DT 177 - Chirin No Suzu/Ringing Bell

It's been a while since I've drawn a title card for my Duckyworth's Thoughts review, but I've been getting a few ideas recently - I've been drawing my Hunchback of Notre Dame 2 and Thankskilling 3 review title cards, and I have a good idea for my title card for Belle's Magical World.  And here is my title card for my next Duckyworth's Thoughts review - for one of my favourite anime films - Chirin No Suzu/Ringing Bell.

Full review - DT: Chirin No Suzu/Ringing Bell ~ 1978Director: Masami Hata
Rating: U (I think)
My rating:
 
Hello, my friends, and welcome to my next Duckyworth’s Thoughts review!
 
IT’S FOR KIDS. This is a horrid mindset that seems to be flying around way too much nowadays – like some other critics online and the friends I talk to, I’m really getting tired of people saying that animation is something that is just for children, and therefore there doesn’t need to be any effort put into animation. Arrogant and narrow-minded people have this mindset when talking about animation like it's nothing but happy-go-lucky fluff and mind numbing drivel.... This, obviously, is an incorrect statement - and recently, I watched a film that, like Mary and Max, proves just how powerful animation can be and how it can provide very emotionally powerful and memorable stories that don't always need happy-go-lucky and extremely happy endings - don't get me wrong, I like happy end

You thought the aftereffects of the death of the mothers of Littlefoot (Land Before Time), Bambi's mom, Weed (Ginga Densetsu Weed) and Athena Cykes (Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies) was sad? You haven't seen anything yet.

Seen as the poster I looked up for this film had the wolf's silhouette lying atop the mountain, and considering what happens in the film, I thought it would be a good idea if my title card had me and lamb Chirin looking in fear/sadness at the creature that lies atop the mountain after the film is over....

(Also, just a side comment - I drew my new Duckyworth's Thoughts logo for this title card. I'll probably upload it separately. )