Alternative TitlesSynonyms: A Letter to Momo Japanese: ももへの手紙
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 10, 2011
Duration:
2 hr. 0 min. Rating:
G - All Ages
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The other day, I was reading an article about Miyazaki. If I'm recalling correctly, it was mentioned how a member of his staff had argued with him during the production of Spirited Away about how its heroine should've acted more hesitant and fearful when confronted with monsters. I'm mentioning this because I think this disagreement touches upon my biggest gripe with Miyazaki's 'kiddy flicks': they lack a relatable human edge that would've allowed me to become involved. For example, I was re-watching Laputa a week or so back and it struck me how, in real life, a girl would be left SOMEWHAT traumatised by falling from an airship and being pursued by a group of military nasties. But, in Miyazaki's world, everyone is all happy-happy, smiley-smiley, and while that might work when viewed through children's eyes, it doesn't cut it with me.
And this brings me to Momo. If memory serves, the person that disagreed with Miyazaki during Spirited Away also worked on Momo. Maybe that's a coincidence and is entirely irrelevant but, regardless, Momo is a lot closer to my ideal take on the 'girl meets magical creatures after moving to the middle of nowhere' premise. To be human is to be troubled and troubled is an apt way to describe Momo's titular heroine. She avoids social contact, rarely displays emotion, is uptight, unhappy to find herself relocated and deeply regrets the last words she aimed at her father before his death. Her struggles with life also went hand-in-hand with her reaction to finding herself housed with monsters; first running as far away as possible before attacking them when confronted. And, for me, her realistic behaviour both better relates to modern life than Ghibli's older, more child friendly offerings and works better as a consequence.
As for Totoro and why I'm linking it to Momo: it shares the most similar premise out of Miyazaki's films.
Both movies have children moving to a new home, one in the countryside and the other on a secluded island, with the similar scenery of quiet everyday human life alongside nature. Both movies have supernatural elements that only the children are able to see and interact with.
They use nearly the same motif, starting with a child's secret adventure with the supernatural characters in home town, and eventually focus back on family relationships. Together with the beautiful scenes and nature rich background, both movies left good memories for the audience.
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-A slice of life mixed with supernatural elements.
-Another youkai themed show full of heartwarming moments.
-Laid back atmosphere.
Although not too alike in terms of story, both anime involves a main character who is able to see beings that others cannot. In fact, they make connections with these beings and throughout the anime, both good and bad fortune comes along with it.
Both movie also follows a somewhat slice of life style type of story with a gentle touch of soft rhythm. Yes, there is also the theme of youkai involved in both anime which are present. They are the supernatural beings from the anime that other people cannot see while the main character can; supernatural addition.
Both anime have a slow pacing but are enjoyable by the way it is presented through its backgrounds.
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They both have the same kind of idea; a young girl moving to a new town against her own will while befriending spirits along the way. Both involve saving parent(s).
Both movies have a young girl moving into a new home and meeting with strange supernatural creatures that help them save their parent(s).
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They both contain supernatural elements and both protagonists have to try and adapt to a new environment, in momo e, its a location, while colorful, it's a body.
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Both are summer stories taking place in the Japanese countryside centering a young girl with the ability to speak with spirits and both are really lighthearted and touching.
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Hanada Shounen-shi was one of the oldest comic which was able drive people laugh with the childhood adventure and then make them shed their tears in the touching moments. Momo e no Tegami is similar in these aspects.
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it has the same air/environment
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Both hearth-warming, for-all-family movies. Just pure enjoyable, with nice (but not special) plot, filled with some magic (one "technological", another spiritual). Perfect to watch given plenty of time, or just to rest from something hard.
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Both are great slice of life stories with supernatural/fantasy twist,
in both main character has to deal with the loss of someone and has to change her way of living to move forward, both have very good mix of drama&cute moments
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Two summer stories about the life of a child/children in the Japanese countryside. Both with small supernatural twists, but very light hearted.
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Both are about children dealing with the death of a relative with supernatural/fantasy twist
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