“Abandoned girl discovers magical secrets in grandmother's forest, healing her loneliness.”
Miyori's Forest
ミヨリの森
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Synopsis
Abandoned girl discovers magical secrets in grandmother's forest, healing her loneliness.
After being deserted by her parents, 11-year-old Miyori shuts her heart from the rest of the world and denies any form of human relationships. She was entrusted in the care of her grandmother who lives near a forest. Miyori will take a walk in the forest where she felt a strong sense of loneliness in the forest which seems to have nothing. However, she soon encounters unbelievable things and gradually realizes that the forest is more than what it seems... (Source: ANN)
What people say
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Mar 2022
- 10 “This is an amazing story about Miyori's journey with the forest, featuring beautiful animation of countryside environments and an enthralling soundtrack that perfectly suits the narrative. The...”
- 8 “Miyori no Mori delivers a strong environmental message through lovely art and evocative imagery that creates nostalgia and wonder, with spirits and demons reminiscent of Ghibli films like Totoro...”
- 7 “Miyori no Mori impresses with fluid, Ghibli-quality animation, a cohesive pastoral score and an emotionally grounded lead turn by Yuu Aoi, all wrapped in an appealing European-Japanese design...”
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- Format 1 × 107′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 47m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2007 – ongoing
- Source Tv special media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-2525 catalog
Produced by
- Fuji TV Producer
- Atelier Musa Producer