XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: whinebucket@comcast.net   
      
   On 1/31/2014 4:16 AM, GeoffC wrote:   
   > On 31/01/2014 05:51, Your Name wrote:   
   >> In article<290120141909332788%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your Name   
   >>   wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Hi, I'm trying to find a birthday present for a friend who is a fan of   
   >>> the Studio Ghibli movies. Do you guys have any suggestions of any other   
   >>> good movies that are similar (family-friendly, etc.)?   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks.   
   >>   
   >> I stopped at a DVD shop this afternoon and found two that looked   
   >> interesting, but I know nothing about anime. Does anyone have any   
   >> comments (in the sense of what I'm looking for) about these?   
   >>   
   >>      - Wolf Children   
   >>      - Last Exile (Complete Series)   
   >>   
   >> Agai, the boxes say "Sub-titles: English", but that could just mean   
   >> they have English subtitles as well as being dubbed / re-acted in   
   >> English.   
   >>   
   >> The second one looks like a possibility, altough expensive, since my   
   >> friend and her family also like easy "steampunk" style stories, which   
   >> that looks semi-like.   
   > As I said in another post, the default is to provide English subtitles   
   > and also Japanese and English dialogue tracks.   
   > I have seen both series of "Last Exile" - the original and the more   
   > recent Fam & Iri one.  I can confirm that it could loosely be described   
   > as steampunk, and it seems to be very popular with younger viewers.   
      
   Would Cardcaptor Sakura fit?  I think Summer Wars would be a good   
   choice, strong emphasis on family hanging together in good and bad.   
   It's a shame there are no World of Narue movies.  Maybe the Aria series?   
      
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