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The Boy and the Heron
Hayao Miyazaki · 2023
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother''s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy''s mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Isao Takahata · 2013
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
The Wind Rises
Hayao Miyazaki · 2013
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
From Up on Poppy Hill
Goro Miyazaki · 2011
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun—but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.
The Secret World of Arrietty
Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 2010
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house''s human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
Tales from Earthsea
Goro Miyazaki · 2006
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What''s even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn''t enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy''s "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
Howl''s Moving Castle
Hayao Miyazaki · 2004
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
The Cat Returns
Hiroyuki Morita · 2002
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it''s no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki · 1997
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Whisper of the Heart
Yoshifumi Kondo · 1995
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: ''Seiji Amasawa''.
Pom Poko
Isao Takahata · 1994
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.
Ocean Waves
Tomomi Mochizuki · 1994
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...
Porco Rosso
Hayao Miyazaki · 1992
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew''s American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
Only Yesterday
Isao Takahata · 1991
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
Grave of the Fireflies
Isao Takahata · 1988
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
Castle in the Sky
Hayao Miyazaki · 1986
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Hayao Miyazaki · 1984
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
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When Marnie Was There
Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 2014
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Ponyo
Hayao Miyazaki · 2008
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki · 2001
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Kiki''s Delivery Service
Hayao Miyazaki · 1989
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki · 1988
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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Bleach
· 2004
La serie narra las aventuras de Ichigo Kurosaki, un adolescente que tiene la facultad de interactuar con los espíritus. Una noche, Ichigo se encuentra con una shinigami —personificación japonesa del Dios de la muerte— llamada Rukia Kuchiki, quien se sorprende que pueda verla. Sin embargo, su conversación es interrumpida por la aparición de un hollow, un espíritu maligno. Después de que Rukia fuera gravemente herida al tratar de proteger a Ichigo, esta intenta traspasarle parte de sus poderes a Ichigo para que pueda enfrentarse al hollow en igualdad de condiciones. No obstante, Ichigo sin darse cuenta los absorbe casi por completo y logra vencer con facilidad al espíritu.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
· 2012
La trama se desarrolla en torno a la historia del linaje Joestar, una poderosa familia de origen británico destinada a combatir fuerzas sobrenaturales malvadas usando poderes adquiridos; la obra abarca varias generaciones de dicho linaje, las cuales son adaptadas en cada parte poniendo un descendiente como protagonista, empezando con Jonathan en el año 1880. El nombre «JoJo», presente en el título de la obra, consiste en un juego de palabras compuesto por el nombre de los protagonistas de cada parte, los cuales pueden abreviarse como «Jojo» y usarse a forma de apodo; sin embargo, en las últimas partes de la obra se hacen juegos de palabras más complejos: por ejemplo, Josuke es un juego de palabras en japonés en que la sílaba «suke» (助) se puede leer también como «jo», y el diminutivo de Giorno Giovana (Gio. Gio.) tiene una pronunciación bastante similar a «Jojo». Todos los Joestar se identifican porque tienen una marca de nacimiento en forma de estrella de cinco puntas.
Banana Fish
· 2018
La naturaleza hizo a Ash Lynx un hombre hermoso al que convirtieron en un asesino despiadado y frío. Era un niño fugitivo criado como el heredero adoptado, el ejecutor y juguete sexual de “Papa” Dino Golzine, el señor del crimen de la Costa Este. Sin embargo, cuando Ash cumple los diecisiete años, decide huir de este reino de poder y riquezas para unirse a una banda de matones callejeros. En ese momento conocerá a Eiji Okamura, un joven e inocente fotógrafo llegado desde Japón que caerá en la espiral de orgullo, lujuria, ira y orgullo provocada por el nombre en clave “Banana Fish”.
Death Note
· 2006
Light Yagami, un estudiante japonés, encuentra un cuaderno llamado Death Note que permite matar a cualquier persona cuyo nombre se escriba en él. Usando este poder, decide crear un mundo "perfecto" eliminando a los criminales.
Horimiya
· 2021
A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?
Fruits Basket
· 2019
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Soma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Somas have a secret of their own—when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
BLOOD-C
· 2011
Saya Kisaragi is an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As her battles grow more desperate and more people she cares for fall victim to the Elder Bairns, Saya begins finding faults in her reality, and eventually uncovers a disturbing truth about herself, the town and her surviving friends.
Sankarea: Undying Love
· 2012
Zombie-obsessed Furuya is making a potion to reanimate his dead cat when he meets Rea. She’s about as miserable as a girl can get, thanks to her creepy, domineering father. When the pain becomes too much, she tries to commit suicide with a sip of Furuya’s weird elixir. The potion doesn’t kill her – but it does turn her into a zombie after she falls from a cliff. Now that Rea’s undead and ready to finally live, she hides out with Furuya, who’s always dreamed of having a zombie girlfriend. Their one-of-a-kind relationship comes with some challenges, like the fact that Rea is decomposing. Even worse, her freak-show dad is dangerously determined to get her back under his control. As Furuya fights to keep his ghoulfriend safe, Rea finds the secret to resurrecting her happiness: Live like you’re dying – even if you’re already dead.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Rafał Jaki · 2022
En una distopía plagada de corrupción e implantes cibernéticos, un chico prodigioso pero temerario trata de convertirse en un mercenario proscrito: un ‘edgerunner’.
