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In This Corner of the World 2016
Anime
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
The sides of In This Corner of the World
- A young bride who moves to Kure in 1943
- Daily life in a naval port under air raids
- Hiroshima just across the bay
Good for you if
- you like a war film told through cooking, sewing and family meals.
- you like Suzu, dreamy and stubborn, keeping a household going.
- you like hand-drawn images that look like her own sketches.
Bad for you if
- you can't take air raids reaching a family's home, and the grief that follows.
- you need momentum, and most of the film is quiet everyday life.
- you don't watch animated films.
About: daily life · loss · resilience · marriage
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
Violet Evergarden, a former soldier returned from war, comes to teach at a women's academy and changes a young girl's life.
The sides of Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
- Violet tutoring a girl at a boarding school
- Two sisters separated by an adoption
- Letters carried across years
Good for you if
- you like being moved to tears by a letter between two sisters.
- you like Violet slowly winning the trust of a lonely girl at a boarding school.
- you like Kyoto Animation's painstaking images of light and fabric.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum more than quiet scenes at a boarding school.
About: sisterhood · letters · belonging
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
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
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
Violet Evergarden: The Movie 2020
Anime
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
The sides of Violet Evergarden: The Movie
- A former child soldier who writes letters for others
- A search for her lost major
- A sick boy writing letters to his family
Good for you if
- you like crying over letters written for the people left behind.
- you want to know if Violet finds the major again.
- you like hand-drawn cities, harbours and lamplit rooms.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- two hours and twenty minutes is too much for you in one evening.
About: grief · love · life after war
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
March Comes In Like a Lion 2016
Anime
This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with three sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo, he begins to change little by little...
The sides of March Comes In Like a Lion
- A teenage shogi pro living alone
- Three sisters who feed him dinner
- Matches played in an old Tokyo neighbourhood
Good for you if
- you like watching a lonely boy slowly let people in.
- you like a story that hurts and heals in the same episode.
- you like a found family around a kitchen table.
Bad for you if
- you can't take depression and bullying on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum and two quiet seasons feel slow to you.
About: loneliness · grief · belonging
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
Colorful 2010
Anime
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.
The sides of Colorful
- A soul given a second chance in a boy's body
- A 14-year-old who just took his own life
- A family he has to learn to live with
Good for you if
- you like a family that slowly turns out to be more than it seemed.
- you want a quiet film that moves you to tears.
- you like a story told through one lonely boy's days at school and home.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built on a teenager's suicide.
- you don't watch animated films.
- two hours of quiet everyday life is too much for you.
About: second chances · loneliness · family
Haibane Renmei 2002
Anime
A dream of falling from the sky...and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of female beings with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a halo is placed on her head and she is told that she must work in the nearby town of Grie. She soon realizes that the town and the entire world they live in are confined behind the Wall, a tall, impenetrable wall that none except the mysterious Toga are allowed to exit.
The sides of Haibane Renmei
- A girl born from a cocoon with small wings
- A walled town nobody may leave
- A house of young winged women
Good for you if
- you like quiet days of odd jobs in a small walled town.
- you like the bond between Rakka and Reki, the older girl who looks after her.
- you like a mystery about the Wall that never fully answers itself.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face a story that circles around guilt and suicide.
About: rebirth · guilt · forgiveness
A Silent Voice 2016
Anime
Shōko, una niña con discapacidad auditiva, es víctima de acoso en su escuela, siendo Shōya su principal agresor. Cuando ella se cambia de colegio, él sufre el rechazo de sus compañeros y queda aislado. Años después, intenta enmendar su error y hacer las paces con Shōko.
Las caras de A Silent Voice
- Un chico que acosaba a una niña sorda en la escuela
- Años después, su intento de reparar el daño
- Conversaciones en lengua de signos
Buena para ti si
- quieres una película que te rompa el corazón y lo recomponga.
- te gusta un chico culpable que no puede mirar a la gente a la cara.
- te gustan los adolescentes que aprenden a perdonarse.
Mala para ti si
- no puedes ver acoso ni intentos de suicidio en pantalla.
- no ves anime.
Temas: la culpa · el perdón · la discapacidad
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
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
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 2016
Anime
When Haruhiro awakens, he’s in the dark surrounded by people who have no memory of where they came from or how they got there. As the darkness fades, a fantastic new world called “Grimgar” appears before them and their adventure begins—but first, they’ll have to choose their guild, class, and special abilities.
The sides of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
- Strangers waking up with no memory
- A party of weak beginners hunting goblins
- Grief after losing a friend
Good for you if
- you like beginners who struggle to kill even one goblin to pay for dinner.
- you like a fantasy that takes its time on daily life and quiet talks.
- you like a party of misfits slowly learning to trust each other.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face grief and the death of a friend on screen.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: grief · friendship · survival · responsibility
Incendies 2010
Film
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.
The sides of Incendies
- Twins reading their mother's last wishes
- A search through a country torn by civil war
- A family secret buried for decades
Good for you if
- you like a revelation at the end that changes everything you saw.
- you like a film that leaves you shaken long after.
- you want to understand a civil war through one woman's life.
Bad for you if
- you can't take massacres, prison and rape on screen.
- you won't read subtitles, and the twins' search unfolds in French and Arabic.
About: family secrets · war · forgiveness
Whisper of the Heart 1995
Anime
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
The sides of Whisper of the Heart
- A girl who reads every library book
- A boy learning to make violins
- A cat riding a train
Good for you if
- you want a quiet summer in the Tokyo suburbs.
- you like a first love that starts with a name on library cards.
- you like a girl figuring out if she can really write.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need action to stay hooked. Here a girl writes a story and a boy builds violins.
About: first love · ambition · growing up
Fullmetal Alchemist 2003
Anime
Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.
The sides of Fullmetal Alchemist
- Two brothers who broke the law of alchemy
- A boy whose soul lives in a suit of armor
- A hunt for the philosopher's stone
Good for you if
- you like a world where alchemy has rules and a price.
- you want a story held together by two brothers.
- you can take a story that goes darker than its first episodes suggest.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take children paying for grief with their own bodies.
About: sacrifice · brotherhood · grief
On his way home from drinking his sorrows away after being rejected by his crush, 26 year old salaryman Yoshida finds a high school girl named Sayu sitting on the side of the road and ends up letting her stay at his place overnight. Not having the heart to put the runaway out on the streets, Yoshida allows her to stay at his place... And so began the awkward, irritable, and slightly heartwarming relationship between a runaway high school girl and a salaryman living together.
The sides of Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
- A salaryman just rejected by his crush
- A runaway high school girl named Sayu
- An awkward shared apartment
Good for you if
- you like a quiet story about two lonely people helping each other.
- you like everyday scenes of cooking, work and small talks.
- you like a runaway teen slowly learning to face the home she fled.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't watch a story about a runaway teen exploited by older men.
About: loneliness · trust · healing