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Film · 2013

The Wind Rises

風立ちぬ

Genres:Drama
A young Jiro in flying goggles raises a gloved hand beside an aircraft.

Jiro dreams of flight but cannot become a pilot because of his eyesight. Inspired by aircraft designer Caproni, he turns towards designing aeroplanes. Hayao Miyazaki's film follows creative ambition through a turbulent historical world in which technical achievement cannot be separated from consequential choices.

Standalone animated film · Approx. 126 min · one film

Themes & tropes:Working lifeMood:Reflective

Series · 2008

Toradora!

とらドラ!

Genres:DramaRomance
Taiga raises an arm, her long hair framing her face.

Ryuuji Takasu’s intimidating appearance makes people assume he is a delinquent. Small, fierce Taiga Aisaka has a reputation of her own. A confession gone wrong draws them into an awkward alliance, with Ryuuji helping Taiga approach the friend she likes.

Complete TV series plus OVA · Approx. 10 hours · 26 episodes

Themes & tropes:CommunicationMood:Playful

Series · 1998

Trigun (1998 television series)

TRIGUN (トライガン)

Vash raises a gloved hand below his tinted glasses and spiked hair.

On a desert planet settled by people from Earth, the red-coated gunman Vash the Stampede carries an enormous bounty and a reputation for catastrophe. Outlaws and bounty hunters roam settlements dependent on artificial life forms called Plants for their energy.

Complete 1998 television anime · Approx. 11 hours · 26 episodes

Themes & tropes:Identity and selfMood:Intriguing

Series · 2018

Violet Evergarden

ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン

Genres:Drama
Violet faces forward with an emerald brooch and a letter in her mechanical hand.

After a war, Violet Evergarden takes a job turning other people’s feelings into letters. She is also searching for the meaning of words spoken to her by someone important during the fighting. Each assignment asks her to understand an experience she cannot simply reproduce as an instruction.

2018 TV series + Extra Episode · Approx. 5.8 hours · 14 episodes

Series · 2007

Wangan Midnight

湾岸ミッドナイト

Genres:Action
Akio looks ahead from the interior of a car at night.

Akio becomes attached to a heavily tuned Nissan Z with a dangerous reputation. On Tokyo’s expressways, the car draws him towards drivers who are equally absorbed by their machines, including a surgeon whose Porsche is known as the Blackbird.

Original TV · Approx. 11 hours · 26 episodes

Themes & tropes:Motor racingMood:Driven

Film · 2014

When Marnie Was There

思い出のマーニー

Genres:DramaMystery
Anna stands at a train doorway with an orange and her luggage.

Shy, artistic Anna arrives by the sea and discovers an old mansion across the marshes. Its mysterious resident, Marnie, becomes an unusually close friend. Their connection draws Anna back to the house while the boundary between the familiar and the inexplicable grows uncertain.

Standalone animated film · Approx. 103 min · one film

Themes & tropes:BelongingMood:Uncanny

Film · 1995

Whisper of the Heart

耳をすませば

Genres:Drama
Shizuku rests her cheek on her hand over a bowl and an open book.

Shizuku follows a mysterious cat and begins searching for a talent of her own. Seiji, a boy with a clear ambition, becomes part of that search. An antique cat figurine called the Baron opens a space where her everyday uncertainties and imagination can meet.

Standalone animated film · Approx. 111 min · one film

Themes & tropes:Identity and selfMood:Reflective

Series · 2024

Wistoria: Wand and Sword

杖と剣のウィストリア

Will looks back over his shoulder in the academy uniform.

Will studies at a magic academy despite being unable to cast magic. In a society that treats magical ability as a measure of worth, he relies on his sword and physical skill. He wants to keep a promise to someone important to him, even when teachers and classmates dismiss his route.

Two TV seasons · Approx. 9.6 hours · 24 episodes

Themes & tropes:Ambition and statusMood:Driven

Film · 2012

Wolf Children

おおかみこどもの雨と雪

Genres:DramaFantasy
Hana holds Yuki and Ame in a sunlit field.

After their father dies, Hana raises two children who can turn into wolves. She moves from the city to a rural house, learning to farm while keeping their secret. As Yuki and Ame grow, each must find a way to live between the human and animal worlds.

Standalone film · Approx. 117 min · one film

Series · 2003

Wolf’s Rain

WOLF’S RAIN

A dark-haired young man stands beside a stained stone wall.

Wolves are believed extinct, but some survive by deceiving human eyes and appearing as people. Kiba searches for a place called Paradise. His encounter with the isolated Tsume and the adaptable Hige brings different ways of surviving into a shared journey.

Complete anime · TV + concluding OVAs · Approx. 12 hours · 30 episodes

Themes & tropes:Journeys and questsMood:Driven

Film · 2021

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

サイダーのように言葉が湧き上がる

Genres:DramaRomance
A boy with headphones and a masked girl stand among townspeople beneath a bright summer sky.

Cherry writes haiku but avoids conversation; Smile makes videos but feels self-conscious about her teeth. They meet during a summer spent around a shopping centre and help an older man find a missing record. Poetry, phone messages and music give the two teenagers ways to get to know each other.

Film · 2016

Your Name

君の名は。

Two students stand against split city and countryside backgrounds beneath a comet-streaked sky.

Mitsuha's mountain-town routines and Taki's Tokyo school and restaurant shifts become each other's problem when they begin swapping bodies. Notes and rules help them manage the lives they borrow, but their mistakes also bring them closer. Practical comedy grows into a romantic mystery, carried by pop songs and sudden emotional turns.

Standalone film · Approx. 106 min · one film

Themes & tropes:Body swappingMood:Romantic