Grave of the Fireflies

The story

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

• #wartime
• #hunger
• #shelter
• #orphan siblings
• #brother sister 
• #semi autobiographical
• #children in wartime
• #anti war
• #struggle for survival
• #brother and sister
• #anime
• #sibling relationship