ChaO vs Mind Game
ChaO has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.5/10 for Mind Game). ChaO is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 43m. Mind Game is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are animation, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
ChaO
Mind Game| ChaO | Mind Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Animation, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Yasuhiro Aoki | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Yuuichirou Umehara, Kenta Miyake, Ouji Suzuka, Anna Tsuchiya, Ryota Yamasato | Koji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii, Seiko Takuma, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi |
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.
Mind Game
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.