Gauche the Cellist

Whisper of the Heart is a touching Ghibli slice-of-life story, about a young girl named Shizuku. While riding the train, she notices a fat cat riding alongside her. Following the cat, she finds a shop where she is told an enchanting story of a gold statue named "The Baron". WotH follows Shizuku in her struggles to grow, and her budding love with the shopkeeper's son.

Alternate titles: Hamelin no Violin Hiki

Hamelin is a musical young man with no recollection of his past, who lives in the village of Staccato. After a tragic disaster, he and Flute, his childhood friend, and Oboe, a talking bird, must embark on a dangerous quest to embrace their destinies. Guilt, betrayal, and loss all play a part in this musical tale of the violinist with magical abilities, and those who he desires to protect.

Alternate titles: Neko no Ongaeshi

Neko no Ongaeshi is a somewhat related sequel to the Ghibli Tale "Whisper of the Heart". The story follows a young girl named Haru, who unknowingly rescues the prince of the world of cats, and gains their unwanted gratitude. With the help of the Baron, and Muta (the fat white cat from WotH), Haru must find a way to escape from the world of cats before it's too late!

Alternate titles: Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru

Giovanni is a young cat with a troubled childhood -- he is bullied in school, and waits patiently day after day for his father to return from his journey. One festive evening, Giovanni and his friend Camponella find themselves aboard a great train which takes them to the edge of the universe and back. However, in the midst of the sights and wonders, Giovanni soon begins to discover that the train's purpose might be much different than it appears.

From the mind of Shoji Kawamori comes Spring and Chaos, an animated biography of one of Japan's most loved poets and storytellers: Kenji Miyazawa. Through the use of standard animation and rich CG, a short period of Kenji's life is shown in an abstract and fantasy-filled way, showing the viewer his dreams and thoughts, and everything in between.

Set to Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, Legend of the Forest is a voiceless tale of human encroachment into the forests and its furry and feathered inhabitants. With only a chainsaw, one man will destroy families and lives for his own selfish gain, and the citizens of the forest will never be the same. Join the varied cast of birds, trees, squirrels, gnomes and fairy folk as they struggle to survive in their dying homeland...

The studious and uptight Chiaki is well-known as the top pianist of his school, and dreams of becoming a world-class conductor like his idol, Viera; but his fear of flying (which makes studying abroad impossible) combined with a recent break-up and dismissal from his piano instructor causes that future to seem both bleak and unlikely. After collapsing outside of his apartment, drunk, Chiaki inadvertently meets a young woman named Nodame who, while quite talented at the piano, is unclean, clumsy, and haphazard. Despite being almost polar opposites, the two begin to grow closer and work, together, to overcome the obstacles in their careers.