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I just recorded my TTMT and I thought it would be my shortest yet but it turned out to be 8:36 minutes long o_O

Ever since I saw Spirited Away, I've been a conscious fan of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. (I say conscious because I wasn't aware that My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service were by Miyazaki as well). This summer I had downloaded Ponyo on the Cliffs by the Sea but I never got around to watching it until this weekend. The movie was sooo freaking cute and the plot was so good that I've been on a Ghibli kick. I decided that I want to watch all the studio ghibli films I haven't seen yet (I'm only missing a couple)

So tonight I watched Only Yesterday, a fairly obscure Ghibli film that was aimed more towards adults. It was a drama about a woman reminiscing about growing up in Tokyo in '66. I picked it because it was 2 AM and it was the shortest of the films I haven't seen yet (Studio Ghibli films are notorious for being over 2.5 hours long)... but I thought I wasn't going to like it because it was a drama aimed at an older audience. I was so wrong, the movie was really well made and I really connected with the main character. I'm really glad I picked it to watch tonight because it really fit my mood :)

Tomorrow is my free day thanks to Veteran's Day so I plan on watching either Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (I missed it when in played on adult swim a few years back D:) or Whisper of the Heart. I also need to watch The Cat Returns and Porco Rosso (but this only seems like I wouldn't like it)

I also found out that Hayao Miyazaki's son made a movie too so I added it to the list.