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There is a famous internet meme that reads: "I thought I was a man. Then I watched Clannad. Now I am a little girl." While that is a popular sentiment in anime circles, there is another film that sits at the very top of the "Do Not Watch Without a Box of Tissues" list.
When the average moviegoer thinks of animation, they usually think of joy, laughter, and happy endings. Yet, in 1988, Studio Ghibli and director Isao Takahata released a film that shattered that stereotype into a million jagged pieces. That film is (Hotaru no Haka). Grave of fireflies
When Setsuko digs a grave for the dead fireflies, she is unknowingly acknowledging her own impending fate and the death of her childhood. Beyond an "Anti-War" Film There is a famous internet meme that reads: