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Little Norse Prince (although not Ghibli) is on tomorrow at 11am on Film4.

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Just a shame I have school so I can't watch it

This was the last film I saw. It was beautifully produced and I also liked the slice-of-life approach they employed. It's a refreshing change from what we usually expect from Ghibli. I actually wrote a review for this film, which can be read a few pages back in this thread.

Oh, and welcome to the Society.

Thanks for the welcome. If i were to watch a similar ghibli film to Whisper of the Heart (by which i mean romancey theme, quite true to life etc etc) which would i watch? The only ones i've seen are the famous ones really (Spirited, mononoke, howl, kiki and porco rosso). I googled it and it turns out that the whisper director only made that one film, which is a shame.

Thanks for the welcome. If i were to watch a similar ghibli film to Whisper of the Heart (by which i mean romancey theme, quite true to life etc etc) which would i watch? The only ones i've seen are the famous ones really (Spirited, mononoke, howl, kiki and porco rosso). I googled it and it turns out that the whisper director only made that one film, which is a shame.

Yeah, he died. Grave of Fireflies is true to life but is more of a drama. It's awesome though. Only Yesterday I guess is true to life and has romantic themes. Ghibli films obviously tend to be quite different to that sort of film. The Cat Returns is sort of a follow-on to Whisper, but not great. I think you should watch Laputa and Nausicaa anyway (if you haven't seen them), but they're not at all like Whisper.

Only Yesterday is probably closest to Whisper of the Heart in terms of romance and slice of life theme.

Little Norse Prince (although not Ghibli) is on tomorrow at 11am on Film4.

Thanks for the welcome. If i were to watch a similar ghibli film to Whisper of the Heart (by which i mean romancey theme, quite true to life etc etc) which would i watch? The only ones i've seen are the famous ones really (Spirited, mononoke, howl, kiki and porco rosso). I googled it and it turns out that the whisper director only made that one film, which is a shame.

Thanks for the welcome. If i were to watch a similar ghibli film to Whisper of the Heart (by which i mean romancey theme, quite true to life etc etc) which would i watch? The only ones i've seen are the famous ones really (Spirited, mononoke, howl, kiki and porco rosso). I googled it and it turns out that the whisper director only made that one film, which is a shame.

Where's the "i'm only replying here in the vain hope that i can get into Misspaphrodite's pants" option?

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that is unless you care to discuss Studio Ghibli with us?

Nice, Only yesterday it is, girlfriend is loving these films, i am too =D

Oh yes, you might like Ocean Waves too, since it's also of the slice-of-life and drama genre.

Oh noes! Our justification for missing it off the poll is no longer valid!

You could say that it's a TV movie and therefore doesn't count as a movie! (Indeed, it comes under 'special' on ANN.)

Definitely my favourite Ghibli movie, however it seems to be curiously absent from the poll. (Is there a limit on options or?) On a related note, it's just been released on DVD in the UK. (Even though the Japanese release had English subtitles...)

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