundtrack is profound, beautifully made, full of heart and each song fits what is visually or emotionally happening. I still find myself listening to Zen Zen Zense and Yumetourou especially. And the voice acting is realistic and believable.

Enjoyment - 10
This movie is a joyous and heart wrenching roller coaster. I found myself silently filled with the beauty of it, intrigued and involved in the characters, plot and theme, smiling from ear to ear, relieved, shocked (yes, shocked.) and then overwhelmed by the melancholy of finishing a movie/tv show/anime after connecting with it, and the happiness of viewing such a film. I enjoyed every bit of this movie. I was drawn in instantly from the silent begining to the joyous end.

Overall - 10
One of the most amazing films I've ever watched, without a doubt a Masterpiece of storytelling, art, character design and more. All awards and praise towards this movie are definitely deserved. I'd recommend this film to absolute anyone. The hype does not disappoint in the slightest.