In This Corner of the World

Aired: 2016

In This Corner of the World is a theatrical anime based on Fumiyo Kouno's manga serialized in Futabasha's Manga Action, released November 2016. Set in wartime Hiroshima and Kure, the film tenderly depicts the daily life of Suzu Hojo, who married at 18. A masterpiece portraying people living earnestly under wartime conditions with warm brushstrokes. Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, funded through crowdfunding and became a word-of-mouth hit. Box office: 2.7 billion yen.