Bubble
In a gravity-warped Tokyo, a reckless parkour prodigy and a mysterious girl find romance and purpose amid rooftop battles and post-apocalyptic isolation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- breathless
- dreamy
- wistful
- anime night
- visual spectacle night
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film's gorgeous, fluid animation, vivid gravity-defying setting, parkour action, and heartfelt romance while finding its characters, exposition, and predictable story underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bubbles disrupt gravity across Tokyo, producing floating architecture, aerial routes, and a sea below the skyline.
Hibiki and Uta are bonded by hearing a sound that no one else can perceive.
Young people isolated in Tokyo compete in parkour battles across rooftops and ruined urban structures.
Hibiki's reckless parkour and his growing bond with Uta turn danger, connection, and emotional vulnerability into bodily action.
Films like Bubble, and why
Weathering with You
post-apocalyptic anime, emotionally sincere young romance, and spectacular movement-driven animation
Your Name.
anime romance blended with supernatural disaster, vivid visual poetry, and adolescent longing
Promare
high-energy anime action, distinctive visual world-building, and a young protagonist confronting altered reality
Children of the Sea
post-apocalyptic setting, gravity-defying spectacle, and earnest coming-of-age adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Tetsuro Araki
- Release Date
- 2022-02-14
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (497)
Cast
- Jun Shison
- Riria.
- Alice Hirose
- Mamoru Miyano
- Yuki Kaji
- Tasuku Hatanaka
- Sayaka Senbongi
- Ryota Osaka
- Wataru Hatano
- Marina Inoue
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bubble about?
- In a gravity-warped Tokyo, a reckless parkour prodigy and a mysterious girl find romance and purpose amid rooftop battles and post-apocalyptic isolation.
- What is Bubble like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bubble as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bubble violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Bubble as mild.
- What did critics think of Bubble?
- Critics broadly admired the film's gorgeous, fluid animation, vivid gravity-defying setting, parkour action, and heartfelt romance while finding its characters, exposition, and predictable story underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Bubble?
- Films with a similar feel include Weathering with You, Your Name., Promare, and Children of the Sea.
- How long is Bubble?
- Bubble runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bubble?
- In United States, Bubble streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
