 If you liked
Omoide Poroporo
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Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahou
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The art is strikingly similar. Young Okajima Taeko's face of Only Yesterday looks a lot like Aoki Shinko's (of Mai Mai Miracle) face.
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Both movies are set in the deep Japanese countryside in the middle of the 20th century. Both capture the playful innocence group of children in a realistic portrayal, not idealized cartoon kids. Both mix in drama and a historical plot. Both manage to create the bittersweet emotion of fleeting happiness the Japanese call "mono no aware". On a technical level, the art design is strikingly similar. Omoide is by Studio Ghibli, and Mai Mai by Madhouse but both share the "Ghibli-esque" vibes, where Mai Mai surpasses some of the lesser Ghibli films actually.