Despite the awkward animation and the convoluted narrative, however, Lu Over the Wall

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 2, 2021

The film is a classic take on a fairy tale.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 15, 2020

A surprisingly sweet and passionate story.

| Aug 18, 2020

The animation feels perpetually infused with a sense of enjoyment; one imagines the production team enjoyed themselves as much as their audience do.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 14, 2020

A rather fabulous concoction that, yes, teaches good lessons for children, their parents, and other adults in a tender and surprising manner.

| Original Score: 4.0/5 | Mar 18, 2020

The animation felt like an sporadic assault on the screen and the story made absolutely no sense.

| Original Score: D- | Feb 26, 2019

A sort of My Neighbor Totoro to Devilman's Grave of the Fireflies.

| Jan 26, 2019

Ultimately, it's Lu's sense of dizzy visual pluck that elevates the film above its sweet but straightforward fairy-tale foundation.

| Original Score: B | Dec 7, 2018

Masaaki Yuasa may be working in restrained mode, but his visual style remains intact. Lu is an adorable protagonist that audiences will adore while absorbing the vibrant animation.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 28, 2018

Those with a flair for the style will find plenty of dazzling art and touching sentiment here.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 18, 2018

If given the opportunity, this is a wonderful children's movie that many kids should see. It serves as a good message and has some surprisingly emotional moments.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 10, 2018

This high-energy narrative flow is very much manifest in the animation... a tremendous achievement.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 2, 2018

Even if you've lost track of what is going on, Yuasa feeds you enough eye candy to ensure you will remain satisfied.

| May 21, 2018

This one really is, you know, for kids. It needs to be seen by unjaded eyes.

| May 18, 2018

There are a few lovely images and ideas, but the character design is ghastly, the animation is inconsistent, the story meanders and the voice performances grate.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 17, 2018

But despite its dreamy exterior - sketchily drawn characters spinning and singing across hand-painted landscapes - the film carries with it weighty themes of self-discovery and living up to expectations prescribed to you by others.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 16, 2018

Thirsting for a deeply whimsical, relentlessly playful, and intensely sweet spectacle?

| May 14, 2018

A sweet tale of mermaid love blows its chance to be another Splash through unappealing animation and a wayward storyline.

| May 11, 2018

Imaginative animated mermaid adventure has a few scares.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 11, 2018

Lu Over the Wall is many films, all of them vying for the same screen time. It's as chaotic as it sounds.

| May 11, 2018