Oh my. They said this is one of the saddest and depressing animes of all time. But hey! It's not.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Story: 3/10
A simple plot. Seita with his younger sister Setsuko, tries to survive without their mother. Seita and Setsuko then lives at their aunt, literally doing nothing. When their aunt said that Seita should help during the war, Seita didn't do anything and they ran away from their aunt (total bullshit). Then they proceeded to die because of Seita's pride. Poor Setsuko.
Art: 8/10
Ghibli. Good. Art.
Sound: 6/10
Fair enough I guess. I don't have much of a rant for this one.
Characters: 1/10
Definitely one of the worst brother and main character. Pride is more important for him than her sister apparently. Kill your sister yea. Aunt is a bitch too.
Enjoyment: 2/10
What? Enjoyed? Hell nah. I was annoyed because Seita cared more for his pride rather than the safety of her younger sister. The movie just left me annoyed and frustrated.
Overall: 4/10
Meh. Wouldn't recommend you to watch this. There's a lot of better movies than this. Also, this movie was never meant to be an anti-war movie. The message of this movie is to swallow up your pride.