
Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.... (Full plot summary below)
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Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.
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| User ReviewAdriano BSimple story with rather interesting twists, set in a (recent) past fully materializing the tension between the (remote, and enormous) past of a nation and its future, in an era of private and public change: never losing softness of touch, with the eye lens of children daily life, never changing in every point of history. |
| User ReviewYoshi SNice and feel good Japanese anime but little bitter sweet. and not for small children, movie told about death and suicide. Some scenes were little uncomfortable. Shinko and Kiiko's friendship was great! Ending was sweet and miracle! |
| User ReviewKong MAn imaginative anime with a wonderful story and beautiful animation!! |
| User ReviewJoanne CI wouldn't recommend Mai Mai Miracle to people who hate movies that are strong on nostalgia. I think Clarence is a better one for you. I don't think I even like movies about a third grader but this one is quite hard to like anyway. The characters' short heights were annoying. The voice acting is perfect and so is the animation. Shinko is way too annoying to and she is the one that gives you the most nostalgia. It kind of reminds me of Totoro, though, I wish the sister (I forgot her name) was with her big sister more. The little sister and Kiiko are my favorite characters. The movie is truly forgettable, the second part is hard to follow, the movie is just a slice of life story, you know, no plot and not much of a fantasy either like Totoro is. I'm a Totoro fan and I can't like this movie because of how mediocre it is. Overall, it's a little bit decent, was a close second to stopping it, you know. |
| User ReviewMarco FI'm not sure what to think. Some of the things that happened left a bitter taste in my opinion. Surely it's a feel good movie and suitable for kids, but I think I'd let my children watch something more inspiring. Also story wise this movie is a problem. The first part is a wonderful coming of age story and tells of nice adventures kids have. The second part (in the past) doesn't make much sense and doesn't fit in the movie. Especially as only very late it's clear where the story took those characters the second part feels like an entirely different movie. The soundtrack is pretty repetitive, as well. Animation top notch, though. Voice acting, as well. |