My Neighbors The Yamadas
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My Neighbors the Yamadas is a realistic, fun look at a typical (or are they?) Japanese family. The movie is presented in a series of shorts which illustrate how functional (or dysfunctional!) a family can truly be. Created by Studio Ghibli.
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Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
- TV (13 eps)
- 2003
Rumic's Theater is a collection of 13 stories by Rumiko Takahashi, who is also responsible for such things as Inuyasha, Kimagure Orange Road, and Mermaid's Forest. While each story has its own tone, the focus tends to be based upon marriage, death, apartments, or general quirky situations and experiences. Sarcasm and mixups abound in this entertaining series.
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add recBoth of these anime deal with (mostly) normal situations that the average person should be able to identify with. Some are funny, some are sad, some are very heartwarming. I believe if you liked those qualities watching the Yamadas, you should definitely give Rumic Theater a try.
Ghiblies
Meet the Ghiblies. Designed from the ground up to reflect the wonderful and talented people behind the famous Studio Ghibli, they have volunteered to let the light shine on the behind-the-scenes workings of their work and personal lives. Follow them as they decide where to eat lunch! Laugh with them as they reveal their inside jokes! Feel their pain as they remember their first love! Witness their many hidden talents! Be shocked as they perform hedonistic dances in their underwear! Find solace in their good deeds! And through it all, remember that these are the minds that have changed the face of anime as we know it!
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add recThese two Ghibli works have a similarly cutesy animation style. They also posess the same combination of humour and classically Ghibli slice-of-life. I found Yamadas to be a wonderful mix of both while Ghiblies is mediocre in its comedy yet shines in its slice-of-life elements; but if you liked one you may well enjoy the other.
Both Ghiblies and my Neighbours the Yamadas are slice-of-life tales about what happens within a certain environment. While both are somewhat different, Ghiblies being set in the workplace and consisting of two shorts, and Yamadas about family life and a full-length movie, both share a similar tone. Both anime make the most of comedic situations of everyday life. Try one if you like the other.
Only Yesterday
- Movie
- 1991
Taeko is a city-girl, born and raised in Tokyo, who has always held dreams of visiting the countryside. She finally is able to fulfill that dream during a vacation with relatives. Only Yesterday switches from visions of Taeko's 5th grade past, to her present self who is struggling with tough choices and feelings about love, herself, and her future.
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add recEach of these films involve themselves in charming slice-of-life involving an ordinary Japanese family, complete with the rather distant father who reads the newspaper over the table - with occasional bursts of animated ingenuity. Both My Neighbors The Yamadas and Only Yesterday were produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by Isao Takahata, and have a strikingly similar feel. Only Yesterday actually has a plot, and ultimately focuses on one character - while Yamadas is a plot-less anthology about the whole family - but fans of the quiet pace of one will much appreciate the other.
Windy Tales
Nao and Miki are the sole members of their school's photography club, and have discovered the hidden secret of the wind. With the help of Mr. Taiki (a member of the ancient clan of the "wind-handlers" and one of their teachers) the duo soon pick up the secrets of controlling the wind and seeing it in its perfect beauty. With flying cats, lost tree squirrels and photography contests to boot, there's wind to be seen in any situation...
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Sora Iro no Tane
- Other (1 ep x 3 min)
- 1992
While playing with his toy airplane one day in a field, a young boy was approached by a fox. They traded the boy’s airplane for the fox’s seed, and soon after the boy planted the seed in the ground. Little did he know that the seed would not yield a plant, but rather, a large and blue expanding house! With the new house came many friends – from elephants to lions to rabbits aplenty, a great deal of new companions showed up to fill the house with joy. But wait, the fox is returning – what could he want?
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add recChiefly, that they have a similar visual look and that they were animated by the same studio brought these two to mind, but they also have a bit of humour. While Sora is nowhere near as brilliant and funny as the Yamadas - truthfully, how could it be? - it's still a rather diverting watch for those who enjoy the odder and rarer Ghibli works.
