Hello World

"I just wanted to see her smile again." Well, well. What have I got to say... That was some pretty good words coming from a guy who has spent so much time trying to get her to wake up again. This Sci-Fi romance film was something I wouldn't have expected to be extraordinary, I kind of kept my hopes down for the entire film. But after watching the movie, it felt... decent? good? I was confused at that point. However, what I CAN say is that the romance was implied pretty strongly on the main character. Spending 10 years to save a girl you literally just started dating with? That's some sheer determination there my good old friend. Enough sputtering filler phrases, let me start my review on Hello World. To begin with, the story felt... confusing? Especially at the end, it might make you go, "what just happened?" Well yeah, that was me as well. But if you got confused at any part during the movie other than the last, I suggest you go watch Steins;Gate again to turn yourself into a true mad scientist! (Not sponsored by Dr. Pepper) However, you got to catch the information quickly especially at the first when it was the most crucial about his future self explaining about ALLTALE Quantum technology. If you missed that, good luck trying to understand the whole movie. If you didn't miss that however, good for you then! You have just gotten the whole gist of the movie. Now onto the romance, as a romance-freak, I don't know I should be happy or not. But all Naomi did was just follow his future self's instruction and got her in the basement. Why can't that happen to me as well? I want my future self to get me a girlfriend too! Sadly, this is indeed a Sci-Fi movie so I cannot complain and whine about it, but still! Now onto the art & animation, which the art felt lackluster in emotions for a Romance film. However, do keep in mind that this a full CGI film, so get ready to see some wack animation. I only noticed one however, but it downgraded the whole thing since that animation was literally one of the simplest ones that is given a lot of time, I can probably do it as well. Back to the art, although lackluster, there were a few scenes that were incredibly cute thanks to the visuals. So it depends on whether you care about the Romance or the Sci-Fi, and then you see it yourself from a specific viewpoint then on. What I have to seriously criticize on however is the amount of color they used in the movie. Oh my lord there was so much rainbow beams shining everywhere my eyes actually hurt from watching. That is one thing I want everyone to take note of : A LOT OF RAINBOW Not to mention, the music was pretty dope. It's honestly personal preference though since we all have different tastes in music. But for me, I loved it. As for the voice actors, they've honestly done a pretty good job at... doing their job? There were some moments however that should've been implied harder than what was screened. So... director's issue? I don't understand the industry that much so I assume I have no say in something trivial like this. But still, good job. Okay, Ruri and Naomi were so cute together it just felt amazing. (and then the story went downhill from there but let's not talk about the sad times) | Naomi in the future felt like a how a mentor should feel like, although there were *some* "disagreements", he has done his part well at tutoring himself in the past. Naomi in the past wasn't a wimp either, you can see the his development throughout the story through sheer willpower to save Ruri. He isn't that wimpy kid that doesn't even dare to enter the library anymore, he is a reliable and independent teen that people can rely on. As for Ruri, the only true character development she got was only when she is with Naomi. But without her, this whole story wouldn't have existed so she is still crucial for the story. Haha, I know everyone is waiting for this. If you hated this movie, you will want me to type here : I hated this shit 0/10 no watch pls. Vice versa, if you loved this movie, you will want me to type here : I loved this movie omg 10/10 pls watch. I'll be honest here, I have mixed feelings for the movie. For me, I love sci-fi theories and I read a lot about them. So naturally I understood and enjoyed the movie. But at the same time, I love to look at things on an unbiased scale. What about the people who just came here with no knowledge of sci-fi whatsoever? Will they know what's the butterfly effect? A parallel world? A paradox? Naturally, they will get confused and not enjoy the movie as much as I did. Personally, the romance contributed a great factor for those who did not understand the sci-fi stuff IMO. As I said above, I am a romance-freak, so I savored every moment of romance the movie contained. Now for the big revelation, I will get my enjoyment an 8/10. Overall, if you have epilepsy, I will not recommend this movie due to the amount of colors and the motion. If you do not however, I can recommend it if you like Sci-Fi or romance. Or else, if you just like anything you watch then why are you here? Go ahead. However, if you are a critic that hates CGI, romance and time traveling. Then please, do not watch this. I already warned you beforehand. Well then, signing off. El Psy Congroo

I was going to hold this review back, but upon seeing what made it to the forefront of the reviews, I thought some differing opinions could spark conversation. TL;DR Score: 5 - First half good second half bad. Incidentally, you watch Another World AFTER this movie. Story: Most of the problems stem from the flawed and convoluted story. To put it simply, it's split into 2 parts. The first part is a fairly pleasant romance drama. The second part is mostly an action flick with scifi themes. I also don't mean that there are 2 stories, rather that the 1 story really shifts gears halfway through following a decent plot twist. The first part is actually reminiscent of Orange, although with the key difference that the future MC time travelled instead of a letter. Basically, the future MC aims to hook up present MC with a girlfriend to avoid later tragedy. This is actually pretty good, because the future MC is a very decent character with fun interactions (I'll get back to this later). The pacing is well done because we're always on the edge of our seat to see how the Naomi (the MC) and his future self manage to pull off this unlikely romance. Part of why I say it's good would be because I'm partial to character drama, but even if it wasn't amazing it was still enjoyable. Unfortunately most of this part is retroactively made worse by the fact that most of the plot here doesn't actually make sense when given information from the second part. In addition, most of the events that future Naomi ended up changing weren't necessary at all because they would've happened anyway. The only reason that the ultimate goal ended up being so difficult was because all the previous unnecessary changes pinged the "antivirus". It was still enjoyable in the moment at least. The second part is mostly cheap action scenes with some scifi themes overlayed on it. When I say cheap, I mean that the amount of action scenes is disproportionate to their relevancy to the plot. It just seemed like an excuse for animations, and in my opinion they went on for far too long. This shift in focus was extremely unwelcome to me, personally. The second part also has another plot twist halfway through, but unlike the first twist, it is barely expounded upon and seems likely to confuse the audience unless they do some mental gymnastics. At the very end of the movie they reference that twist again (and failed to explain it again), and by that point most of the audience forgot about the twist because they didn't understand it so they're confused again. As a result the ending is not very satisfying, even as someone who >mostly< understood the twist (I have some grievances with it but I'll assume it makes sense). I saw some other reviews compare the twists to Steins;Gate, and I disagree here not because the twist wasn’t complicated, but because unlike Steins;Gate it establishes the rules, makes a plot twist by breaking the rules and implying the rules were false, and completely fails to properly establish what the true rules were in the end. So basically, it is extremely unforgiving to those who miss clues or such, which is not a good thing. People who are proud of understanding the plot twist should be proud, but that’s not good for a movie that supposed to have widespread appeal. Perhaps they could’ve spent more time on explanations rather than incessant action scenes. Something that perhaps only I didn't enjoy was that the technology was rooted in reality to the extent that I completely failed to suspend disbelief when they begun to stretch it. To try and explain one example without spoiling, for some reason specific data can only be moved but not copied... for some reason... when the data was originally a copy to begin with... Another stretch was the hilariously impractical visual portrayal of the antivirus. Art: It does fairly well when it sticks to 2D animation and some simple 3D animation (like during the romance drama scenes in the first half). When it tried to do more dynamic 3D animation, although sometimes it looks pretty good, it ends up looking atrociously bad at times. I only have the impressions of when I watched it in cinemas, but I remember thinking that some action scenes look like they could've been made in Counterstrike (edit: on rewatch this holds true, although they're sparser than I remember). The overall variable quality of the animation actually did end up detracting from my enjoyment, which I consider to be very unusual considering the fact that this was a movie. Sound: Unfortunately I did not pay too much attention to sound, but it was pretty good and I don't remember any music being used in inappropriate contexts or such. Character: These were good when they were the spotlight of the movie, rather than 3D fight scenes. Naomi is rather generic, but at least he has some personality. Future Naomi's snarky attitude and overbearing nature was actually pretty great. Ruri's personality was sufficient to understand why Naomi would be attracted to her, and they have cute interactions. One thing that I did find fairly amusing was how Ruri, despite having no knowledge of the scifi shenanigans, just completely rolls with everything when being thrown into the deep end during the second half. One characterization moment that I did appreciate was when they showed how Naomi's passive nature affected his everyday life, and later contrasted it with the personality of Ruri. Although perhaps it was a bit on the nose, it worked and was a nice touch. One characterization moment that I didn't appreciate as much was how they developed future Naomi, because he ends up being a bit of a lone wolf character despite the fact that he didn't really need to be and that nothing in his backstory would suggest such a thing. He seems to have very good relations with his coworkers and such, but does not confide anything to them. This had fairly heavy implications on the plot as well. Enjoyment: Although I enjoyed watching the first half, the incessant action scenes and incredibly convoluted nature of the second half drained all the enjoyment out of me. Overall: I gave it a 5, mostly carried by the first half.

Been invited to watch this-- advanced special screening in PH. Oct 28. It's definitely 100% CG but it's not a bad cg. It's a very well made cg, consistent, trippy -- there's so many "inception-ish" going on and I understand why they made the whole thing in cg. - The characters are likeable like they are straight outta tamako market - The sound design is outstanding 10/10 - Story is interesting, some parts are cliche but the plot twist is a bruh moment - art is.. its ajin on steroids Im gonna rewatch it again when it airs here on the 30th. PS: I enjoyed this more than Weathering with you.

『HELLO WORLD』Movie Review A Sci-Fi Romance Film themed: What if you had the chance to change one important day? A new day that can save the life of the only girl you loved. Will you take the risk and face the dangers and consequences? Synopsis: A man travels in time from the year 2027 to relive his school years and to correct a bad decisions. ~~~ "I just wanted to see her smile again." "Even if the world is destroyed, I want to see you one more time." ~~~ Movie Review: (Non-Spoiler) Story: 9/10 Great and interesting story. Romance: 10/10. At first it was confusing for me, then I realized "You're lucky if you've already watched Steins;Gate" as it's really the best Sci-Fi anime that ever existed. We go back to the movie, since it's a Sci-Fi anime, you would really be confused at first then until there's the time where you'll finally get the flow of the story. I can give it a 10 overall in the story but there were just some cliche scenes. P.S. That plot twist tho. It made me happy and broken-hearted at the same time. Animation: 10/10 MINDBLOWING!! If you're a fan of art or animation scenes then this movie is a must watch for you. There were some aesthetic and realistic sceneries that you'll love to see. The movie is CGI overall. ROYGBIV animation means a lot of RAINBOW colored animation and effects. I get it why they focused on CGI. I loved the animation overall. Sounds: 10/10 The soundtrack is literally great as well as the sound effects. It really syncs with the animation and the scenes Characters: 9/10 Cute and almost similar to KyoAni (the character designer was from Tamako Market/Love Story so basically that's his reference in my opinion). Best character was Naomi the male lead, his character development throughout the movie was amazing but without Ruri the story would be different. Casts: 9/10 Japanese Actors/Actress voicing an anime character is not new to me since I'm an avid fan of them and JDrama as well but I love the way they perform each of their roles especially Tori Matsuzaka who voiced the older Naomi. The chemistry of Minami Hamabe and Takumi Kitamura never changed since their portrayal of "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" Live Action (I love these two ❤) Enjoyment: 9/10 The movie was not I've expected after watching the trailer several times. It was totally unexpected for me so I really enjoyed the whole movie. I was like, "Ohh, so this movie is something different." Some cute moments etc,. The story, animation, characters, casts and sounds were great overall. ❤❤ Best Sci-Fi Romance anime movie I've seen and watched so far. Don't tell me I made it overrated. To be honest I just really love Sci-Fi anime and then you add or mix it with romance?? Oh my, it's already a bonus ❤ Must-watch for animation lovers especially those who love Sci-Fi a lot. Congrats 🎉 and Thank You ❤ to all the people who were behind in making this wonderful movie. #HelloWorld #HelloWorldPH #ハローワールド

This review contains minor spoilers, wherein I mainly elaborate on aspects of the story covered by the synopsis. Simply put, Hello World is garbage. I could go into an endless stream of comical hyperbole in order to detail this, but I won't waste any time. If you're already familiar with how bad a Mado Nozaki story can be from Babylon or Seikaisuru Kado, don't be. This is much, much worse. Hello World attempts to be a sci-fi romance flick, but unfortunately fails at the latter, and stumbles all over the former. The romance in this film is supposed to be assumed as true, both because our protagonist, Naomi Katagaki, gets roped into having a girlfriend by his future self, and also because it isn't actually developed in any real way aside from a montage of uninteresting events set to a forgettable J-pop song, sandwiched by scenes of cliched romantic tiptoeing. Right after confessing to his future self's girlfriend, Ruri Ichigyou, all romantic development stops and the rest of the film is fully dedicated to the sci-fi aspects of the story, which are just as bad. I'll avoid spoilers, but basically the worldbuilding is conveyed either through long, awkward, and cumbersome scenes of expository dialogue, or through vague, confusing, and contradictory "no actually" moments. This, I assume, is Nozaki's attempts at writing a clever narrative, but instead comes across as two stoner tabletop game DMs having an imagination battle. None of it is truly creative or original, it's just a collision of tropes established by other stories. The characters are bland, trite, and have characteristics that are in opposition of each other. Naomi is introduced as the quiet, meek bookworm, but these aspects of his personality are quickly thrown away because they would hinder the plot progression, and he becomes able to process and adapt to reality shattering events with the same mental fortitude of an Elder Scrolls protagonist, and it's waved away because he's "familiar with sci-fi books", which should again clue you in on how creative the sci-fi aspects of this movie actually are. Ruri is introduced as the quiet, assertive bookworm. This is the part where I'd talk about her, but she actually doesn't do anything. She's like the flag in a game of Capture the Flag, she's an objective, not really a character. If I were to write out all of the dialogue she's given in the film, it probably wouldn't even fill up two pages. This is the main love interest in a romance movie. Future Naomi is introduced as the reliable chad doing everything for his love, but he spends the entire movie getting cucked, sometimes of his own volition, which is quite unfortunate, but also a little funny, because I don't think Nozaki was intentionally going for that. There's no particular reason to subject him to that, he's written to be a sympathetic character, so I can only assume it turned out that way as a result of incompetence. I should also address the visuals. They're not good. The models are pre-shaded CG, meaning the shadows cast on them in scenes don't change naturally. A character will look out of a window and his face will be illuminated by the light streaming in from outside. Whether or not he is properly illuminated in this initial position is a different story, but the real disaster comes when he turns his head away from the window and his face remains fully illuminated. Only when his head is a full 180° away from the window do the shadows awkwardly pop in. This isn't something everyone will notice on a first watch, but once you do notice it, it becomes impossible to not notice, and remains distracting throughout the whole film. Aside from the shading issues, the CG models sometimes use the emotive faces found in a lot of 2D anime, and it always looks strange when they do. There's also various visual design choices which look absolutely hideous. For example, Naomi gets a glove that's an ultra-shiny teal. It looks absolutely disgusting because it has no visual cohesion with anything else in the entire movie, which mainly employs warm tones and then later an unsaturated aesthetic, and it's distracting in every scene that it's in. There's also lots of things with thin, rainbow colored stripes which look equally awful. In summation, this movie is head-to-toe awful (with the exception of sound direction, which was unremarkable), and is a generally terrible experience, far beyond the acceptable range of bad in the phrase, "so bad it's entertaining". Watch at your own peril.

I had a couple of "What the fuck is this shit" moments during my watch but it ended up as "What the actual fuck is this shit". Story 5/10 So the story takes place in Kyoto of 2027 where technology has fairly advanced, portraying the life of a socially awkward book-loving boy Naomi Katagaki and a book loving-girl named Ruri Ichigyou who has a cold personality. It's all good till this part. So, this boy one day gets to meet his future self who came from 10 years later to meet his past self but not so that he could try to change the future regarding the tragedy that is yet to come for Ruri but instead he reveals that this world is all a simulation and all he wants to do is capture some joyful moments of Ruri. But it's all a trainwreck after it, could be spoilers so I am skipping out on it. Art and Animation 9/10 Even tho it's CG but it's the good kind of CG, it's only disturbing for couple of minutes but then you get used it. For me, the background art was most astounding aspect of this movie, seeing Kyoto in an aesthetically rendered version of itself was really blissful. Can't say the same for character art tho, they were very similar to KyoAni. Sound 7/10 The aural aspects actually made me enjoy this trainwreck of a movie, specially the insert song for the ending sequence. Even still I don't really remember any other outstanding soundtrack from it. Characters 4/10 The character models and character writing was all pretty generic. First of all the main characters looked like they're stolen from KyoAni. And there's nothing much interesting about the characters in case of writing as well, socially awkward boy falls in love and now will do anything to save his love which includes fucking up a world. And lord, the female lead was so dull, I mean she didn't even say a single word seeing her lover do some stupid sci-fi stuff through his hand. Enjoyment 5/10 I somewhat enjoyed the movie but too many "What the fuck is this shit" moments ruined my enjoyment from time to time. Overall I'd give it a 5.2, truthfully it's another good concept but yet again suffering from bad execution of plot. The characters could use some better writing, albeit the art and animation was amazing.

Spoilers- The premise of a future mc helping out the current mc to get a girlfriend was an interesting concept. It would have been great if they kept the plot as beIng a romantic movie, as the first half of the movie was just that, awkward mc trying to get to know the female mc. I would have accepted if the movie did not elaborate much about the future mc so as to move the plot along. However, when the movie tried to incorporate too much scientific manbo jambo ala inception in the second half, it became boring in the sense that things became too complicated. Virtual world within a virtual world trying to rectify things in yet another virtual world. Plot should have stuck to mc in the opening, trying to win the heart of the female mc who is in a coma in the real world so that she can “wake up”. This movie is an example of why Sci-fi and romance anime should never mix. Romance part 8/10 science part 2/10

“Hello World” is what happens when You decide that mixing the “Inception” and “Paprika” is a good idea… without the skill to write a logical plot. I’ll start with this: the plot doesn't make any logical sense and the deeper we go the more convoluted and nonsensical it becomes. That said, I don't think that the plot is the main appeal of this movie. That honour is reserved for the interactions between the main 2… well… I guess technically it’s 3, (I’ll get to that) main characters. We follow 16 year old Naomi Katagaki. One day he happens to meet himself from the future. A bit on the enigmatic side but the older Katagaki declares that he came to help himself get a girlfriend. Not just any girlfriend. The girlfriend he had and lost due to an accident. The older Katagaki wants to be called “Sensei” so I’ll oblige, it will make it easier. Sensei tells Katagaki, to his shock, that the world he inhabits isn’t the real world. It’s just a record of the past saved in the memory of a super computer called Alltale. Katagaki takes it pretty well and agrees to help. Now Sensei has 3 months to teach Katagaki how to use a special tool to manipulate reality around him and how to get closer to Ruri Ichigyou and how to save her. But not everything is what it seems for both Sensei and Katagaki. Yeah… I told You it gets needlessly complicated. Let’s meet the cast. Naomi Katagaki - a 16 year old with passion for books and social skills close to zero. He reads self help book and tries to apply the knowledge in life but he fails everytime. Ruri Ichigyou - Katagaki’s classmate with a passion for books equal to his own. She’s assertive, reserved and doesn’t let people get too close easily. Sensei - Naomi Katagaki from 10 years in the future. He’s kind of a dick but the kind You can’t really hate. Despite him having a very specific goal he helps Katagaki out even when it could interfere with it. After losing his Ruri he became obsessed with seeing her again. To be fair there isn’t much to say about the cast without going into some spoiler heavy ground so I’ll stop with this. Like I said before the plot is a real train wreck when it comes to logic. Sensei would have achieved his goal even without, or just minimal, interactions with his younger self. But we wouldn't have a movie then so let’s roll with it for now. Sensei’s and Katagaki’s interactions are pretty solid. Sensei starts out as this know it all, holier-than-thou prick prick who guides Katagaki to his perfect girlfriend and doesn’t warn him when he’ll get slapped, only to turn into someone who could actually care for his protégé. He even allows Naomi to make a rather significant change to the past by helping him with his book problem. Now if You see the problem with the last statement than don’t worry, I’ll get to it. Katagaki’s and Ichigyou’s interactions are pretty solid as well. They start out as strangers and we actually see how they grow on each other with time. To the point that Katagaki actually wants to save her for himself and not only because he made a deal with Sensei. Yes, it is a bit rushed (It’s only a 97 min movie after all) but at least we get something to justify their affection. Now… across some scenes it’s made obvious that Sensei is a man with a plan, and that plan culminates with a big F-U for Katagaki just second before hi and Ichigyou kiss. So let’s get down to it… the plot. It sucks. It makes little to no logical sense and even I had problems with suspending my disbelief. Let’s start with the obvious. Katagaki's world is described as a record, as in a recording. As in something that shouldn't be able to change, let alone interact with and respond to the viewer. It’s not described as an AI simulation or anything that could pretend to make sense. It’s described as a record. And still Sensei couldn't get the info he needed sooner, he just had to take Katagaki for a ride. That said, the ride in question is the problem in itself. It’s a record, Katagaki and Ichigyou would still get together. Ichigyou doesn’t need to be saved from the accident for Sensei to get what he wants so why even bother? The second problem is the fact that the movie is divided into two separate arcs with totally different tones. The first one when Sensei guides Katagaki is a pretty solid slice of life with a little bit of drama and comedy. I liked it. It wasn’t anything groundbreaking but the interactions between characters elevated the whole thing. The second is… yeah… it’s a ripoff of the last part of “Paprika '', only worse in every possible way. Basically we go from a dramatic moment that ended the first arc to an action flick that culminates with a battle with a damn kaiju. The reasons for that are so bland and nonsensical that I want to believe that someone lost this part of the script and they had to improvise. The way the story is resolved is also bad. But it would be a spoiler so I’m gonna just say that my reaction to it was “Seriously? That’s all?” and leave it at that. The show tries to put a spin on the time travel formula but it fails spectacularly. The plot is easily the worst part of this movie. That said, it's not total garbage. The first arc that focuses on interactions between our main trio is solid. You just need to forget about the needlessly overcomplicated “This is just a record” part of the story. If You can do that, You can actually enjoy a nice heart warming story about two people who realise that they like each other. The movie isn’t bad, it just wanted to do too much with too little thought put into its plot. That’s why I can’t recommend this with a clear conscience but if You don’t mind the logic and are willing to accept the shitshow that is the second part You can have an enjoyable time with this.

I can't with this movie like seriously. This has got to be my favourite movie of all time. I loved how they put so many plot twists because they are ones that just make your heart clench and aaaaaa I just love the format. To be honest I cried 5 times in this movie because the songs and the art and the story are so moving. At first, the only reason I even went to watch this movie was because I saw that Official Higedandism did an ost for this movie and I loved the song. When I actually went to watch it, I cannot believe how much the song went so well with the movie! I don't really know if it's because it made me cry a lot or I was in love with Katagaya but I really recommend it to someone who like fantasy and romance movies.

I was scrolling through Instagram and found this anime qoutes "Dating isn't something you can do alone, shall we do it together?" I was confused at first, i thought it was some Sci-Fi anime thats show-off their animating skills using CGI, i was wrong. FYI: The correct genre was Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance btw. Story: 9, Althought the Ending was confusing as hell, after searching so many "theories" about it i found out how's the Ending explanation. Without the theories, the stories might've ending 7,5-8/10 for mem What's makes it different from other Anime is.. Sci-Fi (except Steins;Gate) travelling back into time using Technologies is an Generic type of story, as long it's enjoyable and well-going plot and insane plot-twist inside to story, that's why i'll give it an 9. Visual/Art: 10 After getting traumatized by so many horibble CGi in anime, i decided to avoid every anime that has CGI in it. (this was exception because the qoutes and popularity after the release of BD version) But! Tbh i felt lil bit weird seing CGI, without realizing it was "Really-damn-good" and accidently get used to it and ended up liking it. In the end of the movie, it accidently changes into 2D again, which explains something important and meaning behind it. Also, the Director itself was the one who makes SAO Movie, don't ask me how good everything is in it. Sound: 10 The ost named "Nulbarich - Lost Game" sends off an sad emotion into the Music, without this song, i would've not cried (yes i did cry, a bit) Character: 10 The character in it are interesting, "what happen if both Introvert loves each other?" concept. The boy MC, Naomi (2027) are "not-so-generic" MC for me i don't know why some people called it "generic" for some reason.. Well, the relationship between both of them are really interesting, cute, breath-taking, and heart-melting. The 2037 Naomi are kinda annoying tbh, but you'll see his different side of him which makes me so emotional (cuz the music and his "real" backstory) THE ROMANCE ARE VERY STRONG, AND SO THE BROMANCE TOO (Old and past Naomi.) Enjoyment: 9 I enjoyed everything in this anime but.. I would've give it an 10, just because the story is confusing, i need to find out the explanation to the ending first and watched the spin-off to see watch the hell happen to ending. Overall: 9,5/10, oh no whats the hell it should've been 10/10!, fine, 10/10. It exceed my expectation waay to much than i expected, it didn't deserve the 7,8 score, would've been 8,5/10 at least? The society seems to be hating the scriptor works and blaming it here, also, the CGI haters still didn't really accept the CGI animation in it which makes the anime scores doesn't makes sense from herr I can say it will be currently the best animated CGI anime movie (except for the ending) I can sense the retardness of myself, i don't know what?

Suprisingly a bad love letter to a sci-fi story, unlike what the writer wanna told you. It seemed that somewhere along the way, the writer felt stuck on what or how to write the story he wanted, but never commit to anything. Question: What drove the story? Is it romance, mystery of the world, the adversity, the story within a story, or the characters? Answer: None of them because it doesn't have any foundations or themes beside 'sci-fi' which is a crime since this genre usually provided you with a societal commentaries or humanity's preservation which also ironic since this movie had a character that preserveration nature in the character yet it can't commit to anything. It is a character-driven story in a simulation world, yet it never acknowledged the superficial aspect of their entire existence. Why did they never ask what and how this character within simulation have a conciousness that seemed on par with human. In return, it's hard to take the main couple seriously as they never expanded from being a simpleton with no worth to follow or even pursue by the MC Future Self. To begin with, this movie never expand on anything beside the plot yet claiming to do so. So when the MC said why he love Sci-fi, he never answered why Sci-fi in particular. Hell, his answer could be about pro-wrestling and it still have the same impact. There isn't any aspect of the movie worth a watch. Not the character, world-building, plot, or even the whole story. Some praised it for its original concept, but it isn't. There is another story with a similiar title with a character-driven narrative about the world around the MC called 'Hello, Charlotte" (but it's not Sci-fi) About a girl embracing the reality of her being an extension to Real-Life people/puppeteer in many optimistic/nihilistic depends on the installment you played. A story about a story behind symbolism, satire, and many self-awareness where the world-building enhance the depth of a character. I wanna to mention it since character-driven story in Hello, World doesn't excuse the lack of world building in here and it is a crime to me since this is supposed to be sci-fi. The worst crime of it all is that this movie doesn't need to be sci-fi to tell the story within it.

The basic idea for this film had great potential to be an elite-level film, unfortunately this is not what Hello World is. This is not to say it’s bad: Hello World is sort of a hodge-podge of a film that wound up being rather successful despite also being entirely too ambitious. In the first five minutes, it becomes clear there is quite a bit more to this film then the synopsis would lead you to believe. The actual basic sci-fi elements are strongly reminiscent of The Matrix. The constant escalation of the action sequences involving those powers is reminiscent of classics like Akira. The idea of trying to bring a dead loved one back is at this point a trope in anime, but in a sci-fi setting (and in large part thanks to the ending) is most similar to Hal. As if that wasn’t enough, it tries to also be a slice-of-life high-school romcom with bildungsroman elements at times to boot. Although it is not as successful as any of those films artistically, it tries to do so many well-worn plots at once it somehow comes off as fresh and interesting. If I described “Matrix but a high school slife-of-life romance with action-packed battle sequences,” it wouldn’t sound appealing at all, but Hello World somehow pulls it off. The plot is rather engrossing overall, but there were definitely times where the hodge-podge nature felt disjointed and overly convoluted. This was particularly true during some of the unimaginative moves during the climatic battle sequences that were startlingly juxtaposed with cliché romance jokes, almost like Evangelion but without a sense of irony. Further, some of the sci-fi elements felt a bit far-fetched and made up on the spot. However, at the end of the day I couldn’t help but enjoy trying to figure out the mysteries of the story as it unfolded, and the final twist left me way more satisfied in the end than I was throughout most of the film. With about twenty seconds left, my thoughts were, “That’s it? That felt like a confused mess?” But the last twenty seconds more than made up for it, tying together some of the most far-fetched sci-fi elements with lines of dialogue at the beginning about the protagonist’s desire to be a more assertive person in a nice, tight bow. Speaking of the protagaonists, the characters are where this movie becomes a bit more cliché. Naomi is a rather stereotypical lead for both a romance and sci-fi anime: kind of a nerdy virgin who is socially awkward, especially with the opposite sex. It’s nothing special, but I guess characters like that are tropes for a reason because it sort of works. His older self is a bit more interesting given his sense of passion for Ruri. Ruri herself starts out with a strong personality, but she kind of fizzles out into just another forgettable stand in for a love interest towards the end. Most of the other side characters aren’t very important, but the more colorful personalities are hinted at well enough in subtle ways, like the eccentric professor at Keito university. However, the area where this film fell most flat was in the animation and directing. Most of the fights felt very disjointed and awkwardly directed, with some rather obnoxiously low flame rates juxtaposed with overly fluid character movements creating an uncanny valley effect. Overall, the animation was riddled with corny-looking CG that was implemented rather poorly. The film had its moments of artistic competence, a lot of the background sets of Kyoto’s cityscape and streets were realistic and evocative (ironically enough, I saw an ad for this in Kyoto tower last month, which is especially funny given the climactic scene of the movie), and the more slice-of-life montages created a sense of character and relationship development very subtly with meaningful repeated transition motifs that were well animated. There was probably one or two music sequences too many, but they were well-directed enough to create a sense of nostalgia for the film. But, overall, the artistic direction felt even more like an incoherent hodge-podge than the plot, but unlike the plot was not tied together with a nice denouement. As a result, it felt more like a TV series with different episodes directed by different studios than a polished feature film in terms of animation. Overall, Hello World is nothing overly special like I was hoping for given the high-quality looking adverts and glowing reviews. It’s a perfectly fine film that dabbles in clichés, but spins them together enough to be interesting and with enough unpredictable twists to pique the interests of sci-fi, romance, and action fans alike. Further, the intriguing ending makes it worth the watch alone. If the art direction were a bit more refined and the characters a bit more original, this would’ve been a significantly better film. Plot: 8/10 Character: 5/10 Art: 5/10 Sound: 6/10 Enjoyment: 7/10 Overall: 6/10

Just amazing and unique anime movie. Beyond imagining. "I just want to see her smile" A wonderful movie just loved to watch it. Everyone should watch it. I recommend it to everyone. Loved it. :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) That's all. The characters a bit game-like but the movement. But the story and the song is amazing. The story makes you think out of the box hitch you don"t even thought in your dream also. Perfect deportation of what could be a future world can be. The first half is interesting than the second half but the action scenes are better in the second half. Go for it I recommend it. Have a nice day!!

It's a meh. Story lacked conviction. Im very disappointed in how this came out, the concept was very interesting but they downplayed it so bad. I swear this concept has so much potential. Characters were bland, there wasnt nothing going on between the MC and his girl. It's hard to think that someone would die for their girlfriend of a month and spend 10 years working on how to extract the "consciousness" from recorded data. The only intriguing part is the data. The idea that it isn't time traveling had its kown originality to it, thus not having a paradox would be totally logical... Props to the concept, everything else sucked, thank you, goodbye.

FYI: This is my first ever anime review so there might be some stuff I miss out. Firstly, the story is interesting and refreshing. It is not something as generic as weathering with you or Your name. Reading some reviews which have mixed ratings for the ending, I would say it is deeper and require deep understanding. Just note that it requires overthinking to understand the ending and not just with the "oh". I'll divide the art into 2. The artwork itself is beautiful. The way they draw the characters are clear and the contrast works with the Sci-Fi genre. However, the animation or 3D animation felt very rush. They way they ran, the way it was animated felt odd. It is a very subjective matter. In my opinion, I have been spamming the song a lot even before I watched the movie. It suits my taste and it just moves to the groove. Though maybe there is 1 song that I didn't like, however it felt like the genre is just right for the moment. The character design, on the other hand, is unique. The male and female MC could've improved a little bit since the voicing felt a bit off from the animation and the situation voice felt weird at times. There is Rie Kugimiya but.. as expected from her I guess. (FYI: when her voice appeared, the fanboy in me... let's not continue with that). The character's portrayal is interesting and the way they showed the adult version and young version with their views and struggles are definitely a plus point. Also, for those who reviewed as steins;gate carbon copy or time travel genre, it is not and from the start, it was never meant to be a carbon copy. So, please stop with the "time travel" cause it clearly wasn't meant as an actual time travel anime. Overall, I enjoyed it even more so than weathering with you(I watched it twice in the cinema). Some parts felt like they were rushed due to deadlines but the story was covered pretty well and they did not really leave out much details for the audience to overthink it. Though the ending does gives you the need to over assume how and why it happened.

(copy pasta'd from my Facebook) Hello world is a movie I did not have much high hopes for. Mainly because of how its all 3D animated and sci-fi romance isn't really my type. What got me into watching this movie was because the trailer claimed that it was from the same company that made Weathering With You and Your Name and you know damn well how great those movies are so I had to give this one a chance. Let's start off with the the pros of the movie The biggest point I can personally think of after watching Hello World was the animation, art and the soundtrack. Despite the whole movie being CGI, they did such a great job with it that I first thought to myself, "Am I really watching a 3D anime?". The scenes were very crisp and did not look choppy at all, the animation looked realistic and the art made it really seem like a 2D animated movie. The soundtracks also complimented the scenes very well, when an action is happening, the soundtrack playing makes you really pumped. When some romantic scenes happens, there's a piano track to suit the scene. Honestly, these points are all the great points I also thought about after watching Weathering With You and Your Name. Now for the cons of the movie I'll have to say the weakest point of the movie are the characters and the story. I personally like the character designs of the movie (kinda like Shinkai's works where the main characters dont stand out too much from the rest of the cast) but it lacked in character depth(?) should I say so myself. Ichigyo Ruri is definitely my favorite from the cast but damn she had no backstory at all! (or idk maybe i was dozing off when that happened lol) I felt like they could have done more to Ichigyo to make her more interesting like telling her backstory or at least giving the reason why Naomi liked her in the first place. The story was way too focused on the two main cast which are both the same characters but from different timelines just trying to get Ichigyo to like him. Aside that the story gets more confusing the longer it went especially the ending which I'm not going to spoil, what I'm just going to say is that the ending felt so much like Fireworks. Pure confusion. Overall, I give this movie an 8/10 rating. The movie was very enjoyable and had an unexpected twists, I honestly didn't expect this much action but I liked it actually. The art, animation and OST is really amazing but it kinda lacked in character depth and story. I do recommend watching this if you are a fan of Shinkai's work as it had just as eye-catching scenes. Thanks for reading my dumb review of the movie lol

Oh boi! I just finished watching this movie earlier and i have a lot of things i want to say about this Anime but first of all i want to say that this movie exceeded my expectations. when i first saw the movie trailer and at the same time knew that it was the same company who makes the movie Kimi No Na Wa and Weathering with you possible (by all means, i'm fully aware that Hello World was not created by the same author as the 2 anime i mentioned above which is created by makoto shinkai), i admittedly expecting it to have an open ending but it i was mistaken, So without further a do this is my full review about Hello World Story: I wont bother telling the summary cause you can read it here on MAL. So for starters the story was pretty interesting(Note: i read some part of the source material ,so i have a vague idea of what will happened in the story), The Story revolves around a certain boy who's so indecisive and a girl who has strong personality, sooner and later they became friends and the story moves with this development. The Anime has a concept of time travel(Technically), A Big Bang(yep your reading it correctly) and a romance/comedy( yup this going to be a sweet vanilla sugar story so if you a have high blood sugar then.... nah watch it anyways, its worth it!). What i love about this movie is they ended it with a conclusion(no left hanging and no plot holes) Score: 10/10 Art: What should i say about this? The art and the animation won't disappoint you. Score: 10/10 Sound: OH my goodness should i mention that i'm listening to the song while writing this review(yup i definitely should and already did it) cause that's how good the songs and soundtracks they put in this Anime. Score 10/10 Character: I think i found a new waifu <3 aside from new waifu the character development of each main characters was notable and amazing. Score: 10/10 Enjoyment: Oh boi I enjoyed this movie so much and i really think that this movie was far superior compared to Kimi No Na Wa and Weathering With you(At least for me). Score : 10/10 would rewatch this definitely. Overall: if you read my review there's nothing much to say Here aside from one world to describe the Anime Movie and that it is a "MASTERPIECE" Score:11/10

“Dating is something that you can’t do alone...let’s try it together, shall we?” I honestly love this line so much, it provides a different outlook, and seeing Ichigyou get all red after was quite the treat. There were many takeaways from Hello World, and I think the biggest thing for me was that sometimes you’re gonna have to let people go, everybody who is in your life is meant to be apart of your journey, but not all of them are going to stay to the end. It’s intriguing to see Ichigyou be mostly unphased, even as she sees her boyfriend literally summon a black hole from her hands. She is placed in a ridiculous predicament, yet she never questions the state she’s in, the world she’s come to know, and Naomi’s incredible power. The ending we received was very eye opening, as we get to see this recreated future with Naomi and Ichigyou on an entirely new world. I am slightly depressed to see Ichigyou’s cuteness diminished over the years. Story: 8/10 Hello World introduces a really unique plot and concept. The story does contain cliches, but the concepts shown throughout are stellar. For whatever reason, animes that alter with timelines are usually really appealing and amazing, this film is no exception. I’m pretty sciency and philosophical, so I really took to the entire idea of the ALLTALE Quantum tech. I thought it was really interesting to see this perspective, where it’s possible to go back and forth with the present and past. Hello World bears similarities to Steins;Gate, as they are both Sci-Fi romances, and introduce some similar concepts. Both are great in their own right, and I really enjoyed both. That plot twist was well…a plot twist, and it was extremely suspenseful and exciting at that. Art: 9/10 Initially you can see the flaws with using C.G.I in the characters, but later it gets unnoticed. It’s understandable, and was necessary for this film to be C.G.I given the objects we would see in the second half of the movie. The characters look very similar to that of Kyoto Animation, and I’m all for it. There were some great examples using C.G.I in this film, like when Naomi starts to alternate universes. Holy, that beautiful rainbow we got treated to in the end was really amazing and beautiful. Sound: 10/10 Sound design was really god damn good. The application of music and sound effects in their scenes were perfect, especially toward the end. I could download the entire Hello World soundtrack and listen to it on loop. The voice actors were also pretty good, and I felt like they fit the roles really well. Of course their voice acting wasn’t out of this world, but nevertheless they did a good job. Character: 8/10 All the characters don’t have all that much depth, the most depth we get is in future Naomi. That being said, Naomi and Ichigyou look so good as a couple together. I heavily respect Naomi's drive to do what he does, and he does a really good job being a mentor to his past self. Naomi’s past self isn’t much of a slouch either, the progression of this Naomi we get to witness is nothing short of impressive. Ruri doesn’t go through much character development, however Ichigyou is stupiddd cute, and she slightly reminds me of Azusa from K-On Enjoyment: 9/10 It’s been quite a while since I felt emotional about anything, and even though that farewell between the Naomi's was slightly cliche it still felt wholesome and impactful. I’m a big sucker for these school romances, and I thought that the romance in Hello World was really enjoyable. Even though there wasn’t much action, I savored every single moment of it. Not to mention that this was a Sci-Fi Romance, with very interesting theories, ideas and concepts that keep your head turning. With technology and knowledge increasing, it’s interesting to see the various possibilities our world has in the future, just a mere 6 years away. Overall: 8/10 Overall, my experience with Hello World was extremely good. The themes that were expressed throughout were meaningful, and I think that’s important when you’re enjoying something. Graphinica killed it with this film, and I cannot wait to watch their other works. There are going to be people who critique, but I think you should definitely give this movie a watch.

SPOILER FREE REVIEW !! holy fucking shit. i did Not expect this movie to be this good. i expected nothing from this movie, nothing bad, nothing good. but did it just blew my non existed expectations, and here's how story 7/10: not gonna lie i didn't understand all the sci-fi shit at all before near the end of the movie and i still dont to be honest but ill just blame that on my empty brain. the story especially the sci-fi elements are interesting, very very much so. nothing ground breaking, its still the classic guy time travels to change something from the past story but they do it well. the pacing and timing of this movie is rly nice. nothing felt rushed, but it didnt feel boring or unimportant too. Art 9/10: realising that this was in all cg, i was preparing myself to not judge the visuals too much expecting that it wont work/do well but god was i wrong. never have i Ever seen an anime that looks good in full cg but they did this so well. id go as far to say im glad they made it in cg. the illustrations are beautiful, the cuts, shots, design are all great. its not perfect of course, theres some stuff that they could've worked better on but overall its great sound 8/10: nothing spectacular but each noise, sound track, and sound effect in this film fits their scenes so well. voice actors did a great job too, nothing super hard but they delivered their lines well, especially the emotional ones. characters 7/10: theres nothing to really praise neither critique here. i guess the critique is just that theres nothing really.. special about them. can that be called a critique lol? nothing super well written or any great character growth, but they presented these simple characters well. especially the mc !! i loved how they introduced him. he seems very relatable and just rly nicely presented enjoyment 10/10: cant believe im giving a 10/10 honestly but well its true. i enjoyed every second of this movie. probably the first movie where i didnt skip any part, didnt fast forward once and even watched until the very last second of the end credit. the movie isn't anything life changing, its not something special or never done before, its just well made. highly recommend this if you're bored or just, want something interesting to watch.

Hello World. This is a spoiler-free review. Honestly, the movie is good but not too good nor too bad. Story 6/10: Have you ever felt trying to repeat something in the past because you could've prevented it? The film shows this feeling exactly the way I wanted it to be. The feeling of wanting to take something back from the past, driven by love, forcing you into harsh experiments just to get it back. In all honestly, the movie is good but not too good nor too bad. Why do I say so? It's simply because the plot wasn't fully showing us what was happening. Some parts do not make sense because it felt like they were stretching the plot to get to the end. The journey towards the end was really messy. There are a lot of plot holes and unexplained concepts (I won't go into full detail because of spoilers). The audience were kept being shown different concepts and the movie kept doing so until we reach the end only scratching our heads. At that time the entire cinema audience were asking each other, "What really happened at the end?", "Why did all of this happen?". These questions are still yet to remain in our heads due to the lack of explanation and the clarity of the plot. Art 9/10: The use of CG in this film was the main star of the art. The way they used it is like "eye-candy". There are scenes where rainbow colors would sprout out of something, and honestly it looks really beautiful. The color schemes of each scenes really fit the feel. The orange-red sun shining around the school balcony makes me feel anxious, the bright greens and yellows of the forests makes me feel happy. Not only that, the reds in some scenes really show an "end of the world" feeling. Not only color exceeded my expectations but the amount of flares from bright sources, such as sunlight and lamps, add intensity and a cinematic feel. Sound 8/10: The soundtracks felt relevant to the plot. The electronic music plays during something sci-fi happens. Overall the use of music made the scenes feel and sound way better. The sound effects were crisp. Although until now the sound of "monsters" sounded goofy. The voice actor for Ruri Ichigyo sounded as if she had braces on, which was quite irritating and funny to hear at the same time. Although her voice makes her a rememberable character, props to that! Characters 6/10: I gave this part a fair score because the main character, Naomi Katagaki is generic. I immediately already forgot about him and what he did because of "genericness". He's the type of guy who follows someone he doesn't even know and doesn't expect something to go wrong about that. He's your typical introvert character from a school setting. On the other hand, Ruri Ichigyo was an interesting character but not original. The character designs are from Yukiko Horiguchi which gave everyone a "Kyoto Animation" feel. Not only that but the other characters had a cute and fluffy feeling to it I can't explain. Somewhat a charm given to us by Yukiko Horiguchi, who worked for Kyoto Animation. Enjoyment 7/10: The film is enjoyable. It's worth talking for a while. The only downside on this part is that the messiness of the overall plot makes it less enjoyable. Also some jokes weren't just funny in my opinion. Overall 7/10: The show is enjoyable because of the great usage of CG and colors. The sound makes you feel the film through your ears. The plot is quite messy but despite that it's an okay show. -Nite290, First Review, 2019