Memories

Memories is a science fiction, horror, psychological, drama Japanese anime anthology film. It was directed by Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, and Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Satoshi Kon and Katsuhiro Otomo, storyboarded by Katsuhiro Otomo, musically composed by Takkyu Ishino, Yoko Kanno, Jun Miyake, and Hiroyuki Nagashima, edited by Takeshi Seyama, distributed by Shochiku, and produced by Atsushi Sugita, Fumio Samejima, Yoshimasa Mizuo, Eiko Tanaka, Hiroaki Inoue, Studio 4 Degrees Celcius and Studio Madhouse.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Excellent animation.
 * 2) It's an anthology which contains three short stories for the price of one.  They are, in order, Magnetic Rose, Stink Bomb, and Cannon Fodder.
 * 3) Appealng character designs.
 * 4) Like any anthology, it can't help but feel misshapen, but even its weakest moments are still awfully successful and worthwhile.
 * 5) Great voice acting.
 * 6) It was the writing debut of famous Japanese anime filmmaker Satoshi Kon.  He wrote the first short, Magnetic Rose.
 * 7) Amazing soundtrack.

Reception
Memories has a 82% audience rating, a 3.7/5 on Letterboxd, a 7.6/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB), a 7.80/10 on MyAnimeList, a 77.57% community approval rating on Kitsu, and a 4/5 on AnimePlanet.