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Anime like Giovanni's Island
Also known as Giovanni no Shima, La Isla de Giovanni, L'isola di Giovanni. Picked from what people who loved Giovanni's Island went on to love and from what they share with it, like Language Barrier, Trains, Classic Literature. Show
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Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children
O-Hoshisama no Rail
Recommended by 3 Giovanni's Island fans on AniList. The same kind of story: showa-era wartime memory dramas.
A young Japanese actress remembers her war childhood in Korea. Her father goes to fight, her baby sister Miko dies of typhoid, her beloved Korean maid Ohana is fired due to a mistake which could cost Chiko her life... By and by Chiko realizes that the country is being ruled by…
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A Letter to MomoBoth have Coastal, Rural, Family Life.
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Lu Over the WallMermaid, Mythology, Coming of Age
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Into the Forest of Fireflies' LightBoth have Rural.
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Goodbye, Don Glees!Both have Rural.
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Kids on the SlopeBoth have Rural.
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The Secret World of ArriettyBoth have Classic Literature, Rural, Family Life.
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My Neighbor TotoroBoth have Rural, Family Life.
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Penguin HighwayBoth have Rural.
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Fortune Favors Lady NikukoBoth have Coastal, Rural, Family Life.
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Golden KamuyBoth have War.
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Colorful ~ The Motion PictureBoth have Family Life.
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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0Both have Family Life.
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Wolf ChildrenBoth have Rural, Family Life.
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The Wind RisesThe same kind of story: showa-era wartime memory dramas.
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TekkonkinkreetFound Family, Coming of Age, Gangs
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The Garden of WordsComing of Age, Heterosexual, Male Protagonist
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Journal with WitchBoth have Family Life.
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About Giovanni's Island
(Source: GKIDS)
Note: A special animated movie to commemorate 50th anniversary of Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME).