One of the most heart-breaking films of all time is now available to watch on Netflix.
The official @NetflixAnime account took to X/Twitter to announce: “Witness a timeless classic, Grave of the Fireflies is now playing only on Netflix!” Despite the cheery announcement, many Ghibli fans rushed to comment and bring potential viewers back down to earth.
One person tweeted: “People seeing the cute Ghibli film not knowing the pain they’re about to feel,” as another wrote: “I’m not letting you rip my heart out again Netflix….[crying and broken heart emojis].”
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Someone branded the film a “perfect movie” while another distraught anime fan warned others: “I watched once. Nothing you can say to convince me to do it again [crying emoji].”
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“Sadly, can’t watch it the 2nd time,” admitted another Studio Ghibli fan. More flocked in and branded Grave of the Fireflies “timeless and traumatising,” warned that “no-one can survive” watching it a second time and that the film “completely destroyed” them.
A final comment read: “Anyone that hasn’t seen this be warned, it will ruin your day.” The war drama was released back in 1988 and is widely regarded as one of the most heart-breaking films ever made despite running for just 1 hour 29 minutes.
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Grave of the Fireflies was directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio responsible for some of the most iconic and recognisable anime films ever made including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Ponyo and The Boy and The Heron.
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The film stars Tsutomo Tatsumi, Ayano Shirashi, Yoshiko Shinohara and Akemi Yamaguchi. The story follows two war orphaned siblings in the city of Kobe, Japan, during the final months of the Pacific War.
Grave of the Fireflies was hugely praised and has received wide critical acclaim since it was released. The film won a Special Award from the Blue Ribbon Awards back in 1989 and both an Animation Jury Award and a Rights of the Child Award from the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival back in 1994.
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