The Boy Who Saw The Wind - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep x 125 min)
• 1986

Legends tell of a floating island in the sky known as Laputa, upon which is rumoured to be treasure beyond a person’s wildest dreams. Sheeta is an orphan girl who is being hunted down because of her necklace, a rare Levistone, which legend says will lead the way to Laputa. One day she is saved by Pazu, a miner apprentice and also an orphan, and together they set out to escape from her would-be captors. Unfortunately, their friendship must go through endless trials in their quest to hide Laputa's location. What is Sheeta’s mysterious legacy, and what hidden motives do Sheeta’s enemies have in regards to finding Laputa?

• Movie (1 ep x 117 min)
• 1984

One thousand years after the Giant Warriors caused an apocalyptic event known as the seven days of fire, humans are living in constant fear of the Toxic Jungle. This ever-spreading forest is filled with poisonous plants and gigantic monstrous insects; even the very air is deadly. Nausicaa is the kind and wise princess of a small, peaceful country known as the Valley of the Wind, which has so far avoided the spread of the forest. One night a large airship containing one of the Giant Warriors crashes into the valley. The following day soldiers from the powerful nation of Tolmekia invade the Valley of the Wind to reclaim and revive the warrior. As the only one who truly believes that there is a way for humans to live alongside the insects, Nausicaa must find a way to stop the war that now threatens her people and protect the Toxic Jungle before the Tolmekians burn it to the ground.

• Movie (1 ep x 134 min)
• 1997

With the rise of the Iron Age in feudal Japan, man and nature grow increasingly at odds. As mankind infringes more and more into the kingdom of the beasts, many of the elder animal gods begin to succumb to their rage, cursing themselves as they lash out at rural and urban settlements alike. When a young Ashitaka, hero of his village, is imparted with one of these curses after slaying a crazed god, he forces himself into exile to prevent further harm to his village. As he ventures out into the world, however, he discovers just how dire the straights have become - with man and beast ready to break into all out war, his curse becomes the least of his problems. As both sides teeter dangerously on the side of outright slaughter of one another, Ashitaka sets his own problems aside and, using his charisma and honor, seeks to quell the hatred before it gets beyond repair - but will he be in time or is he simply delaying the inevitable?

• Movie (1 ep x 75 min)
• 2002

One afternoon on her way home from school, Haru saves a cat from getting run over by a truck and promptly gets the shock of her life when it stands on its hind legs to thank her. That night, she is greeted by a parade of felines who inform Haru that her earlier heroics saved the prince of the Cat Kingdom. Haru suddenly finds herself inundated with gifts of mice and catnip as means of thanks, culminating in the announcement that she will be taken to their kingdom to marry the prince. With no desire to marry Prince Lune, Haru turns to The Baron and Muta from the Cat Bureau for help, but unable to stop them, Haru is swept away by a horde of cats. Can Haru prevent this marriage of inconvenience and return home before she becomes a cat herself?

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1996

When Luda was a young boy, he was taught about the powers of the wind from his father, powers he would someday inherit. The tranquillity of Luda and his sister Ansa's lives was finally shattered when a young woman named Agahali, under the command of Lord Zanark, destroyed their village and killed their father, for he possessed the power of the wind which could destroy their kingdom in the sky. With nothing left to lose, Luda must now act quickly to destroy Zanark and his father's murderer with his newly discovered power of the wind.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2022

In the years following a vicious war, the Empire of Zol now controls the land and citizens of rival Aquafa – except for Aquafa’s Fire Horse Territory, where wild dogs that once carried the deadly Black Wolf Fever continue to roam free. When a pack of dogs race through a Zol-controlled mine, Van, an enslaved former soldier, and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten, but manage to escape as the sole survivors of the attack. Finally free, Van and Yuna seek out a simple, peaceful existence in the countryside. But as the deadly disease once again runs rampant, they find themselves at the crossroads of a struggle much larger than any one nation.

• TV (10 eps)
• 2024

The second season of The Fire Hunter.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1995

Three hundred years ago, Lord Ashram departed Lodoss to seek haven for his people; and in exchange for his soul, the God Barbas allowed Ashram’s people passage through the God Wall to the land of Crystania. In the present, Prince Redon flees for his life after watching his parents be assassinated. He travels along the God Wall and vows revenge, and to his dismay a voice, out of nowhere, offers him power, bids him to enter, and opens the God Wall. After entering Crystania, Redon meets the shapeshifting Beast Men who are fighting a civil war against both the 'God King' Barbas, and the dark elf Pirotess whose goal is to free Ashram from Barbas’ possession. Soon Redon discovers that it was Barbas who had offered him power; he must now make a choice between helping free Ashram’s soul, and joining Barbas to achieve the ultimate power.

• OVA (3 eps)
• 1996 - 1997

It has been years since the defeat of the evil god Barbas; but when Redon and Pirotess, the heroes that were instrumental in his demise, have dreams about his return, they know that their adventures aren’t over yet. Pirotess is attacked by a minion of Barbas but manages to escape with two items: the Chaos Ring - an artifact that stalls Barbas' return - and a portal to the Chaos World, where she must go to locate Ashram's soul to aid them in defeating Barbas once more. Redon, on the other hand, goes in search of the bell of awakening which is both aiding Barbas' return and unleashing previously-sealed dangerous items upon the world such as tornadoes, basilisks, and even dragons! Can Pirotess and Redon achieve their goals, before the whole of Crystania is destroyed?

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1979

At John Grier Orphanage, one lucky girl will be sponsored to attend Lincoln Memorial Girls' School in New Jersey - and that lucky person is Judy Abbott, a happy-go-lucky teen with high spirits and a kind heart. Judy's benefactor, whose shadow causes her to coin him as "Daddy Long Legs," has only one condition: she must write to him once a month and chronicle her new adventures. At her new home, Judy will learn about life and friendships with the help of such classmates as the rich Julia Pendleton and good friend Sally McBride.