out of all of the studio ghibli film this world war ii animation be my favourite . set in japan during the second world war the story follow seita and his little sister setsuko a they survive in a harsh war torn nation in which food and luxury be short due to wartime effort . a the narrative progress the emotional strain of the war be apparent in the way the plot flow . the emotional bond between the brother and sister and the sheer effort of survival . a the film reach it climax i begin to shed tear . some film move you but grave of the firefly simply shatters your hope and well be . a you sympathise with the character their deteriating condition simply tear away at you emotional string . the animation be a gritty realism and rather different from the standard principle of animation in which exaggeration be almost necessary to translate emotion to the viewer . but grave of the firefly be do so well that even with realistic animation the emotion of the scene translate to the audience . for those of you who haven not see this film i truly envy you . because you get the opportunity to watch one of the great film of all time for the first time and an experience i wish i could relive .