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Short introduction to Spirited Away:
Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new home, when they discover an abandoned amusement park. After Chihiro’s family mysteriously turn into pigs, she is thrown into a surreal world of magic and fantasy. Join her as she struggles to survive in the bathhouse of the gods, ruled by an evil witch who has stolen not only her name, but her way back to the real world.
10. Howl’s Moving Castle
Description: The responsible orphan Sophie led a relatively normal life, safe within the walls of the hat shop in which she works; for outside, it is rumored, the evil wizard Howl roams the land in his mobile black castle. After a chance and mystical encounter, poor Sophie finds herself transformed by a spell which makes her appear to be an old woman, and thus embarks on an adventure to find Howl’s castle and put an end to her curse. A mystical world of talking flames, sentient scarecrows and magic aplenty awaits those who seek the legendary Howl…
Number of Releases: Vol: 4
Release Year: 2004
9. Castle in the Sky
Description: Legends tell of a floating island in the sky known as Laputa, upon which is rumoured to be treasure beyond a person’s wildest dreams. Sheeta is an orphan girl who is being hunted down because of her necklace, a rare Levistone, which legend says will lead the way to Laputa. One day she is saved by Pazu, a miner apprentice and also an orphan, and together they set out to escape from her would-be captors. Unfortunately, their friendship must go through endless trials in their quest to hide Laputa’s location. What is Sheeta’s mysterious legacy, and what hidden motives do Sheeta’s enemies have in regards to finding Laputa?
Number of Releases: Vol: 4
Release Year: 1986
8. Princess Mononoke
Description: With the rise of the Iron Age in feudal Japan, man and nature grow increasingly at odds. As mankind infringes more and more into the kingdom of the beasts, many of the elder animal gods begin to succumb to their rage, cursing themselves as they lash out at rural and urban settlements alike. When young Ashitaka, hero of his village, is imparted with one of these curses after slaying a crazed god, he forces himself into exile to prevent further harm to his village. As he ventures out into the world, however, he discovers just how dire the straights have become – with man and beast ready to break into all out war, his curse becomes the least of his problems. As both sides teeter dangerously on the side of outright slaughter of one another, Ashitaka sets his own problems aside and, using his charisma and honor, seeks to quell the hatred before it gets beyond repair – but will he be in time or is he simply delaying the inevitable?
Number of Releases: Vol: 5
Release Year: 1997
7. Kiki’s Delivery Service
Description: Kiki is a young witch who has just turned thirteen, and as tradition dictates she must now leave the safety of her home for a year to undergo witch training. One clear night, Kiki takes off with her cat Jiji and her mother’s broomstick to start her new life, and finds herself in a town near the ocean – but she’s disappointed to find that people aren’t nearly as friendly as she’d imagined they’d be. With nowhere to stay and no outstanding magical skills besides flying, Kiki begins to wonder if she’s come to the right place; but after returning a pacifier to a customer of a local shop, its owner, Osono, offers her a place to stay. Kiki soon decides that she’ll start her own delivery service, and with the help of newfound friends she sets forth on a journey to discover who she is and how to make it on her own.
Number of Releases: Vol: 4
Release Year: 1989
6. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Description: Ponyo is a goldfish who lives in the sea, and has an over-protective magician for a father. Soon Ponyo runs away from home and is rescued by a five-year-old boy named Sosuke. As she wants nothing more than to understand what it’s like to be a human being, Ponyo uses magic to transform into a human girl, and the two begin to form a special bond. However, this magic results in drastic consequences, and one final test stands in Ponyo’s way before she can truly be human. Can Ponyo fulfill her dream, or is she destined to return to the sea?
Number of Releases: Vol: 4
Release Year: 2008
5. Amatsuki
Description: History isn’t Tokidoki’s strong subject. He’s even forced to do make-up work at a high-tech history museum to bring up his failing grades. After losing an eye to a virtual reality monster in an Edo-period simulation, he finds himself unable to leave the game. Could it be real?
Number of Releases: Vol: 24; Ch: 156
Release Year: 2005
4. The Secret World of Arrietty
Description: For nearly fourteen years, Arrietty has lived with her parents under the floorboards of a house. As ‘tiny people’, the family must remain hidden from humans, ‘borrowing’ items from them such as postage stamps or herbs to cook with. Arrietty is old enough to borrow for the first time, and alongside her father, the two explore the house in search of tissue and sugar. But when the pair is spotted by Sho, a boy who is visiting his great aunt, Arrietty’s parents fear for their safety. However, unlike her family, Arrietty is convinced that not all humans are dangerous, and together she and Sho form an unlikely friendship.
Number of Releases: Vol: 2; Ch: 4
Release Year: 2012
3. Behind Master
Description: There’s an old legend that a monk and a Tengu is rival. Kiyomi is a monk who was saved by a girl named Sasuka. While staying there, he found out that there were girls who went missing. Villagers think the culprit is a Tengu. Is the Tengu really culprit? And somehow it seems that Sasuka relates with Tengu. And somehow Kiyomi is just a fake monk?
Number of Releases: Vol: 6; Ch: 33
Release Year: 2002
2. My Neighbor Totoro
Description: Satsuki, her younger sister Mei and their father have just moved to their new home in the countryside, where grand adventures await them. One day while playing outside in the garden Mei encounters a small creature and decides to follow it. After chasing it through the bushes Mei eventually finds herself at the base of a large Camphor tree and as she drops through a hole in its roots, she lands on the stomach of a large, sleeping forest spirit named Totoro. The two sisters befriend the gentle spirit and are soon introduced to a world more fantastical than they could ever imagine, from playing with soot spirits to meeting a Catbus, to flying through the air and even making the trees grow. However when Mei disappears, Satsuki must call on the help of her new friends if she wants any hope of being able to find her sister…
Number of Releases: Vol: 4
Release Year: 1988
1. Takeo-chan Bukkairoku
Description: Takeo, the most unfortunate girl in the universe, pulls on her usual protective gear and goes to her first day at her new school. Having decided to give her parents some relief by living on her own, she ends up, due to a per-usually unfortunate housing mix-up, moving into an inn called Hyakkisou (the Manor of 100 Demons). The life of the young Takeo—or is it Take-woe?—will begin to change the day she sees the youkai… and vice versa.
Number of Releases: Vol: 7; Ch: 35
Release Year: 2011
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