CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

PostPosted: **Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:51 am**

I picked this up at the same time that I purchased Nausicaa and Porco Rosso. Of the three I would have to say that this one is my favorite. It has a great voice cast: Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries, Ella Enchanted), Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) Peter Boyle (Father on Everybody Loves Raymond). The animation is a tad different from many of the other Studio Ghibli titles and of course the movie does not boast the Miyazaki name, but it's a wonderful story. This would be a great addition for the children and I highly recommend it.

PostPosted: **Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:17 pm**

I just find it odd that they'd release a movie, which is technically a sequel to another movie, first in English. I wonder which one is the better?

PostPosted: **Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:59 pm**

I really enjoyed Whispers of the Heart. I'll probably rent this one to see how it compares.

PostPosted: **Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:10 pm**

I saw it last week, ironically because a friend picked it up when she got it mixed up with Whispers of the Heart. Good voices on the English version. I especially liked Miss Hathaway's performance.

PostPosted: **Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:42 am**

bigsleepj wrote:I just find it odd that they'd release a movie, which is technically a sequel to another movie, first in English. I wonder which one is the better?

Even as a sequel this it stands alone well by itself.

PostPosted: **Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:18 pm**

What's it a sequel of? I thought it was Spirited Away...

PostPosted: **Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:06 pm**

Heart of Sword wrote:What's it a sequel of? I thought it was Spirited Away...

The character of The Baron also has a role in Whispers Of The Heart.

PostPosted: **Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:09 pm**

I heard that it was supposed to be the story that the girl wrote in Whispers of the Heart.

PostPosted: **Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:20 pm**

I liked Porco Rosso better than The Cat Returns and I think I'll like Nausicaa better than both, however I still really enjoyed The Cat Returns. I wish Disney had released Whisper of the Heart first since I came before TCR, however, while the films have ties to each other, it doesn't seem like you need to see them in any particular order.

PostPosted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:14 pm**

I watched this yesterday with my brother and liked it a lot. It did not look terribly interesting, but with all those cats, it was amazing. Especially for a cat-crazed girl like me. I'm planning to watch the Japanese version later this week. :grin:

Kitties!!!!!!! LOL

PostPosted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:15 pm**

For those interested, I recently put up a manga review of this series in CAA's database. It's here: http://www.christiananime.com/manga_reviews.php?display=196