Tales From Earthsea (2007)

The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree in this debut anime from Goro “son of Hayao” Miyazaki. Although the old man should probably defer retirement a little before handing over the reins proper. For while there are flashes of Studio Ghibli brilliance in Tales From Earthsea – inspired by The Farthest Shore, the third instalment in Ursula K Le Guin’s fantasy novel series – they’re cocooned within a somewhat pedestrian saga whose resemblance to Spirited Away is tangential at best.

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