[Anime Review] Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

"A masterpiece, and an anime that you defenately need to watch before you die" -bezoe

In the latter part of World War II, a boy and his sister, orphaned when their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo, are left to survive on their own in what remains of civilian life in Japan. The plot follows this boy and his sister as they do their best to survive in the Japanese countryside, battling hunger, prejudice, and pride in their own quiet, personal battle.

This anime definitely will be the anime that everyone should see because it is a masterpiece. The story line will moved your heart and the main characters will captured your heart also. It is very saddened story of a survival of a boy and his sister during the war time.

The character of this anime was simply awesome and the animation was superb, especially the expression of the main characters (the brother and sister). The way they portray the saddeness on the character face, the pure innocent look and also the anger.

The graphic for late 80's (note: this anime release 1988) is still very good even you watch it nowdays, thats how serious the Ghibli studio in producing a high quality anime feature

Bottomline.. This is a must watch anime, and you better see it before you die =)

Overall Rating: A