Nobody talks about this one. That needs to stop. Anpanman is built for the moment when you need something that asks nothing of you except to sit still and watch a bread man save the day. The logic is simple: a problem appears, Anpanman shows up, the problem ends, everyone moves forward. There's no weight to it, no twist waiting. It just works. This is comfort food disguised as a movie, the kind of thing you put on when the world outside is too much and you need to remember that some stories are just about kindness winning because kindness is enough. The cost is nothing. The reward is your afternoon back.
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Omusubiman is a 1990 movie.