baby mittzi

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all of these are wonderful to watch at any age!!

ages 4+

- Ponyo

- My neighbor Totoro

littles with short attention spans might get bored, but they're very relaxing and beautiful to watch

ages 6+

- Kiki’s Delivery Service

- Castle in the Sky

battle scenes!

- The Cat Returns

- My Neighbors the Yamadas

- The Secret World of Arrietty

features a boy with a congenital heart disease dealing with the possibility of de*th

- Pom Poko

ages 8+

- Spirited Away

possibly scary scenes and characters at times, but so beautiful and one of my all time favourites

- Whisper of the Heart

teen romance but with fairy tale aspects, very sweet

- Howl’s Moving Castle

possibly upsetting at times for younger audiences, but so wonderful

- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

ages 10+

- Ocean Waves

- Only Yesterday

- When Marnie Was There

- From Up on Poppy Hill

they have lots of subtle emotional depth

ages 12+

- Princess Mononoke

graphic fight scenes and blood

- Grave of the Fireflies

very sweet but very very sad, children grappling with the aftermath of WWII in Japan

- Tales from Earthsea

- The Wind Rises

- The Tale of Princess Kaguya

- Porco Rosso

these titles have more mature themes or are presented more graphically

[February 2017] Winston, OR