Children of the Sea
GKIDS | Release Date (Streaming): September 1, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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100
The TelegraphRobbie CollinSep 3, 2020
A surging tsunami-crash of creativity and beauty. Read full review
90
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 29, 2019
This wide-eyed loner may be “just” an anime character, but she’s as relatable as any live-action teenager you might meet on screen this year, thanks to the splendid attention to detail and seemingly boundless imagination that characterizes Children of the Sea, director Ayumu Watanabe’s stunning adaptation of the prize-winning manga by Daisuke Igarashi. Read full review
80
SlashfilmRafael MotamayorSep 3, 2020
One thing is for certain, you haven’t seen an anime movie like this. Read full review
80
PolygonJust LunningSep 3, 2020
At its best, Children of the Sea steadily envelops viewers with curiosity, drive, and calmness. It’s a sensory concert. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlex SavelievAug 17, 2020
By simply witnessing the grandeur of the sea, by allowing us to glimpse that symbiosis between ocean and universe, the film ends up resonating powerfully, a feast that will stimulate both the eye and the cerebral cortex. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsSep 1, 2020
Children of the Sea is consequently yet another animated fantasy based on hackneyed tropes, like sprite-like martyrs, the guiding hands of fate, and vague nostalgia for a pre-technological past. Read full review
50
Screen DailyAllan HunterSep 3, 2020
Full of interesting concepts and accomplished animation, Children Of The Sea is less than the sum of its many parts and just seems to lose its way after a very promising beginning. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMaya PhillipsSep 2, 2020
Children of the Sea finds plenty of beauty and purpose in the watery depths but doesn’t provide enough grounding first: It’s all too easy to get lost 20,000 leagues under the sea. Read full review
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