This is the best anime ever.

Rating: 10/10 (4 June 2000)

Wow i was blown away by this title and give high praise to my local Blockbuster for stocking it in thier limited anime selection. The buzz about this film is completely accurate and it is one of most dramatic and moving features that i've ever seen. I watched this with my friend and it was the first movie which had ever made us cry, my friend much more so than me for personal reasons. (which i can't disclose due to the spoiler guideline).
It was about midnight and we had just finished viewing Poltergiest Report. Grave of the Fireflies was a total turn from everything we expected that film and anime could be, sucking us in within minutes and captivating our attention even though we were both dead tired. The animation is appropriate, though a deviation from the stereotypical anime fare of oversized eyes, breasts and gravity defying hair, which would put it in the same boat is Akira. Landmark anime of a feather i guess. The story and the characters are so capable of bringing out one's emotions in this hardened day and age it took me completely by surprise, epsecially considering the fact that its just a cartoon. It doesn't matter who you are, whether you rent anime for Ninja Scroll or La Blue Girl, this is a title capable of moving you beyond the realms of expectation. Do yourself a favor and pick a time and check out this film and let it move you as it did to me. Unless you are some sort of macho stereo who doesn't want your self-image disturbed by having an animated feature move you, you will not be disappionted.