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Hmmm, I've seen a lot of bad and mid anime movies (and a number that I even regret, yeah I'm talking 'bout you, third Made in Abyss movie!), but not a lot outside of the usual classics that I'd actually recommend. Redline definitely makes the list, probably also Utena: Adolescence because they went there and I applaud them for that. Other decent movies include Koe no Katachi, Ookami Kodomo, Vampire Hunter D, Interstella5555, and of course the Eva movies. Then there are the movies that I watched so long ago that I don't know if I'd still enjoy them today, like Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo. I used to like Makoto Shinkai's early movies a lot, but the more of them he released, the more I realized he basically only knows how to make one movie over and over again with aesthetic tweaks, which kinda killed it for me. Also I don't like Satoshi Kon's movies very much (unpopular opinion I know).
Sorry for not following the assignment, but nine movies without Ghibli is apparently a tall order for me.
I enjoy Shinkai's recent movies more than his early. His early movies, I feel like he writes and directs a feeling of disjoint emotion and then beats your head over and over with it with visuals of empty spaces. Like the characters barely exist. Like stand in humans for music and landscapes to feel ennui over.
Then he got to Children Who Chase Lost Voices and the especially Your Name where he found bombast which made up for the weaker character writing and direction. And to me it worked with Your Name. That was blockbuster fun. Then Weathering With You and it was like he was trying to recreate Your Names best received moments over and over again. Anytime the vocalist from that band that was also in Your Name started singing. Did not like Weathering With You. Haven't watched Suzume yet so don't know if he did Your Name remake again.
I contrast character movement of Naomo Yamada movies with Shinkai. Yamada movies, the characters sound and move like humans. Shinkai movies, they're stiff