Make a Girl

Akira Mizutame hit his creative peak way too early — he created Salt, a household robot that basically everyone uses, and then... nothing. A string of failed inventions later, he's stuck in a rut, professionally and personally. So when a friend half-jokingly suggests he build himself a girlfriend, Akira — being the kind of guy who solves problems with engineering — actually does it. Enter No. 0, his artificial partner, designed to be the perfect companion. Except things get complicated fast, because No. 0 starts developing feelings that don't quite match her programming, and the line between what's coded and what's real becomes genuinely hard to pin down. This 2025 movie from Yasuda Genshou Studio uses 3D CGI animation that gives it a distinct visual identity, and the soundtrack by Kenichiro Suehiro adds a lot of emotional weight to a story that could've easily stayed surface-level. The tone is more contemplative than you'd expect from the premise — it's less rom-com, more quiet exploration of what connection actually means when one side was literally built for it. If you liked Chobits but wanted something that takes the emotional stakes more seriously, or if Plastic Memories wrecked you and you're ready for another round of AI-romance heartache, this one's worth your time. It sits in that same emotional space as Time of Eve, where the question isn't whether machines can feel, but whether it matters if they can't.