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Hotaru no Haka
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Flanders no Inu (Movie)
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Both movies involves around young children living in a world that seems too cruel for even an adult, things get worst and worst for both of the protagonist, but not even a second did they give up. The animation is great with supporting soundtracks that drives some to tears....
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Both are a touching depiction of how life can be cruel, especially to children.
The art-styles of the two have a similar old feel to them, and both are very nicely animated.
Both are powerful historical tragedies narrated in a style suiteable for children, but transcending that audience by a mile. Both depict historical class injustice and and how eventually everybody everybody suffers loss and pain because of it. The ultimate fate of the young protagonist is the same in both. Both are tear jerkers but not in an overly kitschy and pretentious manner, the story itself is credibly tragic. Both deal with a couple of protagonists where one watches over the other. Unlike Grave of the Fireflies, Dog of Flanders has no war backdrop, which makes the outcome even more evitable and sad.