4.16 avg rating — 1,841,922 ratings

"Although the book is decent, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I really feel the movie portrays the romance better and is more captivating than the book can even hope to be."

4.28 avg rating — 447,533 ratings

"The movie is one of the few anime movies I enjoy, and I found the book to be only satisfactory."

4.01 avg rating — 1,362,900 ratings

"I couldn't even finish the book, it was that boring... But the movie is pretty good and definitely better than the book."

3.74 avg rating — 2,822,232 ratings

"I was expecting the book to be amazing, after all of the hype over the years. Surprisingly, the movie is actually better."

3.85 avg rating — 251,653 ratings

"Although I adore this book, the movie is such a classic it's hard to not be better than the original short story."