Should you watch Mind Game?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Mind Game
Anime · 2004
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
The sides of Mind Game
- A failed manga artist shot by a yakuza
- A trip to God and back
- Three people trapped inside a whale
Mind Game is good for you if…
- you like a film that jumps from heaven to the belly of a whale.
- you like animation that changes style from one scene to the next.
- you want a rush of joy about being alive.
Mind Game is bad for you if…
- you don't watch animated films.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: second chances · living fully · regret
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