If you liked The Boy and the Heron, try Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)!
It's an early movie by Makoto Shinkai, now known for Your Name and Weathering With You. It has his trademark style of character design, rich backgrounds, and gorgeous animation of skyscapes and flowing light.
It also is much more fantastical than his usual style of magical realism and is the most Ghibli-style of all his films (except possibly Suzume, I haven't seen that one yet)
Like The Boy and the Heron, this movie is a fantasy adventure that, at its core, is actually about grief. It's about what happens when you can't let go, it's about who gets to live and who doesn't, it's about how the different people left behind all lose different things. It's about learning how to live again afterwards.
It's long been a favorite of mine, and The Boy and the Heron reminded me a lot of it! I think if you left the movie wanting more, give this one a shot. You'll cry, but it's a good cry.
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices / Journey to Agartha (2011)
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CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES | 星を追う子ども | HOSHI WO OU KODOMO (2011),
dir Makoto Shinkai
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Makato Shinkai is a genius
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Makoto Shinkai really said, “You all want a Ghibli movie? I’ll give you your damn Ghibli movie” when he made Children Who Chase Lost Voices. It’s kind of interesting seeing what Miyazakiesque writing looks like with Shinkai’s art style though, I have to admit.
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