In This Corner of the World

aka: Kono sekai no katasumi ni
Japan 2016, 130 minutes
Dir. Sunao Katabuchi
Rating: [M] Adult themes
Genres: Family / Anime

“Will doubtlessly go down as one of the masterpieces of WWII-inspired pop art”~Justin Sevakis, Anime News Neetwork

Aroview: Picturesque war-time animation exploring the everyday challenges faces by Japanese people during WWII. The setting, a small town outside Hiroshima, is masterfully reconstructed in manga using thousands of photographs from the era. Both sorrowful and uplifting in tone, this is a powerfully understated film which ranks alongside the Studio Ghibli treasures that have obviously inspired it - the director is protégé of Hayao Miyazaki.

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4 stars (Very Good) It is a good example of animation being able to tell a story efficiently. Our plucky heroine is a delight and the animation impressive particularly the believable air raid segments. ~Tubbs