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Anime · 2014

When Marnie Was There

Trigger, Hiromasa Yonebayashi

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When Marnie Was There
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What this is doing

Lets the after-hours thread settle into a deeper anime form.

During a Literature Club meeting, the four club members—along with their faculty adviser's niece—suddenly find themselves with supernatural powers. Now capable of fabricating black flames, resident chuunibyou Jurai Andou is the most ecstatic about their new abilities; unfortunately, his own is only for show and unab...

This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.

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Shift medium Rashomon Carries the after-hours register across into film without losing its pitch.

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During a Literature Club meeting, the four club members—along with their faculty adviser's niece—suddenly find themselves with supernatural powers. Now capable of fabricating black flames, resident chuunibyou Jurai Andou is the most ecstatic about their new abilities; unfortunately, his own is only for show and unab...

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cultural longevity · regional significance · editorial selection · thematic depth
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