The Daily Yomiuri's Kanta Ishida writes, "Imagine that you're a man on a date with your girlfriend. You arrive at the movie theater and have to decide between two films: Mamoru Hosoda's Okami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki and Mika Ninagawa's Helter Skelter.
The first is the latest work by the 'next Hayao Miyazaki,' while the latter is a faithful film adaptation of a popular manga by charismatic mangaka Kyoko Okazaki. So, which film is the 'right' choice?"