Should you watch A Letter to Momo?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
A Letter to Momo
Anime · 2012
A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.
The sides of A Letter to Momo
- A girl who lost her father
- An unfinished letter he left her
- Three hungry goblins in the attic
A Letter to Momo is good for you if…
- you like a slow summer on a quiet island.
- you like a mother and daughter learning to grieve together.
- you like being moved by a letter that only says Dear Momo.
A Letter to Momo is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum, and two quiet hours of summer feel slow to you.
About: grief · family · moving on
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