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Yes, No, or Maybe?

Yes, No, or Maybe?

Animation · Drama · Romance · 2020

A polished newscaster hides behind a mask when he meets a gentle artist—but the lie complicates everything when feelings start to grow.

Movie details

Yes, No, or Maybe?

2020 Animation · Drama · Romance 53m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

A polished newscaster hides behind a mask when he meets a gentle artist—but the lie complicates everything when feelings start to grow.

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 Yes, No, or Maybe??

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

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Masahiro Takata

Written by

Masahiro Takata

Atsushi Abe

Atsushi Abe

Kei Kunieda (voice)

Yoshihisa Kawahara

Yoshihisa Kawahara

Ushio Tsuzuki (voice)

Court is in session

Put Yes, No, or Maybe? on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.