What has appeared instead is an animated feature with the same unmistakable aesthetic in Mary and the Witch’s Flower, the debut work of Studio Ponoc.
If Mary and the Witch’s Flower was Ponoc finding its pace, they now have my full attention whenever they reveal their next production.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower felt a little rough around the edges but had the same spirit of adventure and imagination as the early era films of Studio Ghibli.