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, 1 year agogush about When Marnie Was There + The Borrower Arrietty + Tale of Princess Kaguya
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* [[Hayao Miyazaki|Miyazaki-sensei's]] colleagues are wonderful, too. Honestly, [[Studio Ghibli]] can do no wrong. [[Isao Takahata]], Ghibli's other genius, directed the amazing and [[Tear Jerker|heartwrenching]] ''[[Hotaru no Haka|Grave Of The Fireflies]]''. But this troper's personal favorite is ''[[Whisper of the Heart]]'', a charming, coming-of-age story about the trials and tribulations of adolescence, first love and finding out what you really want in life. Nothing is sugar-coated - just a collection of perfectly timed, exquisitely scripted moments that had this troper saying "that is ''exactly'' what it feels like." There's a little scene, where the main character sings that is just a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|pure joy to watch]]. Plus, it features the best use of John Denver's ''Take Me Home, Country Roads'' ever! Just a shame that director Yoshifumi Kondou died young.
** Don't forget ''[[Only Yesterday]]''. The ending of that movie caused this troper to burst out in spontaneous tears of joy.
** Their more recent works are amazing as well. [[The Borrower Arrietty]] is gorgous to levels of not being humanely possible. Every frame of that film felt like someone put at least 300 hours into making it. [[Scenery Porn]] and [[Awesome Art]] are not sufficent to describe how this movie looks. It's insane how there's realistic water, hair, clothing, and wind physics, in addition to reflection, water surface tension, and lighting. The end result? A product that is absolutely breathtaking to watch. Its slow pacing means that this troper is fully immersed into the world of the film, and that the world of the film feels real, like it could be a part of the real world. It's a portrayal of what our world could be like if it's prettier.
** [[When Marnie Was There (film)]] is also exactly like this. In addition to having all of the amazing visuals of [[The Borrower Arrietty]], it also has a compelling and emotionally moving story. It's a fitting masterpiece for Ghibli's final work before their restructuring.
** [[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]] is perhaps the most powerful animated film out there. It says so much in so little time, conveying messages about [[Arcadia]], having your path carved out in front of you and having no say, of the fake and pretentious nature of loyalty and the arranged marriages vs the genuine relationships formed during childhood. Perhaps most importantly, it says that life will be filled with suffering and pain, but those moments are worth it for the few times where you can feel genuine joy. This film can make you feel almost every single human emotion possible after pulling you into its world and never letting go: joy, laughter, anger, and, most of all, deep and profound sorrow, all enhanced by a beautiful animation style that adapts to what is on screen. The film is creative in its use of animation, making the environments lush and green when need, or white and cold. The best segments are those that use its animation in ways live action never could, like the excellent running away scene, or the last (absolutely emotionally devastating) scene in the film. It's the kind of film that can change entire lives. The amount of things to learn from this film is insane, and huge props to [[Isao Takahata]] for pulling this off.
* [[Mahou Sensei Negima]]. I'm still in shock that this manga is that good. [[Ken Akamatsu]] took more than thirty characters, and made every single one of them unique and interesting. Then he created an awesome setting with ridiculously awesome magic. And then he added awesome writing and fantastic humor to the mix, and combined it with absolutely beautiful art. I loved [[Love Hina]], but Negima takes it to another level.
** Not to mention that it does an excellent job of [[Genre Shift|shifting]] from an [[Unwanted Harem]] in to a Shonen series. And the fights are some of the best ones out there.
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