ChaO vs Elemental
ChaO has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.6/10 for Elemental). ChaO is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 42m. Elemental is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are animation, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
ChaO
Elemental| ChaO | Elemental | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Animation, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Yasuhiro Aoki | Peter Sohn |
| Main cast | Yuuichirou Umehara, Kenta Miyake, Ouji Suzuka, Anna Tsuchiya, Ryota Yamasato | Leah Lewis, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara, Mamoudou Athie, Matthew Yang King |
Synopsis
ChaO
In a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist, the life of mild-mannered office worker Stephan is upended when he is suddenly proposed to by Chao — a princess from the mermaid kingdom. With no time to make sense of what's happening, Stephan soon finds himself living with the unpredictable, wholehearted Chao, and her sincere love begins to break down his emotional barriers.
Elemental
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.