 If you liked
Karigurashi no Arrietty
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Omoide no Marnie
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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.
Not only both are Studio Ghibli movies, but generally have very similar theme. In both, young person is going away from city to little house in village/close to the nature to rest and get better. They both make friends with rather strange girl - in Omoide no Marnie it's not a real person, but a memory of person who lived earlier and in Karigurashi no Arrietty it's a very little girl, Thumbelina alike. This friendship changes boy and girl and after this they become more open to the world and stuff. Also, in both we have very good songs in english, touching and heartwarming. Not
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