and malnourished children never come off sadistic, but certainly leave their mark on the viewer. It’s a movie that whilst easily stands out from the typical Ghibli picture, arguably could not have been produced by any other studio. Breath-taking landscapes, delightful character designs and a keen attention to detail are lucid across its runtime, constantly emphasizing the smaller moments just as much as the larger ones. It takes a special
on staff to pour so much effort into each scene, having managed to hold up over 30 years since its release. They did a remarkable job, especially when realizing this was being produced alongside Ghibli’s other feature film at the time, My Neighbor Totoro. Both impressive in their production, but ironically have conflicting views on innocence; where Totoro celebrates the blossoming times of childhood, here those wonders are short-lived; slowly crushed under the weight our leads are burdened with.
A brief overview of the synopsis would give the impression that Grave of the Fireflies is first and foremost an anti-war film, depicting the harsh nature and consequences of conflict for the audience to bear witness to. Takahata actively denied this notion, saying he intended the film as a glimpse into lives affected from society failing to protect its own people. Originally published in 1967 as a semi-autobiographical work, author Akiyuki Nosaka wrote Grave of the Fireflies as an apology. Having lived in Japan during World War II, he lost his home and father to the firebombing of Kobe, losing his sister Keiko to starvation soon afterward. The guilt and remorse Nosaka felt compelled him to write this story as a double-suicide, using Seita’s death as a way of atonement for his actions.
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As they grow closer, the two strive to support one another amid their struggles to forge a future for themselves.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]EditBackgroundAfter the release of the first episode on April 5, 2006, Nana's highest TV rating was 6. 3% in the Kanto region, making it the first late-night anime to reach the top 10 of the weekly audience ranking.
In
Japan, VAP published 17 DVDs of the series between July 7, 2006 and November 21, 2007. In North America, four DVD box sets were released by Viz Media from September 2009 to April 2010. The company also released an English dub version, which premiered on the Funimation Channel on September 19, 2009. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in 2021 after Viz Media lost its rights.
Nana inspired a couple of tribute albums, the most notable of them being "Love for Nana - Only 1 Tribute," which was released by EMI
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More charactersCharacters & Voice Actors Osaki, Nana Main Park, Romi
Japanese Komatsu, Nana Main Kawana, Midori
Japanese Okazaki, Shinichi Supporting Ishida, Akira
Japanese Takagi, Yasushi Supporting Kawahara, Yoshihisa
Japanese Terashima, Nobuo Supporting Seki, Tomokazu
Japanese Honjou, Ren Supporting Kiuchi, Hidenobu
Japanese Ichinose, Takumi Supporting Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese Serizawa, Layla Supporting Hirano, Aya
Japanese Shinoda, Miu Supporting Chiba, Saeko
Japanese Saotome, Junko Supporting Honda, Takako
Japanese
More staff Staff Maruyama, Masao Producer Tamura, Manabu Producer Nakatani, Toshio Producer Kobayashi, Mikiko Assistant Producer
Edit Opening Theme Preview Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Youtube Music 1: "Rose" by Anna inspi' Nana ~Black Stones~ (eps 1-21) 2: "Wish" by Olivia inspi' Reira ~Trapnest~ (eps 22-36) 3: "Lucy" by Tsuchiya, Anna inspi' Nana ~Black Stones~ (eps 37-47) Edit Ending Theme 1: "A Little Pain" by Olivia inspi' Reira ~Trapnest~ (eps 01-08, 10-18, 41 (for TV broadcast)) 2: "Rose" by Anna inspi' Nana ~Black Stones~ (eps 9 (for TV broadcast and DVD)) 3: "Starless Night" by Olivia inspi' Reira ~Trapnest~ (eps 19-29, 42 (for TV broadcast), DVD: eps 01-08, 10-29, 41-42) 4: "Kuroi Namida" by Anna inspi' Nana ~Black Stones~ (eps 30-40, 47 (for TV broadcast and DVD)) 5: "Winter Sleep" by Olivia inspi' Reira ~Trapnest~ (eps 43-44 (for TV broadcast and DVD)) 6: "Stand By Me" by Tsuchiya, Anna inspi' Nana ~Black Stones~ (eps 45-46 (for TV broadcast and DVD))
Reviews Write review 240 Recommended 14 Mixed Feelings 8 Not Recommended All reviews (262) Jan 24, 2010 Licorice Recommended "Say, Nana.
