Back to trending
Yes, No, or Maybe?

Yes, No, or Maybe?

Animation · Drama · Romance · 2020

A polished newscaster hides behind a mask when he meets a gentle artist—but the lie complicates everything when feelings start to grow.

Movie details

Yes, No, or Maybe?

2020 Animation · Drama · Romance 53m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

A polished newscaster hides behind a mask when he meets a gentle artist—but the lie complicates everything when feelings start to grow.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Yes, No, or Maybe??

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.

Fruits Basket -prelude-

Fruits Basket -prelude-

Animation · 2022

Kyoko, who couldn't believe anything in the world and lived a desolate life, meets Katsuya Honda, who has been assigned as an educational trainee. She is at the mercy of Katsuya, who is rude and has a strong habit, and she is gradually attracted to her. However, she is disowned by her parents in the wake of an incident with her bad fellow. It's a punishment that I've been doing as much as I like. Katsuya appears in front of Kyoko who thinks so...

It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

Drama · 2019

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there in order to attend her wedding. Naoko surprises him by proposing that they have sex again. The one night stand is the new beginning.

GO

GO

Drama · 2001

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.

Dou kyu sei – Classmates

Dou kyu sei – Classmates

Romance · 2016

Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.

The Stranger by the Shore

The Stranger by the Shore

Animation · 2020

Abandoned after coming out, Shun befriends Mio just before he has to move. Years later, Mio returns with a confession. How will Shun feel?

10DANCE

10DANCE

Romance · 2025

Two dancers, opposites in all but their art, agree to train together for a competition. At first, they clash, but soon become drawn to each other.

Your Eyes Tell

Your Eyes Tell

Romance · 2020

A tragic accident lead to Akari's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. She meets Rui and begins to talk to him. Rui was once a promising kickboxer, but something happened in his past. Akari's smile brings out a change in Rui. However, the two are connected in more than one way. Rui attempts to do what is right.

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly

Animation · 2019

Shirou has lost his Servant, Saber, and is no longer a Master in the Holy Grail War. Despite this, he refuses to leave the battle, determined to protect Sakura. Meanwhile, a mysterious shadow engulfs the city, killing Masters and Servants one by one. As Shirou faces new dangers, Sakura is drawn deeper into her own destiny as a mage.

Weekend

Weekend

Drama · 2011

After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.

Heartstopper Forever

Heartstopper Forever

Romance · 2026

It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

Where it lives

Watch in your region.

Cinema release signals and current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region.

Streaming availability data supplied by JustWatch.

Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Masahiro Takata

Written by

Masahiro Takata

Atsushi Abe

Atsushi Abe

Kei Kunieda (voice)

Yoshihisa Kawahara

Yoshihisa Kawahara

Ushio Tsuzuki (voice)

Court is in session

Put Yes, No, or Maybe? on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.