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Art of Kiki's Delivery Service

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Art of Kiki's Delivery Service

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Thirteen-year-old trainee witch Kiki leaves home with her familiar spirit, a talking black cat named Jiji. She flies on her broomstick to the port city of Koriko. While trying to find somewhere to live, Kiki is pursued by Tombo, a geeky boy obsessed with aviation who admires her flying ability. In exchange for accommodation, Kiki helps Osono, the kindly owner of a bakery. She opens a "Witch Delivery Business", delivering goods by broomstick..

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Art of the Triplets of Belleville

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Art of the Triplets of Belleville

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Madame Souza becomes involved in international intrigue when her grandson, Champion, a professional cyclist, is kidnapped and taken abroad. Joined by her faithful dog, Bruno, Madame Souza embarks on a journey to find Champion, and stumbles across unlikely allies..

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Art of the Good Dinosaur

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Art of the Good Dinosaur

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In an alternate universe, the asteroid that would have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago passes safely over Earth. 65 million years later, Apatosaurus farmers Henry and Ida have children Libby, Buck, and the runt Arlo, who has trouble adjusting to farm life..

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Art of Summer Wars

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Art of Summer Wars

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A young math genius solves a complex equation and inadvertently puts a virtual world's artificial intelligence in a position to destroy Earth..

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Sometimes, I find it almost distracting to look at so much reference and amazing artwork to be inspired because it could be too much. I find meditating really helpful to empty my mind and let my expectation down..

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Me and my hubby work great together and it’s always awesome to have a second opinion on things. We are completely portable and will travel around the world with our work. As long as you hit your deadlines with quality work it’s all good!

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My mind was constantly distracted by my own creativity making me a very distracted student. All I wanted was to graduate from high school and finally do something that I loved, and what I loved was to make art..

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Gathering reference and doing research is such a joy. It’s like paid daydreaming. That’s where my thoughts tend to be the most open and free: at the earliest “imagining” stages..

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya

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A bitter sweet story that manages to be both hopeful and sad, and occasionally even funny, all at once..

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Song of the Sea

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Song of the Sea

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Song of the Sea is clearly a labor of love, having spent over five years in production, it tackles subjects not normally touched upon in mainstream family films..

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The Man Who Planted Trees

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The Man Who Planted Trees is a journey of self-fulfilment and healing. A story about how to recover from and make the best of a tragic situation..

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Cowboy Bebop

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It's one of the most critically acclaimed television series ever created. It's the Firefly of anime. It's one of the few shows that actually lives up to all of its hype..

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Break The Law of Silence

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Have I Got a Story For You

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Have I Got a Story For You

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