If you loved Mushi-Shi: The Next Chapter - Drops of Bells, try Children of the Sea
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the surreal, tender mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Fantasy / Mystery territory. If that's the register that drew you to Mushi-Shi: The Next Chapter - Drops of Bells, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Children of the Sea is
Coastal town. Summer. A child's lost baseball. Adolescent Ruka meets two strange boys from the sea. Supernatural mysteries bloom around the trio; sea creatures vanish, then reappear far from home. Watanabe's anime is eco-conscious and visually striking.
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