I had no expectations going into this, i heard people generally thought it was good, but on paper this is a movie i wouldn't give a chance to if i saw it on a shelf in a store. After watching it though i will give it credit for holding together a time travel story with few holes. Often these stories are very easily picked apart and i only really found one moment that didn't make any sense to me.
Story: 6/10 (Fair)
The story overall was okay. If i said "anime school girl time travel movie" the instant things that rush to your head are almost certainly what come to fruition in this movie. It has all the expected story beats. Girl gets powers, girl overuses her powers so on and so forth.
Art: 7/10 (Good)
It was good, but honestly nothing outstanding. I guess the movie came out in 2006, but even so, thinking back to 2006 or even before that there are movies that go above and beyond this movie. That being said, it has generally good art throughout the movie and only rarely dips to mediocre.
Sound: 7/10 (Good)
The sound was good, the music was good and the voice acting was also pretty solid. Once again nothing stand out, but i would be a liar if i said this was bad.
Character: 6/10 (Fair)
The characters in this movie were quite a let down, they were very generic and had very little depth to them. I didn't really like the main girl character, she just came across childish and annoying most times. And the other characters i can't talk about much without spoiling things. But they were okay. Still nothing here that stands out.
Enjoyment: 8/10 (Very good)
I ... kinda really enjoyed this, not because of the story, or the characters, but because it was fun. It rarely had down time, it kept a steady pace. And it had small moments sprinkled throughout that kept me guessing how things were going to play out. Sometimes its not the destination, its the journey. And even though the story goes predictable places it was fun for the most part getting there.
Overall: 7/10 (Good)
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo is generally an entertaining movie, even being full of tropes and story beats that are easily predictable. I found it fun. And sure some of the bigger moments don't really get explained all that good at the end, and the ending the more you think of it ... kinda doesn't make much sense with what one of the characters says. But i couldn't be too annoyed at this, time travel stories are often peppered with plot holes. And this story holds it together. (For the most part)
Is it a must watch? No. Is it a fun watch? Yes.
