“...a pastel-hued, pop-cultural potpourri that comes at you fists flying like a self-conscious riposte to the fanboy idolatry of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill...”

— Jasper Sharp,
Midnight Eye

“Through the use of titles, flashbacks, and rococo blues and pinks, Kamikaze Girls playfully brings out the feelings and desires of being alone despite being part of a subculture.”

— Brian Hu,
Asia Pacific Arts

“Instead of vengeful spirits in videotapes (a la The Ring), maybe the next big thing from Japan to assault the world will be quirky loner girls with devastating punches—and a thing for pink.”

— Mark Schiling,
Japan Times

“The director and script writer do a fine job to visualize the essence of the novel. His strength is to create the visual of the shojo power in manga-tic movie.”

—Jay Tack,
Japattack.com