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I would like to start off by saying that I am a huge ghibli fan. It has always been my all time favourite and I have been impressed over and over again by their work.

However, I'm afraid I can't really say the same about this one. I understand that this movie was based off a novel, and I'm sure that the storyline was much clearer there. In the film however, I had no idea what was going on and even the ending explanation left me confused and unsatisfied.

I sat through the whole film hoping it would get better but unfortunately it was a ... disappointing movie. I couldn't really feel much sympathy for Anna, and her obsession with Marnie seemed strange to me.

Although the art was magnificent, the storyline was confusing and lacking. This has been the only ghibli film that I have not been able to enjoy. I hope viewers won't judge ghibli studio's skills based on this movie as they have other really famous masterpieces.

Angel Beats isn't the best anime ever but it certainly isn't a complete flop either. In fact it has so much potential which makes it all the more disappointing that it didn't quite get there.

The story holds a really interesting concept around afterlife and the state of fulfilment and unfulfillment. The art is there and the characters all have relatively interesting personalities. I particularly enjoyed the stories of the character's past life and the reason why they are stuck in a world between life and death. However the anime only covered some of the character's back stories and left a lot of the other's ... up in the air. If only they had focused a little more on the back stories of the characters instead of fighting against the 'angel' or even extended the series a little more, it would've made it that much better.

Which brings me to my next point.; the ending of this anime finished way too abruptly. It felt like the anime wasn't really getting anywhere up until the second last episode, and then suddenly the last episode attempted to wrap everything up. They lacked the gradual build up and the ending didn't really make sense and left me with a lot of questions. Overall I think this storyline was too complicated to finish all in just 13 episodes.

Saying that, I did enjoy the art and this anime definitely made me laugh. It had a good mix of comedy and drama and I guess since it's a short anime it doesn't take that much time to watch. I wouldn't say that this is an addicting drama but it explores a really interesting concept and is relatively enjoyable.

'Noragami' is an average anime with the characters and storyline mediocre.
Saying that however, there's just something about it that draws me in and that's the reason why I gave it slightly above average. It also includes elements of romance and action creating an overall good mix. It explores Japanese culture well in terms of shrines and the gods as well as modern society excluding the supernatural parts.
In my opinion I think the first season drags out the main storyline a bit so I prefer the second season where you find out more about Yato's past. But you can't watch the second season without ... watching the first! :)
Although the plot may be dull at times the artwork is magnificent and there's a certain aura around the story. If you like fantasy and action I would recommend this anime!!

I know many people will disagree with what I am about to write, but I have to say this was one of the most ridiculous movies I have ever watched to the point where I laughed.
Makoto Shinkai is a big hit at the moment after his successful movie 'Your Name' (which was extremey overrated) and I feel like people are just giving him praise because of that movie.
I can understand people's admiration towards the visual aspect of the animation since the artwork is beautiful (although it's not my personal taste) however the plot of the story is so laughable and absurd it defeats ... all the positive aesthetics of it.
Firstly, they portray the main character, Takao to be this dedicated and hardworking 15 year old high school student, yet for some unexplained reason he skips every morning class when it rains. On top of that he has some weird fetish for feet or shoes or whatever it is and asks the woman he loves to be his foot model.
Secondly, I don't understand the point of making Takao 15 and Yukino 27. That is an unnecessary 12 year age gap which is kinda pushing it. It also would have made more sense if Takao was 18 instead, because then he would've been in his last year of high school and thinking more about his future as a shoe maker.
Thirdly, there is so many unexplained occurrences that happen throughout the film so I went as far as to look up the summary to get a better understanding. Turns out Yukino had such a hard life because she was too beautiful and one of her students started bullying her because her boyfriend liked Yukino. Then Yukino stops going to school and instead drinks beer to the point where the only thing she can taste is chocolate and beer. Following that, the whole relationship she had between herself and her colleague, Ito was extremely vague and I had no idea who she was talking to when she received the phone call.
Overall the storyline was hard to follow and pretty senseless. There are so many movies out there that are so much deeper and creative then this. I would suggest something like 'ookami kodomo no ame to yuki' or 'bakemono no ko' or even 'a silent voice' that has so much more meaning, and character development compared to this movie.