I grew up watching a lot of animated shows in general - western and anime equally - so I tend to be pretty fond of it. Animated shows, at their best, showcase a rich sense of imagination visually that I love. i'm only going to post a few, I need to rewatch a lot of these movies and serieses.
-Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: I've been meaning to rewatch a lot of Miyazaki's more major films after this, because this is one of my favourite anime movies by a fucking mile. Gorgeous animation, an excellent
Voice cast (the American dubbed version has a
Ton of people who sci-fi and
Action movie fans will be immediately familiar with - most notably Uma Thurman, Patrick Stewart, and Edward James Olmos), and an excellent, imaginative storyline. It's true that the ending is sort of left-field (though it was established earlier) and it throws off people, but I think it works well in the context of the movie.
I'm not nearly as big on anime as I used to be, but this has held up incredibly well since I first
Saw it like
Six years ago. Like I said, I need to revisit some of Miyazaki's stuff because most people apparently prefer Princess Monoke to this.
-Grave of the Fireflies: Like a constant
Sledgehammer to the gut. Unrelentingly
Bleak, morose, and
Heart crushing, but it has its glimmers of hope here and there that make it worth while. It's not all of those things for the mere sake of it, however; it possesses a natural feel that a lot of anime just doesn't capture. It's not really something I watch all that often, but it hits really hard at its best.
