In This Corner of the World
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Synopsis
Growing up on the outskirts of Hiroshima in the early 1940s, Suzu Urano is a dreamy, art-loving girl with her head half in the clouds. At 18, she's married off to a man she barely knows and moves to Kure, a naval port city, where she has to figure out how to be a wife, a daughter-in-law, and a functioning adult, all while Japan is slowly being crushed by war. This movie from MAPPA isn't really about battles or politics though. It's about how you stretch rations to make something edible, how you patch clothes until there's nothing left to patch, how you keep drawing pictures and cracking jokes even when air raid sirens become background noise. Suzu's not a hero in any dramatic sense. She's just a person trying to hold onto normal life while the world falls apart around her, and that's exactly what makes it hit so hard. The animation has this soft, hand-drawn quality that almost feels like watercolor sketches coming to life: it fits Suzu's artistic perspective perfectly and gives the whole film an intimacy that polished CGI could never replicate. If you've seen Grave of the Fireflies or The Wind Rises, this lives in that same emotional territory, but it has more warmth and humor running through it, which honestly makes the gut punches land even harder when they come. It's a 2016 seinen movie adapted from a manga, and it earned its awards. Just keep tissues nearby.
Episode Guide
Characters
Suzu Urano
A kind Hiroshima woman, Suzu marries Shuusaku, adapting to life's hardships with resilience.
Wietzorek Luisa
Shuusaku Houjou
Shuusaku Houjou: Suzu's husband, a soldier returning home to Hiroshima after the war.
Hosoya Yoshimasa
MANGA BRIDGE
This season covers Chapters 1-43 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 1.
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In This Corner of the World Ep 1 beautifully captures the bittersweet charm of pre-war Japan. Suzu’s daydreaming and gorgeous, watercolor-like animation mask the underlying tragedy to come. It’s a deeply moving, artistic slice-of-life that hooks you instantly.
Honestly, even though it’s a pretty long movie, I absolutely loved it. What really hooked me from the start was its pacing, it’s slow, calm, and undeniably sad, but it has the perfect tempo for a story about a real life tragedy. It doesn't rush at all, which feels incredibly respectful to a historical wound that still hurts today for japan. What I highlight the most is how it handles forced maturity and resilience, it leaves you with so many beautiful and heartwarming messages about keeping our humanity intact. A total gem.
Si entendiste esta pelicula sabrás que no se basa en la guerra si no en algo mas. Suzu es un personaje que te gana sin hacer nada espectacular, solo siendo ella. Visualmente única, con una animación que mezcla lo real con lo fantástico de una forma nueva. De las mejores películas de anime que existen.
A very atmospheric and comforting movie that revolves around world war 2 in Kobe. It stands out as it tells the story of regular people, living and doing their best despite the war. The story progress as the war rage on and even through the desperation, they still keep going on living. As such us humans. A very good movie suitable to watch with your family or lover. I wish there was more told even after the war.
This film feels just like flipping through a beautifully hand-drawn sketchbook. The art style is incredibly unique, using soft, watercolor-like textures that give every frame a gentle, old-school warmth. The story moves at a peaceful pace. This gives us the notion to soak in the simple joys of an ancient era. I felt completely relaxed and charmed by the cozy atmosphere here.
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