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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother 1976
Anime
Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.
The sides of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
- A boy crossing an ocean to find his mother
- A long journey across Argentina
- A white monkey as a travel companion
Good for you if
- you like being moved by a boy who never gives up on his mother.
- you like a story about the bond between a mother and her son.
- you want a gentle journey full of kind strangers.
Bad for you if
- you find seventies animation dated.
- you don't watch animated series.
- you want a fast plot, and Marco's journey takes its time.
About: perseverance · motherhood · kindness
Okko's Inn 2018
Anime
12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up training to be a young female innkeeper. At first, she didn't like the training, but gradually felt her admiration for her title and began to train seriously. Thus, the growth of the young warrior Oriko begins.
The sides of Okko's Inn
- A girl who lost her parents
- Her grandmother's hot spring inn
- Friendly ghosts helping her with the guests
Good for you if
- you like being moved by a child slowly facing her grief.
- you want a gentle film to watch with children.
- you like the warmth of a traditional inn and its guests.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face a child mourning parents lost in a car crash.
About: grief · growing up · kindness
Bambi 1942
Película
Con los primeros rayos del sol iluminando la pradera, un nuevo príncipe ha nacido en el bosque. Tan pronto como Bambi aprende a dar sus primeros pasos, comienza a jugar con sus nuevos amigos, Tambor, el conejo juguetón, y Flor, la tímida y adorable mofeta. Pero la diversión de patinar sobre el lago helado, de mordisquear las florecillas y de juguetear entre los árboles del bosque será sólo el principio de un largo aprendizaje.
Las caras de Bambi
- Un cervatillo que crece en el bosque
- Un amigo conejo llamado Tambor
- Cazadores y un incendio forestal
Buena para ti si
- quieres emocionarte con un joven ciervo que pierde a su madre.
- te gustan las estaciones que pasan en un bosque pintado a mano.
- te gusta seguir a un cervatillo desde sus primeros pasos torpes hasta que se hace un gran ciervo.
Mala para ti si
- te parecen anticuadas las películas de los años 40.
- no ves películas de animación.
Temas: la pérdida · crecer · las estaciones
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms 2018
Anime
Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.
The sides of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
- A girl from a people who never age
- A baby found in the forest
- A son growing older than his mother
Good for you if
- you like being moved to tears by a mother saying goodbye.
- you want a story about raising a child who will outlive you in years.
- you like a fantasy world of dragons, kingdoms and weavers.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: motherhood · time · loss

Candy Candy 1976
Anime
This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome boy on the hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage. She was adopted by the Loka's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Leo and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "handsome boy on the hill" who she had met in her childhood. The boy is called Antony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins.
The sides of Candy Candy
- An orphan girl from Pony's Home
- A cruel adoptive family
- A boy met on the hill behind the orphanage
Good for you if
- you like a story that makes you cry over Candy's losses.
- you like a girl looking for the boy she met as a child.
- you like following an orphan who stays cheerful as she grows up.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you find 1970s animation dated.
About: loss · hope · first love
Wolf Children 2012
Anime
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
The sides of Wolf Children
- A young widow raising two wolf children
- A move to an old farmhouse in the mountains
- A brother and sister choosing different lives
Good for you if
- you like a mother doing everything for her kids.
- you like being moved by children growing up and leaving.
- you want snowy forests and a farm in the countryside.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need things to happen fast. This one follows years of daily life.
About: motherhood · growing up · letting go
Clannad 2007
Anime
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.
The sides of Clannad
- A delinquent who resents his father
- A frail girl repeating her final year
- A school drama club to bring back
Good for you if
- you want a story that leaves you crying in the second season.
- you like a son slowly making peace with his father.
- you like Tomoya and Nagisa growing up together.
Bad for you if
- you can't take illness and grief on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a story that moves faster than school days.
About: family · grief · growing up

Heidi: Girl of the Alps 1974
Anime
After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with her friends Peter and Clara, she goes on lots of adventures.
The sides of Heidi: Girl of the Alps
- An orphan sent to her grandfather in the Alps
- Goats, meadows and Peter the goatherd
- Clara in her wheelchair in Frankfurt
Good for you if
- you like a kind child slowly warming a bitter old man.
- you like mountain pastures and a simple life outdoors.
- you want a gentle series to share with children.
Bad for you if
- a 1974 series feels dated to you.
- you don't watch animated series.
About: kindness · the simple life · homesickness

The Story of Heidi 1979
Anime
Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.
The sides of The Story of Heidi
- An orphan girl sent to her grandfather in the Alps
- Goats, meadows and a mountain hut
- Her friend Peter the goatherd
Good for you if
- you want a warm, gentle story of mountain life.
- you're looking for something to watch with young children.
- you love Alpine meadows and goats.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch cartoons.
- you find 1970s animation dated.
About: family · friendship · homesickness

Hello! Sandybell 1981
Anime
Hello! Sandybell is an anime series made by Toei Animation in 1981. It was aired in Japan by TV Asahi. In the original title when it is made in Japan, her name is the spelling to which "E" is attached to an end by "Sandybelle". Similarly to Silver Fang, the show is relatively unknown in the U.S. but was quite popular in Asia, Latin America, Arab countries and Europe, particularly Scandinavia.
The sides of Hello! Sandybell
- A Scottish girl searching for her mother
- A young journalist in London
- A first love
Good for you if
- you like a girl who never stops looking for her mother.
- you like Sandybell growing from a country girl into a reporter.
- you love early-eighties anime and its hand-drawn look.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you want suspense more than a gentle quest.
About: family · ambition · first love
La tumba de las luciérnagas 1988
Anime
Verano de 1945. La aviación estadounidense somete las ciudades japonesas a continuos ataques aéreos. En uno de ellos, una incursión con bombas incendiarias convierte la ciudad de Kōbe en un infierno humeante, para los dos protagonistas (Seita, de 14 años, y su hermanita Setsuko, de 5). El joven Seita y su pequeña hermana Setsuko son hijos de un oficial de la marina japonesa. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, ambos viven con su madre, pero un día, tras un bombardeo, ellos se retrasan y no consiguen llegar al búnker donde ella los espera.
Las caras de La tumba de las luciérnagas
- Dos niños huérfanos en el Japón en guerra
- Un refugio antiaéreo abandonado como hogar
- Una lata de caramelos de frutas
Buena para ti si
- quieres una película que te deje llorando.
- quieres ver la guerra desde el lado de los civiles japoneses.
- te gusta un hermano que intenta mantener con vida a su hermana pequeña.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas algo de esperanza al final.
- no soportas ver a unos niños pasar hambre.
- no ves anime.
Temas: la guerra · la infancia · el orgullo · el hambre
A Letter to Momo 2012
Anime
A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.
The sides of A Letter to Momo
- A girl who lost her father
- An unfinished letter he left her
- Three hungry goblins in the attic
Good for you if
- you like a slow summer on a quiet island.
- you like a mother and daughter learning to grieve together.
- you like being moved by a letter that only says Dear Momo.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum, and two quiet hours of summer feel slow to you.
About: grief · family · moving on
A Monster Calls 2016
Film
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
The sides of A Monster Calls
- A boy whose mother is dying of cancer
- An ancient yew tree that walks at night
- Three stories told in watercolors
Good for you if
- you want a film that lets a child's grief out.
- you like a boy, his sick mother and a stern grandmother.
- you like painted tales and a giant monster made of wood and fire.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a parent's terminal illness through a child's eyes.
- you want a monster film full of battles. This monster mostly tells stories.
About: grief · truth · anger · letting go
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day 2011
Anime
Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
The sides of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
- A childhood friend who returns as a ghost
- A group of friends split by a death
- Guilt that each of them hides
Good for you if
- you like being moved to tears by old friends confessing what they've hidden for years.
- you like a group of estranged friends finding each other again.
- you like teenagers facing what they could not face as children.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built on grief over a child's death.
- you don't watch anime.
About: grief · guilt · friendship
Fruits Basket 2019
Anime
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Soma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Somas have a secret of their own—when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
The sides of Fruits Basket
- An orphaned girl living in a tent
- The Soma family and its zodiac curse
- Yuki and Kyo
Good for you if
- you like being moved to tears by Tohru's kindness.
- you like a family of broken people healing one by one.
- you like a slow love story under a curse.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take family abuse and grief on screen.
About: grief · kindness · breaking free · family
Anne with an E 2017
Serie
Anne Shirley es una niña huérfana que vive en un pequeño pueblo llamado Avonlea que pertenece a la Isla del Príncipe Eduardo, en el año 1890. Después de una infancia difícil, donde fue pasando de orfanato a hogares de acogida, es enviada por error a vivir con una solterona y su hermano. Cuando cumple 13 años, Anne va a conseguir transformar su vida y el pequeño pueblo donde vive gracias a su fuerte personalidad, intelecto e imaginación.
Las caras de Anne with an E
- Una huérfana pelirroja enviada en lugar de un niño
- Una granja en la Isla del Príncipe Eduardo
- Una rivalidad con Gilbert en la escuela
Buena para ti si
- te gusta ver a Anne pasar de huérfana a joven en tres temporadas.
- te gusta emocionarte con Marilla y Matthew aprendiendo a querer a una niña.
- te gusta una amistad entre almas gemelas como la de Anne y Diana.
Mala para ti si
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los grandes discursos de Anne sobre la imaginación y la esperanza.
- no puedes ver escenas del pasado de una niña maltratada en orfanatos.
Temas: la pertenencia · la imaginación · la familia elegida
Barefoot Gen 1983
Anime
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
The sides of Barefoot Gen
- A boy in Hiroshima in August 1945
- The bomb falling on an ordinary morning
- A child looking after his mother in the ruins
Good for you if
- you want to be moved by a child who keeps going after losing almost everything.
- you want to see the Hiroshima bombing through the eyes of one family.
- you want a war film about civilians, not soldiers.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch the death of children and parents on screen.
- you can't stand bodies burning and melting in graphic detail.
- you don't watch animated films.
About: grief · survival · war
Usagi Drop 2011
Anime
By force of circumstances, a 30-year-old single man with a full-time job suddenly starts raising a 6-year-old girl. While running each other ragged, the two of them gradually grow into a "family".
The sides of Usagi Drop
- A single man of thirty taking in a little girl
- Kindergarten runs and school lunches
- A family built day by day
Good for you if
- you like small, warm everyday moments.
- you like Daikichi learning to be a father to Rin.
- you like watching Rin grow up, from her first days at kindergarten.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need stakes bigger than finding a nursery school.
About: parenting · adoption · growing up
A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what happened as they each write a letter to their lost friend.
The sides of anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
- Five friends writing letters to Menma
- A summer ghost remembered a year later
- The Super Peace Busters back at their secret base
Good for you if
- you want to cry again with the Super Peace Busters a year after that summer.
- you like childhood friends finding their way back to each other.
- you like teenagers learning to let go of the past.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take a whole film about grieving a friend who died young.
About: grief · friendship · letting go
The Imaginary 2023
Anime
Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.
The sides of The Imaginary
- Rudger, a girl's imaginary friend
- A world where forgotten friends live on
- A strange man who hunts imaginary friends
Good for you if
- you like Studio Ponoc's hand-painted worlds of make-believe.
- you like Amanda and her mother finding each other after a loss.
- you want to be moved by a friend who is afraid of being forgotten.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't take the creepy Mr. Bunting and his hunt for imaginary friends.
About: imagination · grief · friendship