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Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror

2009 · 100 min

A colorful, fast-moving fantasy adventure that blends whimsy with a gentle, bittersweet meditation on childhood memories.

Directed by: Shinsuke Sato
Genres: Animation, Adventure
Starring: Haruka Ayase, Mitsuki Tanimura, Naho Toda

Overview: Your favourite teddy bear. That model kit that took so long to complete. The picture book you used to read over and over again. The shining stone you found that day in the park. Where do all your childhood's treasures go when you grow up? In this story, we meet fantastic creatures that gather all these little objects that fall into oblivion as they are forgotten by their owners when they step into adulthood. These creatures sneak into our world from a different dimension, and unseen by humans, they take all the ditched and forgotten "treasures" into their world. Here, they use their booty to build their own city, a fairy tale-like place called... Oblivion Island!

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Directed by: Shinsuke Sato
Genres: Animation, Adventure
Starring: Haruka Ayase, Mitsuki Tanimura, Naho Toda

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
grief
coming-of-age
family
friendship
Places: fantasy world
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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