The Tatami Time Machine Blues Selected as Filmarks’ Best Japanese Film of 2023

The Tatami Time Machine Blues Selected as Filmarks’ Best Japanese Film of 2023

The “2022 Movie Ranking,” which was determined based on user ratings for Japanese/foreign films shown in Japanese cinemas in 2022, was revealed by Filmarks, one of the biggest film, drama, and animation review services in Japan run by Tsumiki Corporation (between December 1, 2021 and November 30, 2022). Each viewer’s rating on a 5.0-point scale after watching served as the basis for the scores.

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With an average rating of 4.21/5.0 based on 7,679 reviews, The Tatami Time Machine Blues by Science SARU was the highest-rated Japanese movie. JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, the only other anime movie in the top 10, came in fourth with 4.1/5.0 based on 62,365 reviews. Top Gun Maverick, which received 4.50 out of 5.0 stars from 108,573 reviews, received the highest international rating.

The sci-fi book of the same name by Tomihiko Morimi, which was jointly produced by Makoto Ueda’s stage production Summertime Machine Blues and KADOKAWA in July 2020, served as the basis for the anime. A script by Ueda himself was directed by Shingo Natsume, who has also directed Space Dandy (2014), One-Punch Man (2015), ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (2017), Boogiepop and Others (2019), and Sonny Boy (2021).

On September 14, 2022, the 6-episode series had its exclusive debut on Disney+ in Japan. On September 30, the compilation film followed for a short-lived three-week theatrical release. The movie version was also named Best Animated Picture at the Hochi Film Awards.