Bubble
Seen it?2022 | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In an abandoned Tokyo overrun by bubbles and gravitational abnormalities, one gifted young man has a fateful meeting with a mysterious girl.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Nominated for 1 Berlin award.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tetsuro Araki
- Jun ShisonHibiki (voice)
- Riria.Uta (voice)
- Alice HiroseMakoto (voice)
- Mamoru MiyanoShin (voice)
- Yuki KajiKai (voice)
- Tasuku HatanakaDenki Ninja Leader (voice)
- Sayaka SenbongiUsagi (voice)
- Ryota OsakaIsozaki (voice)
- Wataru HatanoOsawa (voice)
- Marina InoueUndertaker Leader (voice)