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Belle
竜とそばかすの姫
2021 · Film · 121 min
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
AnimationScience FictionDramaMusic
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
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That's definitely a "depends on your taste" thing. :)
[The below are mostly series rather than movies]
For something that's really interesting, and also family friendly, Den-noh Coil is really good:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den-noh_Coil
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A similar "feel" kind of thing (family friendly) to the above is The Orbital Children:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Orbital_Children
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For stand out story, probably Made in Abyss:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Abyss
Due to the animation style, it looks like a kid/teen focused show at first. Don't be fooled, it's really not.
It has some incredibly complex (dark) themes. DON'T let young people watch that one (emotional trauma likely!).
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If something "a bit different" is on the cards, then Cyberpunk Edgerunners is extremely good (I reckon):
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk:_Edgerunners
That's more of a Eastern+Western collaboration styling wise rather than pure Japanese anime. It's still a really good watch though. :)
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Another western style one that's really good is Scavengers Reign:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scavengers_Reign
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Movies wise, probably Redline (2009) and Belle are the first to mind for me:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film)
Very unique animation style, not everyone's cup of tea. ;)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2021_film)
Also family friendly. :)
>Summer Wars
Has any other director managed to get away with making the same film three times?
>A group of kids save the world via playing battle games in an ultra detailed 3D virtual world.
Now, is that Digimon (2000), Summer Wars (2008) or Belle (2021)?
I was a huge fan of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Wolf Children, and started watching everything he made, only to find that he was no longer able to produce movies of that quality. The last 3 - The Boy and the Beast, Mirai, and Belle - have been mediocre at best with stories and characters that were very poorly assembled. I continue to have some hope for future films, but frankly my expectations are very low at this point. Not many directors have produced 3 duds in a row in the prime of their career and then recovered with incredible stories later.
Okko's Inn. The Greatest Miyazaki Film, that Miyazaki never made ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIXc0S3t3LY
Also looking forward to Mamoru Hosoda's Belle out Jan 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChneY1MSVFw