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Any relation to the soots in My Neighbor Totoro? Their description made me think they were just eye floaters but since they also appear in Spirited Away with less introduction, I'm curious if they're rooted in a coal/wood burning era
I was gonna say they reminded me of the little soot creatures from Howl's Moving Castle
Ah, I still haven't see that one from Studio Ghibli. Only the two I mentioned. I saw Spirited last year and Totoro last week. Honestly... I can't say I get them. I'm not sure if I'm too old to form nostalgia, too late to recognize the products of their eras, or too uninvolved with that realm of media to recognize how groundbreaking it was. I can appreciate the vibe and musical score, but it's not motivating enough to see more. So if anyone loves them and wants to give me pointers, I'm listening.
I didn't really enjoy Akira, either. I went in relatively blind in 2020 and thought it was a motorcycle story, so I wasn't ready for the supernatural stuff. That was clearly not a children's movie though, so maybe I'm expecting too much depth in Studio Ghibli in my anime adventure route
I watch Ghibli movies when I am in the mood for some wholesome movies, especially:
Chihiro, Naucicaa and Howls moving castle has a different vibe, but they are still amazing.