Few anime dominated headlines in 2025 like the record-breaking Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle . The movie was nothing short of a smash hit, becoming the highest-grossing anime film of all time. Though the anime was obviously quite popular, it's another 2025 anime movie whose quality is so impressive that it's being compared to Shakespeare.

Acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet . The film is a very loose adaptation of Hamlet that adds elements of sci-fi and fantasy to enhance Shakespeare's classic tale of revenge.

Even outside of plot comparisons to Shakespeare, however, the film is earning comparisons for its place in history. In an interview with Oricon News , veteran voice actor Kōtarō Yoshida says he believes Scarlet will stand the test of time just like Hamlet has

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