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Hotarubi no Mori
What if your first love was forbidden? 💔
In this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen, I bring you Hotarubi no Mori. The english translation of the title is ‘Into the Forest of Fireflies’ Light’. This is an 2011 anime by Yuki Midorikawa of forbidden love between a human and a spirit.
Six-year-old girl Hotaru Takegawa gets lost in a forest inhabited by a yamagami, or mountain spirit. She is found by a mask-wearing, human-like entity named Gin, who leads her out of the forest. They form a special friendship, even though Hotaru tells her he will disappear forever if he is touched by a human. When summer ends, Hotaru returns to the city for her studies. She promises to return every summer holiday to visit Gin in the forest.
As the years go by, Gin hardly ages while Hotaru grows up, getting closer to Gin’s age.
Would it still be love if you cannot touch or hold each other? 💔
Hotaru struggles with her feelings for Gin. Gin wishes he could touch and hold the young woman Hotaru has become. When Hotaru reaches high school, Gin takes her on a date to a festival in the forest hosted by the spirits. The night ends in tragedy, but I won’t give away the ending 😭
This anime asks, What is love to you? Is it physical? Is it spiritual? Is it something else?
The anime’s message is as beautiful as it is poignant. It is the nature of mortality and being humans… to savor our short time as we live, to mourn what is lost, and to remember what touches our heart.
I hope that you liked today’s blog post. Thank you for reading 😊
In this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen, I bring you Hotarubi no Mori. The english translation of the title is ‘Into the Forest of Fireflies’ Light’. This is an 2011 anime by Yuki Midorikawa of forbidden love between a human and a spirit.
Six-year-old girl Hotaru Takegawa gets lost in a forest inhabited by a yamagami, or mountain spirit. She is found by a mask-wearing, human-like entity named Gin, who leads her out of the forest. They form a special friendship, even though Hotaru tells her he will disappear forever if he is touched by a human. When summer ends, Hotaru returns to the city for her studies. She promises to return every summer holiday to visit Gin in the forest.
As the years go by, Gin hardly ages while Hotaru grows up, getting closer to Gin’s age.
Would it still be love if you cannot touch or hold each other? 💔
Hotaru struggles with her feelings for Gin. Gin wishes he could touch and hold the young woman Hotaru has become. When Hotaru reaches high school, Gin takes her on a date to a festival in the forest hosted by the spirits. The night ends in tragedy, but I won’t give away the ending 😭
This anime asks, What is love to you? Is it physical? Is it spiritual? Is it something else?
The anime’s message is as beautiful as it is poignant. It is the nature of mortality and being humans… to savor our short time as we live, to mourn what is lost, and to remember what touches our heart.
I hope that you liked today’s blog post. Thank you for reading 😊
Animated movie: Your Name
To all you hopeless and hopeful romantics out there, you are in for a treat today. In this edition of Things You Might Not Have Seen blog series (TYMNHS), I talk about the 2016 animated movie, Your Name by Makoto Shinkai.
Let me start by saying that the visuals are stunning. This is even before the story. You can, in fact, turn off the volume and fall in love with the images… but then you will miss out on the awe-inspiring love story.
Mitsuha Miyamizu is a high school girl living in the rural town of Itomori. Bored of her life, she wishes she was a boy living in the city of Tokyo. Her wish came true as she begins to switch bodies with Taki Tachibana. They would wake up as the other person and live through their life for the day. They first thought they were having vivid dreams, but eventually realize they can communicate with each other. They would leave each other messages on paper, phones and sometimes on each other’s skin (often full of mischief 😆). Both help each other with their social problems.
Mitsuha (in Taki’s body) sets Taki up on a date with his coworker Miki Okudera, who he had a crush on the longest time. Taki (in Mitsuha’s body) causes awkward Mitsuha to become popular at school.
Now, I can’t tell you about the rest of the movie without giving away spoilers. Let me just say that the body-switching ability between the two stops and Taki wants to find out why. There is a comet involved, the town of Itomori being destroyed, Mitsuha possibly being in the town when the comet fell, and a race against time to save her and the people in her town. There is also an unbelievable twist that has you scratching your head and wondering why you didn’t catch the clues before.
I loved how funny Your Name was. I started the movie out giggling. By the end I felt like I was punched in the heart. I hated how raw it made me feel. I wasn’t ready for the emotional rollercoaster ride.
Would I go through it again?
Yes 💗
Your Name is a beautiful love story. It will stay in your heart for a long time.
I hope that you liked today’s blog post. Thank you for reading 😊
Let me start by saying that the visuals are stunning. This is even before the story. You can, in fact, turn off the volume and fall in love with the images… but then you will miss out on the awe-inspiring love story.
Mitsuha Miyamizu is a high school girl living in the rural town of Itomori. Bored of her life, she wishes she was a boy living in the city of Tokyo. Her wish came true as she begins to switch bodies with Taki Tachibana. They would wake up as the other person and live through their life for the day. They first thought they were having vivid dreams, but eventually realize they can communicate with each other. They would leave each other messages on paper, phones and sometimes on each other’s skin (often full of mischief 😆). Both help each other with their social problems.
Mitsuha (in Taki’s body) sets Taki up on a date with his coworker Miki Okudera, who he had a crush on the longest time. Taki (in Mitsuha’s body) causes awkward Mitsuha to become popular at school.
Now, I can’t tell you about the rest of the movie without giving away spoilers. Let me just say that the body-switching ability between the two stops and Taki wants to find out why. There is a comet involved, the town of Itomori being destroyed, Mitsuha possibly being in the town when the comet fell, and a race against time to save her and the people in her town. There is also an unbelievable twist that has you scratching your head and wondering why you didn’t catch the clues before.
I loved how funny Your Name was. I started the movie out giggling. By the end I felt like I was punched in the heart. I hated how raw it made me feel. I wasn’t ready for the emotional rollercoaster ride.
Would I go through it again?
Yes 💗
Your Name is a beautiful love story. It will stay in your heart for a long time.
I hope that you liked today’s blog post. Thank you for reading 😊
