 If you liked
Mononoke Hime
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 ...then you might like
Made in Abyss
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Made in Abyss has a very "Ghibli" feel, with an eerie feeling, and a lush, rich world and deep characters and story. More mysterious than Princess Mononoke but if you like one you should check out the other.
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Recommended by Sara_Isayama
The environement's details and creatures are very similar.
Global vibes are very similar: poetic, but dynamic.
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Recommended by lalamefine
Similarities: The mysteries of their worlds and the way they explore them in both, from the designs of; the creatures, the environments and even the characters. I mean, San's design obviously helped inspire the design of Nanachi, Ashikaga's curse to Regu's cyborg arms and even Lady Eboshi antagonistic beliefs to Ouzen's own antagonistic beliefs. Even the stories are alike; a tale of a journey to found something/someone (with Mononoke Hime, a cure for Ashikaga's curse and with Made in Abyss, Riko's mother).
Made in Abyss feels like a Ghibli movie that was written by a sadist.
Boasts an Art Director, Osamu Masayuma, who has worked on various Ghibli films too, so the art is just as fantastic and captivating.
Vivid and detailed natural environment, a setting organic to the plot mixing more down-to-earth elements with supernatural ones. Both anime play around with the more apathetic, dangerous and less softer aspects of nature.
Of course, one is a movie another a series, and the character designs of MiA are of the chibi style instead of the realistically proportioned Ghibli ones.
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Recommended by Krankastel