The Boy and the Heron
Also known as: Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka / 君たちはどう生きるか
The Boy and the Heron is a movie by Studio Ghibli that premiered in Summer 2023. It is finished airing with 1 episodes of about 124 minutes each. Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural. Average AniList score: 7.7/10.
Synopsis
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy’s mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the “long-awaited one.”
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The Boy and the Heron episodes
- Episode 1: Complete Movie — aired July 14, 2023
Main characters
- Mahito Maki (Main) — voiced by Souma Santoki
- Aosagi (Main) — voiced by Masaki Suda
- Natsuko (Supporting) — voiced by Yoshino Kimura
- Kiriko (Supporting) — voiced by Kou Shibasaki
- Himi (Supporting) — voiced by AIMYON
- Shouichi (Supporting) — voiced by Takuya Kimura
- Rou Pelican (Supporting) — voiced by Kaoru Kobayashi
- Inko Daiou (Supporting) — voiced by Jun Kunimura
- Aiko (Supporting) — voiced by Shinobu Ootake
- Izumi (Supporting) — voiced by Keiko Takeshita
Anime like The Boy and the Heron
- Spirited Away (2001) — movie
- Howl‘s Moving Castle (2004) — movie
- The Wind Rises (2013) — movie
- Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) — movie
- Paprika (2006) — movie
- Children of the Sea (2019) — movie
- Angel's Egg (1985) — OVA
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) — movie
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural · Season: Summer 2023