waiting

The first words in the song- and again I'm in tears... I'm a big whimperer when it comes to beauty. 

Arrietty

and yet again- rivers of tears... It's like a drug- the feeling of a child within. When I honestly capture the moment when I feel that- it's unbelievably good... Simple. And who are the masters of making that happen- no doubt the studio Ghibli... With a very few exceptions, all their works leave me with this hurtful feeling inside that I'm growing up... T_T 

Today I want to write about Arrietty... Since the first glance at this little borrower and a tender sound of the harp by Cecile Corbel it's done- me in tears, flashbacks from my childhood, that enormous wish to be 6 again... It's hard to believe how honest with Your self Ghibli's films make You feel... I so admire them for that. 

Arrietty's story is very touching, it speaks about closeness of the family, losing Your home, finding a friend...
The animation and all the details are simply gorgeous... Everything is thought through to the smallest detail in the screen, maybe that's why Arrietty's world  is so simple to believe in.

 

This film really captures the essence of childhood. That wish to take more responsibility than You can handle, the magical world You still live in, unquestionable belief in goodness, sorrow of being alone, the calmness of wind in the grass...

I honestly loved it. 

anime

Haibane Renmei
Wolf's Rain
Hikaru no Go
Honey and Clover

... there was a time when these titles meant pure and honest time for myself, deep experience of a well created atmosphere with great soundtracks, growing characters and a good story, also a theme to share with my friends or start a conversation with somebody...
Anyway, I don't want to be one of those people, who say: "OMG, You haven't seen this one???!! Are You crazy???!!!!", I could though : ) But I will surely say this: if You have some extra hours in Your daily life and You have absolutely no idea what to do with them, You might find one or two series of any of this anime and see what happens : ) I'm pretty sure, that they might surprise You...

So... more in detail:



Haibane Renmei



Beautiful style, very memorable music, exceptional story... I would very much recommend it to a person, who wants something calm and deep in meaning...  When I first time watched it, I just couldn't stop until it was finished. I started in the evening and heard the last ending song when the sun was rising... I couldn't talk for a few hours, I just didn't want to... Everything seemed so... different and imaginary after this. I think it's an experience I'll remember for a long time... Don't want to spoil the story, so You'll just have to trust me on this and try to watch it : )



Wolf's Rain



My favourite theme- a search for Paradise... And the idea of when it's all over, only the wolfs will know where to find it, also how the mankind shows it's face... Some are helping the wolfs, so that at least someone could reach it, some are hunting them down in hatred... The atmosphere of Wolf's Rain is full of longing for something meaningful, beautiful and out of this world... Music is simply great- Maaya Sakamoto and Steve Conte... I recommend Wolf's Rain to people, who still want to believe there's something more out there...



Hikaru no Go

I was surprised at first, but this is the only one of the 'more than 24 series' anime that I really love. The whole story is about a boy, who meats a spirit of Fujiwara no Sai, o champion Go player from Heian period. This spirit hunts the boy, until he agrees to play Go for him and so starts the great journey of finding talent... It's hard to imagine how the director did it, but through the whole story, You can feel the character grow and mature and learn, as if it was You. You even feel the trembling and nervousness before the games... It even made me learn to play Go... : ) Highly recommend this one to the ones, who like old-school anime with great sense of humour, some drama, fantasy and sports. 

Honey and Clover



Incredibly sweet, moving story about the students in art school. Their lives, their love, their searching for them selves, hoping for something great in life.... Almost every episode made me take a deeper breath... This one is light and simple, also- very inspiring...

So, here I go again with my nostalgia... : ) Hope, that at least one this anime will make some other person feel the things I did...