When I heard that Hayao Miyazaki was retiring I was heartbroken. My heart can now rest easy knowing that Studio Ponoc continues to produces heartwarming films that strike home the way the Studio Ghibli ones do. I’d say that Mary and the Witch’s Flower is even better than some of the lesser titles from Ghibli. This movie ranks up there with Laputa Castle in the Sky and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind for me! A must watch for Ghibli and animation fans!
I saw this in Japan without English subtitles. It's your run of the mill magical flower, big nose old witch, creepy man with sunglasses, young innocent girl story. Still quite exciting and amazing even if you can't understand what they say. After a while I figured one of the characters' name is Me-u-ri (Mary).
Fantastic movia but not as nice as Kiki's delivery. But it will bring us lots of memories of Studio Ghibli's movie. I.e kiki's delivery, laputa's castle in the sky,etc.
The magical school concept reminds me of Harry Potter. The animation reminds of ghibili studio works but not in equal quality. Overall it is entertaining. Glad that they put on more detailing of the emotions of the characters.
