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With very few [[anime]] being set during World War 2 ([[Barefoot Gen]] and [[The Cockpit]] being other examples), ''Grave of the Fireflies'' is unique as it is made abundantly clear within the first five minutes of the film that neither of its two protagonists will survive until the end. Yet despite, this incredibly bleak premise, the film works for two main reasons.

With very few [[anime]] being set during World War 2 ([[Barefoot Gen]] and [[The Cockpit]] being other examples), ''Grave of the Fireflies'' is unique as it is made abundantly clear within the first five minutes of the film that neither of its two protagonists will survive until the end. Yet despite, this incredibly bleak premise, the film works for two main reasons.

 

Firstly, as with many Ghibli films, it does not chose sides, but concentrates simply on the story at hand. The American bombers are not portrayed as bad, nor are the Japanese portrayed as being good - everybody is simply doing what they must within the confines of the war.

Firstly, as with many Ghibli films, it does not chose sides, but concentrates simply on the story at hand. The American bombers are not portrayed as bad, nor are the Japanese portrayed as being good - everybody is simply doing what they must within the confines of the war.