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'''Grave of the Fireflies''' (火垂るの墓 ''Hotaru no Haka'') is an animated film written and directed by Isao Takahata, a colleague of [[Hayao Miyazaki]] at [[Studio Ghibli]] and produced by Toru Hara. It originally premiered on 16 April 1988, on a double-bill with [[My Neighbor Totoro]]. It was based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, written by Akiyuki Nosaka, who described his work as "a personal apology to my sister."

'''Grave of the Fireflies''' (火垂るの墓 ''Hotaru no Haka'') is an animated film written and directed by [[Isao Takahata]], a colleague of [[Hayao Miyazaki]] at [[Studio Ghibli]] and produced by Toru Hara. It originally premiered on 16 April 1988, on a double-bill with [[My Neighbor Totoro]]. It was based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, written by Akiyuki Nosaka, who described his work as "a personal apology to my sister."

It was later licensed by Central Park Media, with an English dub being released to widespread critical acclaim. To date, it remains the only anime title to feature on the Top 100 DVD Releases <ref>http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/listing/top100films.php</ref>. [[Roger Ebert]] has referred to it as "the most realistic animated film I've ever seen". <ref>http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000319/REVIEWS08/3190301/1023</ref>

It was later licensed by Central Park Media, with an English dub being released to widespread critical acclaim. To date, it remains the only anime title to feature on the Top 100 DVD Releases <ref>http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/listing/top100films.php</ref>. [[Roger Ebert]] has referred to it as "the most realistic animated film I've ever seen". <ref>http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000319/REVIEWS08/3190301/1023</ref>