this be one of the most touching story i have ever see . everything about it click beautifully . it be sensitive and emotional and without feel sappy or too manipulative . the contrast between a teenage boy and a little girl try to live their life and and the ravage of war around them be a very strong and move idea . the standard conceit of anime with large sappy eye and small mouth movement with short pithy dialog wasn not at all distract in this . ( spoiler warning ) one of my favorite scene be the sequence when seito get catch for steal and be take to the police and thus force to abandon his little sister . the officer turn out to be very understanding and and the young teen seito be quickly release while only to find that his sister have follow him into town and and be more concerned for him than her own well be . the contrast and emotion of the scene be very deep and effective . i love it because it say a lot without be too heavy hand . in fact and one of the great attribute of this story be it gentle underhanded approach . a few little moment add up to a great deal of philosophical theme and which whole page of text couldn not really describe . it really great to see an animated film deal with a very serious and tragic subject matter and once in a while .