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Hello World

Hello World

Animation · Romance · Science Fiction · 2019

A shy high schooler in Kyoto meets a man claiming to be his future self, who tells him he’s hacked into the past to save their first love.

Movie details

Hello World

“This world is overturned in its last one second.”

2019 Animation · Romance · Science Fiction 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

A shy high schooler in Kyoto meets a man claiming to be his future self, who tells him he’s hacked into the past to save their first love.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Hello World?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tomohiko Ito

Written by

Mado Nozaki

Takumi Kitamura

Takumi Kitamura

Naomi Katagaki – now (voice)

Tori Matsuzaka

Tori Matsuzaka

Naomi Katagaki – future (voice)

Minami Hamabe

Minami Hamabe

Ruri Ichigyou (voice)

Haruka Fukuhara

Haruka Fukuhara

Misuzu Kadenokouji (voice)

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Xu Yiyi (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Crow (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Tsunehisa Senko (voice)

Court is in session

Put Hello World on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.