
Pages from the July 1990 issue with illustrations by Katsuya Kondō. I Can Hear the Sea serialized on Animage magazine. The novels were fairly popular among the youth at the time, thanks to how it depicted a feeling of nostalgia in its story. Katsuya Kondō, character designer and animation director of Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), provided character illustrations based Himuro's notes, and Himuro himself was inspired by Kondō's illustrations. The film is based on a novel by Saeko Himuro, which was serialized 23 times in Tokuma Shoten's Animage magazine from February 1990 to January 1992 and later published as a book. The original novel was followed by a sequel, I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is An Eye (海がきこえるII〜アイがあるから〜, Umi ga Kikoeru II Ai ga Arukara) written by Saeko Himuro and published by Tokuma Shoten on April 1, 1995. In December 2016, GKIDS remastered the film for a limited theatrical release, with a home video release in Spring 2017. It won the Encouragement Award at the 31st (1993) Galaxy Award (Japan). However, it ended up going both over budget and over schedule.

It was produced as part of the Japan Arts Council Grant Program and was an attempt by Studio Ghibli to allow their younger staff members to make a film reasonably cheaply following the release of Porco Rosso. Set in Tosa and Kōchi (city) in Shikoku, it concerns a love triangle that develops between two good friends and a new girl who transfers to their high school from Tokyo. It is based on the same-named novel by Saeko Himuro. After being broadcast on NTV, it was aired on several NTV affiliates. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten and the Nippon Television Network and premiered as part of the network's 40th anniversary on May 5, 1993. "I Can Hear the Sea") is an anime television film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura. Still funny.72 minutes Ocean Waves ( 海がきこえる, Umi ga Kikoeru, lit. (I actually love this film because I just find it REALLY funny. If the film was longer and allowed to explore these characters in a more thoughtful way, then I think that it would be MUCH better. I personally find Ocean Waves to be bad film because the characters and their relationships are poorly developed. Healthy relationships aren't formed by the other person coming into your hotel room just to whine about how their dad changed their OLD room's wallpaper before passing out drunk 5 minutes later. Which is how ACTUAL healthy relationships are formed. The scenes they share actually show them growing a bond and enjoying each other's company. The main duo are the only characters that have any kind of chemistry. There's a reason this is considered a hidden "queer" film. There's hardly any hint of any romantic interest until the very end where he has his flashback sequence where it's just all her being a "toxic" person. Most of the time, the guy just seems like he's being nice.

It wants to tell a realistic high school romance but the main characters lack any sort of actual connection. Alas, I just find most of these characters boring or unlikeable. As a BIG fan of Whisper of the Heart and Only Yesterday, I wanted to like this film.
#OCEAN WAVES GHIBLI FULL STORY MOVIE#
We are shown some of her struggles but since the movie is only 70 minutes long, they are not able to properly develop and explore her character. Yes, she is a flawed character and that's usually more realistic but her flaws are all we are shown. by the end, we are supposed to believe that they were in love? They only interact in the events shown in the movie and all of the events shown are at best, neutral if not negative. The main girl straight up gaslights and manipulates the lead yet. Personally, I don't think that the story overall is really realistic. A fan-run "guidepost" site for Studio Ghibli Posts containing spoilers without using the above method ( except in clearly labelled threads) should be reported. Which in turn will show up in your post like this:

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