If you loved Ponyo, try Mei and the Kittenbus
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Mei and the Kittenbus has roughly 68.4× fewer votes than Ponyo — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and they sit in Animation / Family / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ponyo, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Mei and the Kittenbus is
A tiny storm with fur and four wheels kidnaps Mei mid-caramel. That night she boards a kitten-bus and rides into a sky full of ghostly tabbies. The only thing bigger than the view is the sigh over how quickly it ends.
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