Ronja, The Robber's Daughter

This one goes out to every person who has ever complained about how the film/series/anime "cut out so much from the novels". You got what you wanted with this one. I deeply suspect that not a single line of dialogue has been cut.

Formative childhood literature aside, I watched it because it's Studio Ghibli's first take on a TV anime, directed by Miyazaki Jr. I was knocked out by either a mild flu or the cold from hell, so something slow and simple was just what my brain needed.

( It grew on me. Slowly. )

Ronja, The Robber's Daughter (spoilery thoughts)

( Probably only of interest for those whose childhood was at least in part defined by the story )