Look, I quite enjoyed it, but if you're somebody who can't watch something with obvious production problems, don't watch it. My opinion here is that this anime film would be awesome either as a short series or a longer movie -- 30 minutes isn't enough to really flesh it out and hit those sad beats in time. And that's a good thing -- that means your story is very well-written, and it is. The story seems like it could've been based on a short story somewhere, it's almost Edgar-Allen Poe meets aliens. It's a tragedy, through and through. I wouldn't be surprised if the director was themain person who carefully constructed this narrative, but they obviously have talent. The pacing wasn't horrible, but like I said, if it was longer, I feel it would've been better.

On the other hand, making the film longer would require more production, and it feels as though they were hurting for money. Valid issue.

Yeah, there's not much to say other than that. The story's great, but if you can't watch something unless it's super high-quality, don't waste your time.