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* ''[[Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms]]'' ends with the hero Maquia travelling on a cart through golden Ghibli Plains. The last shot of the film before the credits roll is of green grass and flowers swaying in the wind.
* The countryside in ''[[Mary and the Witch's Flower]]'' features both Ghibli Plains and Hills. It's a great example of the two tropes being used side by side. The actual adventure begins in Ghibli Hills, but the protagonist Mary travels through Ghibli Plains to reach the hills. A short walk from Mary's home will get you to Ghibli Plains.
* [[Makoto Shinkai]] seems fond of the trope. In fact, the trope would be called "Shinkai Plains" if Ghibli didn't have such an established history of using it. Ghibli's usage of the trope goes back to 1988, while Shinkai goes back to
** ''[[The Place Promised in Our Early Days]]'' depicts vast lush grasslands both in Aomori and when our heroes finally reach Ezo/Hokkaido, contrasting sharply with dull, drab Tokyo.
** ''[[Your Name]]'' features a vast green plain in a crater just outside the {{spoiler|Comet Tiamat}} impact zone.▼
** In ''[[5 Centimeters per Second]]'', the greenery of Tanegashima contrasts with the built-up confines of Tokyo and the snowfields of Tochigi. One of the subtle [[Show, Don't Tell]] points of the film is how Takaki is only ever depicted amongst them at or near night, with physical inability to see the beauty of his surroundings reflecting how he's mentally stuck pining for faraway Akari instead of appreciating nearby Kanae who wants to be there for him.
** In ''[[Weathering with You]]'', [[The Runaway (trope)|The Runaway]] Hodaka's home town is filled with these. This is a rare example where the trope isn't romanticised, with how Hodaka feels "suffocated" at his home, chasing the sunlight which falls just outside his island, onto the sea. In the climax, {{spoiler|Hina is found on a giant Ghibli Plain on top of a cloud}}.▼
▲** ''[[Your Name]]'' features a vast green plain in a crater
▲** In ''[[Weathering with You]]'', [[The Runaway (trope)|The Runaway]] Hodaka's home town is filled with these. This is a rare example where the trope isn't romanticised, with how Hodaka feels "suffocated" at his home, chasing the sunlight which falls just outside his island, onto the sea. In the climax, {{spoiler|Hina is found on a giant Ghibli Plain on top of a cloud}}. Also not romanticised, as its desolate emptiness only serves to highlight the lonely fate awaiting the affected character.
** ''[[Suzume (film)|Suzume]]'' opens and ends with Ghibli Plains near night time in the Ever After dimension. The trope is used to create a feeling of vastness.
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