Studio Ghibli’s theatrical anime Whisper of the Heart (Mimi wo Sumaseba in its Japanese-language release) has an ending that simultaneously seems to tie everything up and leave hardly anything resolved.
A sequel for Whisper of the Heart has just been announced, but this time around, it won’t be animated.
At the movie’s end, main character Shizuku and the guy she’s fallen in love with, Seiji, watch the sunrise together.
In a scene steeped in the romance that’s developed over the course of the film, Seiji says he wants to marry Shizuku, and she accepts.