So I purchased a Region 2 DVD from Amazon UK and put it in my Region Free PAL/NTSC DVD player in Massachusetts. distribution rights are apparently owned by Disney, but they haven't ever put out a Region 1 DVD. ![]() The events are portrayed literally this is not one of those "feels like this looks" animes. It will probably make you look back both fondly and ruefully on your own adolescence. There's plenty of whispering, giving away "secrets", and dealing with grown-up problems (divorce, strained relations with parents, part time jobs, loneliness, "fitting in", etc.). Various people do various twisted things at one time or another, but nobody's consistently "evil". The story is one of complicated (and sometimes not very appropriate) adolescent emotional reactions to stresses (some quite significant). If you've seen both "Ponyo" and "Only Yesterday" from Studio Ghibli, the appearance of this title is halfway in between. It's varied (not "consistently dark and brooding"), yet not as bold as much anime. The color palette tends more toward the pastels. Taking everything into account, GKids decided that the film would not be embraced the same way other Studio Ghibli films were, and decided to cut costs by not producing a dub.The animation is "typical", well done and with moderately detailed backgrounds, but nothing remarkable. While times may be changing, an animated film geared towards a teenage audience is one of the worst things you could have, as most teenagers wouldn’t be caught dead watching a cartoon. In fact, the worst part of Ocean Waves was that the target audience was primarily teenagers. The movie was also mature and would not appeal to families. While the animation was pretty good, due to the TV nature of the project the quality of the animation was of much lower quality than you would expect from a Studio Ghibli film. ![]() The people in charge watched the film and felt a pit in their stomach: the movie was going to be a tough sell. When GKids acquired the catalog they also acquired Ocean Waves, and the studio took a hard look at the film. While Disney did obtain the rights to release the movie if they wanted to, they decided to pass due to the slow pace and more mature content compared to the rest of the catalog. It was a kind of attention that most studios wouldn’t give a “practice film,” but Studio Ghibli’s name means something, and they wanted to ensure that it still did even if it was on TV. This is due to the fact that Studio Ghibli has high standards for their films, and even a TV movie was given extra attention. Instead of being a cheap film that would be made in a shorter amount of time, the film went over-budget and over-schedule. This was the idea but, well…you know what they say about the best-laid plans. The higher ups felt it would be a great way to test out a new director and give the younger animators a chance to practice their skills and cut their teeth on a TV movie before moving on to the main features. The movie was planned as a television movie for Nippon Television, with the idea being for the studio to make a smaller film that would be cheaper to produce as opposed to a full theatrical movie. Ocean Waves is unique in the sense that it is a rare Studio Ghibli film that was not released in theaters.
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