Hotaru Takegawa is a young 6-year-old child who has found herself lost in the “Forest of the Mountain God”. It’s short, concise and well executed – everything If by the time the film ends you feel like crying – I don’t blame you, even in the one shot, you can get attached to these characters very quickly. Hotarubi no Mori e or Into the Forest of the Fireflies’ Light tells us the story of a Young Girl and her mysterious friend Gin and how their relationship grows over a span of around 10 years. I like to start off my reviews with a stupid joke and a bad summary, but I don’t think that will do this short 40-minute heartwarming story any justice. According to Japan's Oricon sales chart, Blu-ray disc sets sold well shortly after their release. The sets included bonus content such as illustrations, stickers, brochures, and one of Gin's masks. DVDs and limited edition Blu-ray disc sets were made available in Japan on February 22, 2012. It was also given the Animation Film Award at the 66th Annual Mainichi Film Awards in Japan. The film was also screened at the 2011 Leeds International Film Festival in November and at the Anime Expo convention in Los Angeles on June 30, 2012.įollowing its premiere in Scotland, Hotarubi no Mori e won the festival's Jury Award. In Europe, the movie was shown at the 2011 Scotland Loves Animation festival, twice: in Glasgow and then in Edinburgh. Though initially planned to be first presented in March 2011 at the Anime Contents Expo in Chiba, Japan, the event was canceled due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Edit Background Hotarubi no Mori e premiered in Japanese cinemas on September 17, 2011.
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