Turner Classic Movies is showing Isao Takahata's classic anime feature Grave of the Fireflies on Sunday, November 12th at 10pm (ET, PT). Words are totally inadequate to describe the tragedy depicted in Grave of the Fireflies, the grimly realistic and incredibly moving tale of two orphaned siblings starving to death during the final days of World War II.
Isao Takahata is the co-founder (with Hayao Miyazaki) of Studio Ghibli and Grave of the Fireflies is just as moving as any of
Central Park Media has released a Collector's Edition of Grave of the Fireflies (MSRP $29.98). Sales on this title, which should be part of any serious anime collection, may get a pickup from the TV exposure.