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Drama anime and manga

  • My Neighbor TotoroIn 1950s Japan, a university professor named Tatsuo Kusakabe moves his two daughters into an old house near a hospital. His wife Yasuko stays there to…
  • Kiki's Delivery ServiceIn 1987, Group Fudosha approached Kadono's publishers to adapt the novel into a feature film. The studio sought either Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata for…
  • The Cat ReturnsIn 1995, Studio Ghibli released a film titled Whisper of the Heart. That project introduced Baron, a cat figurine who came to life within a fantasy sequence.
  • Only Yesterday (1991 film)Hotaru Okamoto published the manga Omoide Poro Poro in 1982, establishing a quiet story about a young girl named Taeko. Yuko Tone drew the illustrations that…
  • Whisper of the HeartYoshifumi Kondō died in 1998, three years after directing Whisper of the Heart. This film stands as his sole completed work as a director before his passing.
  • Kurau Phantom MemoryIn the year 2100, a twelve-year-old girl named Kurau stands in her father's laboratory on what should have been her birthday.
  • The Wind RisesHayao Miyazaki began conceiving the story of The Wind Rises in 2008, marking his first feature film since Ponyo. He published a manga series based on this…
  • Heidi, Girl of the AlpsIn the summer of 1973, Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki traveled to Maienfeld in Switzerland. They spent two days walking through the mountains that would…
  • Oshi no KoOn the night of Ai Hoshino's delivery, obstetrician Gorou Amamiya stands in a hospital room filled with the sterile scent of antiseptic and the hum of…
  • Royal Space Force: The Wings of HonnêamiseIn September 1984, Hiroyuki Yamaga and Toshio Okada stood before Shigeru Watanabe of Bandai to pitch a project that would become Royal Space Force.
  • Space Runaway IdeonSunrise produced Space Runaway Ideon in 1980, immediately following the massive success of Mobile Suit Gundam. Director Yoshiyuki Tomino led the project with…