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Toumei Ningen no Hone
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Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata
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Both are short, tightly-written human dramas about depressive loner protagonists struggling with extreme self-loathing & guilt which they slowly work through & come to terms with by forming new connections with others. If you’re one for heavy themes, weighty depictions of mental health struggles, and evocative usage of the medium, then both Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata and Toumei Ningen no Hone are for you.
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The Sky Crawlers
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Both works feature a stoic male lead who's character is heavily shaped by his experience in war Both works are more generally about a class of people who are used to fight their respective societies' battles for them, and both then proceed to use that concept to explore themes of generational trauma and the relationship between society and war Both works explore put emphasis on the lives of soldiers off the battlefield, and use that to explore the idea of finding meaning when one's life and future is defined by nothing but war. Both works feature well-animated and engaging CGI-heavy battles