{"id":1085,"date":"2013-03-23T23:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animationrevelation.com\/readables\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:28:14","slug":"global-shinkai-day-movie-marathon-part-4-children-who-chase-lost-voices-2011-daemoncorps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animationrevelation.com\/readables\/?p=1085","title":{"rendered":"Global Shinkai Day Movie Marathon part 4: Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven\u2019t seen all that many Ghibli movies, and the ones I have seen I\u2019ve already forgotten. So forgive me if my agreeing with the majority that says Children Who Chase Lost Voices<\/em> is a Ghibli-esque film comes off with some negative undertones.<\/p>\n

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\nThe story centers around Asuna, a young girl that stumbles upon the secrets of another world when she is saved by a mysterious boy who fends off a rather fantastical-looking creature. As expected, she is soon caught up in the mystical world herself as she tags alongside her substitute teacher, Mr. Morisaki, as they make their way through the world of Agartha so that he may resurrect his dead wife.<\/p>\n

I must say, while Asuna is established from the start as a very resourceful and strong heroine, to have the real plot kick in by having her be a traveling-buddy for her sub is rather odd. Not only are Morisaki\u2019s intentions immoral (\u201cunnatural?\u201d Whatever word works for wishing to bring dead people back), but with exception to some backstory later in the film, we get little to no character building for his part. I\u2019m just saying that for a film like this where the journey makes up a majority of the story, it\u2019s a bit odd when those along for said journey don\u2019t really interact all that well together… even in an \u201cunlikely partnership\u201d sense. While I\u2019m on the topic, you\u2019d think that considering the title of the movie, there\u2019d be a larger cast of kid characters. I was personally hoping for at least something along the lines of The Goonies<\/em> when I started watching and felt a bit disappointed when I found the title alone was a mislead.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that Lost Voices<\/em> is a bad movie, though. It\u2019s top notch animation and vibrant use of colors really makes the world of Agartha come to life. And from the bright clothing, scenery, and occasional out-of-place violent monsters, the animation really does a good job of further fleshing out the mystical world. It\u2019s just that at least in the manner it was represented in, I really felt like I was watching something clearly out of my age demographic.<\/p>\n

And, of course, there\u2019s the standard abrupt ending that I should have come to expect from any and all movies directed by Makoto Shinkai. In some cases, leaving things open for the viewers to continue works, like in 5 Centimeters per Second<\/em>. This was not one of those times. There were so many questions left unanswered as well as certain character arcs simply left hanging that I couldn\u2019t help but think Shinkai just put too much faith in me to assume a happy ending for the cast, even though the final scene of the movie far from hinted at one (if anything, the final scene felt like a lead-in to some disturbing epilogue).<\/p>\n

So taking the pretty animation, journey-centric story, and \u201cdon\u2019t think about it\u201d ending, I\u2019m pretty much convinced Children Who Chase Lost Voices<\/em> was Shinkai\u2019s dabbling in the child demographic. It wasn\u2019t really my thing, but I\u2019m sure some kiddies were left with some long lasting disturbing memories of slain Agarthan monsters and… iunno, whatever else kids like that was in this movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I haven\u2019t seen all that many Ghibli movies, and the ones I have seen I\u2019ve already forgotten. So forgive me if my agreeing with the majority that says Children Who Chase Lost Voices is a Ghibli-esque film comes off with some negative undertones. The story centers around Asuna, a young girl that stumbles upon the secrets of another world when she is saved by a mysterious boy who fends off a rather fantastical-looking creature. As expected, she is soon caught…<\/p>\n

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