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Showed this to my twin eleven year-olds who are teetering on that knife's edge before teendom and tweendom, and there was so much in there, especially in Ame’s story, that seemed to echo their anxious states of mind. This is essentially a story of biracialism, of the tension between assimilation and remaining true to your innate cultural otherness, and it’s told with such care and gentleness that it’s a true wonder.
Also, I hesitate to compare this to Ghibli’s work…
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