Omoide no Marnie

Before watching 'When Marnie Was There', I would have described 'A Letter To Momo' as the Ghibli film that Ghibli would never create: a film grounded in reality by the relatable social anxiety / awkwardness of a young girl, with a fantasy aspect in the background. Not a magical adventure with Miyazaki's trademark lack of characterisation-reality attentiveness--a film with a very real emotional undercurrent people can relate to. And although Marnie is most certainly not a Miyazaki film (which I am eternally grateful for after enduring 'The Wind Rises'...), it most certainly is a Ghibli film. A nice way for Ghibli to end their anime love affair, if it is indeed to be their last. Both films involve heroines you could describe as anti-social moving to rural settings, with family difficulties being a key theme. Then, a supernatural aspect in Momo and more of an imaginary aspect in Marnie gets used to develop the characters and resolve the respective family issues. Momo was more cohesive in terms of blending the social woes with fantasy, where as Marnie was more of a tug of war between social anxiety and imaginary friendship; with an artificial seeming end. But one listen of Marnie's beautiful end credit music, when paired with how it started, and I can't help but link the two. read more 

Its hard to describe how these movies are similar without giving away the endings to both. The best way I can describe without giving it away, is "family."  

These stories share the same warmth despite being sad. In both movies one of the main characters is sickly and keeps his/her distance from other people until he/she meets someone that helps him/her deal with the difficult situation and emotions. Both movies have a nice mixture of japanese and english themes (such as architechture and music) as they are based on English novels. Same studio, same director, same quality. If you enjoyed one, it's almost quaranteed that you'll enjoy the other. 

These movies incorporate a very interesting technique in its storytelling in order to tell the story of the life of one of its characters. The other characters in the movie are literally immersed into the lives of the characters giving a feeling that they were actually there, which in turn immerses the audience in their lives as well. Both movies are definitely very interesting to watch! 

Both have a summery feel to them and are supernatural oriented and both have a female lead to them as well and both have a somewhat somber tone to it as time goes by. 

Both have a similar setting, an emotional and light-hearted story connecting a person from the past with a person from the present. 

both contain a mysterious female characters and both have other similarities but i would rather not spoil the plot 

Both anime deal with bullying, introversion and loss. Both have some fantastic elements to it. In each case there are characters who strike up difficult relationships with mysterious children. Both animations are nostalgic. They are excellent exercises of the viewer's emotional health. 

Both are heartwarming wholesome works focused on family dynamics and personal understanding but with fantasy-driven storytelling. 

Two heartbreaking stories, two ontological exercises and two forms of therapy for the main characters. 

Similar themes of a main character having conflicts with change and both venture into a mysterious plane/realm of existence w/ another character roughly their age. There's too many other similarities that I cannot recommend this alternative enough. 

• In both the movies the main female lead lives a city life moves to countryside ,and find some one very special how help them to change for the better. • Both the animes are emotional rollercoaster with a bittersweet ending. 

Two girls who decided to adventure Best friends So many feelings Similar atmosphere Interesting animation  

Studio Ghibli movies that just feel similar to me, not sure why but it might be the strong connections the characters have or the drama aspect ( and also because both movies feels like queerbait-) 

Angst, pining, drama, romance (arguable for Omoide no Marnie), you name it! This is a recommendation for viewers who crave a good heart-wrenching show. 

daily life of this children with inclusion and their journey. Both are long films, but worth seeing until the end, they are unforgettable! 

Both the anime story are completely different but the main massage which they try to spread among the audience is same, it's among the very few anime which properly and respectful showcase family relationships . 

-Both Protagonists of NGE and WMWT hate themselves and deal with their mental health during the anime -both anime dive deep into the psychological aspect -both have a well-written plot and kind of a complicated twist -both have a big character development Edit: forgot to add a point 

Both Marnie and China Project have plenty of gorgeous visual story telling. Although Marnie has dialogue, unlike China Project, both manage to convey a deep emotional message though their visuals. Both stories also have an other-worldly sense that makes them both uniquely beautiful.  

They both revolve around the past, which is based on the protagonist’s imagination. And the past helps the main character(s) in their present life. 

Both are about family, sadness and about letting go. Emotionally powerful. 

The subtle story telling is reminiscent of the style of Shinkai Makoto's works.  

Both begin with a trip of the protagonist from a city to a rural area. Both anime mix reality and imagination, life and dream. In both there are characters that have their origin in the deep childhood memories of the protagonist girl. In both there are bodies of water that suffer the tide, and these seem to be related with the fantastic or imaginary world. In both films the main girl suffers memory losses. 

Narrative progression and setup for both films are eerily similar, but the characters are vastly different. They are both stories of two girls and their friendship, but Marnie's protagonist is much more similar to Hana Arai, Hana to Alice's deuteragonist. The two leads are switched in the movies, meaning that the change of perspective makes the story feel new. In the same way that Hana is isolated, Anna is also isolated because of a past event that broke their connections with a person important to them. They're both slow-paced and only use their plots to further their characters. Marnie is slightly more plot-heavy, but Hana to Alice's plot only exists to give the film a vague sense of direction. read more 

An antisocial, emotionally-wounded teenage protagonist encounters a young girl's ghost (?) and tries to solve the mystery of why she suddenly appeared. In the process, the two of them become very close and end up helping each other work through their respective regrets. Both shows are lusciously animated and tell stories set in the present day with more than a hint of magical realism. The biggest difference between the two is the gender of their protagonist, which has some effect on the story but not as much as you might expect. 

Beautiful story. It's hard to describe without spoiling it, so I'll list the main differences: Natsume: youkai, fantasy, slow paced with some comedy, episodic for the most part. Marnie: slice of life with some mystery, it will make you cry. 

They both have a similar vibe, showing the story which includes present and the past interleaved with a bit of sadness about things already gone. However Omoide Poroporo is a little bit more down to earth and realistic while Omoide no Marnie has more on dramatic and romantic sides. Also they share the first word in their name which means "memories" 

Both are coming of age stories, focusing on the friendship between the two main characters, with the difference being that the main characters are both boys, while the main character of Omoide no Marnie are both girls. Friendship helps the main characters of both anime overcome their problems, as well as learn more about themselves. Both are character-driven stories, featuring great animation and beautiful backgrounds. The only different is that Tekkon Kinkreet has more action. 

Both films have this sort of "summer" feeling, as in they're films you'd enjoy on a hot summer day. Also both are films focus on a rather unsociable young girl and her journey of self-discovery, using also fantasy and symbolism to drive the narrative in a "magical realism" kind of way. 

Both are Stories about Friendship between two girls, one of them more extroverted (Nozomi - Marnie) that seeks to support the most introverted girl (Mizore - Anna) 

Very powerful emotionally. Centers around a girl struggling with her confidence, her health or an impairment and her social life. 

These two animes have Protagonistas (Anna and Miyori) with similar personalities that will grow emotionally during the adventure that awaits them during the movie ... 

Both are very good, and very emotional Studio Ghibli movies. 

Both Animes have similar girl main character who choose to shut her mouth up since the way of the girl delivering the words often hurt others. The different is that, in Kokoro ga movie, the MC put more effort to keep words out of her mouth and having more apparent suffering from shutting the mouth, which makes the series more interesting than Omoide no Marnie.  

- meeting past selves of old relatives - worlds of wonder and beauty waiting to be explored - worlds sort of give off similar vibes - deal with both mental issues from there pasts or experiences - both have main characters being female, kinda shoujo like - both involve drawings to portray similar narratives - both have amazing art styles  

They both have a similar setting with a lonely girl moving from one place to another. They end up meeting someone who changes each of their perspective of themselves, leaving a mark of pain out of beauty. The characters suffer similar emotions while both give mangling themes of friendship and lonelyness. Although Omoide no Marnie was made to be a supernatural drama while Figure 17 is an action slice-of-life story, you get a meaningful scar out of each of them.