One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...
Directed by Takahiro Omori
supernatural
slice of life
based on manga
spirit
folklore
shoujo
japanese mythology
anime
loving
Rank
#43 in 2011·#2522 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Cast
Izumi Sawada
Hotaru's Mother (voice)
Hayato Taya
Ryouta (voice)
Ayane Sakura
Hotaru Takegawa (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Gin (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Hotaru's Grandfather (voice)
Kanehira Yamamoto
Shadow (voice)
Masanori Machida
Tree Hand (voice)
Mami Uchida
Masked Child (voice)
Hiroki Goto
Lion (voice)
Asami Imai
Masked Child (voice)
Crew
Masanori Miyake
Producer
Tomohiro Kishi
Key Animation
Popular Reviews
538 reviews
RPRO
8.7★ · 09/11/20
maksudnya... apa ya..
maksudnya... apa ya..
Rachell Anne
8.0★ · 05/12/26
okay, that hurts… but can we talk about how he literally groomed her? 😀 like I didn’t even realize it back when I first watched it in g7, but looking at it now…
okay, that hurts… but can we talk about how he literally groomed her? 😀 like I didn’t even realize it back when I first watched it in g7, but looking at it now…
Madmannn
8.0★ · 04/23/26
one of the best bittersweet ending
Who let that kid play outside at night?
one of the best bittersweet ending
Who let that kid play outside at night?
sel
8.0★ · 04/23/26
bocah goblokk, itu juga nanggung buat kissing pls jangan peluk doang
bocah goblokk, itu juga nanggung buat kissing pls jangan peluk doang
