Mary and the Witch's Flower - Official Trailer 

Man, the original was actually made like about 20 years before Harry Potter. It feels like anything magical and has more of a non Asian cast is harry potter like. They said that about Little Witch Academia. Probably just cause Harry Potter was/is like...BIG.

Sleepyhead As a huge HP fan, I love little Witch Academia and I didn't automatically thought of it as a spin off

Aye, some people did though, even back when it was only OVAS some people compared it to HP. I'm not into HP but like I could see what some people mean.

It might of been before harry potter but unfortunately Harry potter has been turned into a movie first so people will equate this to HP. I don't have an issue with the majority of the voices. Mary's just doesn't seem to fit her character to me. I think it's because to me the voice sounds older and my brain is registering Mary as younger. So they're not matching up in my head

@@sleepyhead9260 Yes, but that's like comparing "Flash Gordon" to "Star Wars."

I was right. Sprinkle in some Harry Potter and that's exactly what this is. It's a very well made Ghibli knock off. I didn't hate it. Worth the watch. It's on Netflix dubbed.

@@marlons1 I didn't love it though. Howl's is by far my favorite. It seems to borrow too much of other things without being very unique or good. The animation was great though!

@@lukebatchelor717 Yes. Animation alone doesn't make a good movie. You need the great great storyteller behind it such as Miyazaki.

@@marlons1 It's nothing to do with "Harry Potter"; the book this is based on was published in 1971.

@@lukebatchelor717 What "other things?"

Zoe K. No one ripped off anyone sheesh

Just white thiny u know

Nothing is original these days smh

Let's not forget about everything else that came out before Harry Potter... Like the character Harry Potter in Troll? The Worst Witch? Or old folklore of the Scholarmancy?

@@themysteriousunknownrevealed They actually made a live-action of the Worse Witch back in about 1989 with Tim Curry, I remember watching it. This was about 8 years before Rowling even started writing Potter.

Where did you watch it in Japanese? I can only find English dub for some reason 😭

@@trisha_cooks I used an anime app

Sharka Frank i think its supposed to, like most of the animators are from ghibli

u mean studio ghibli will stop making movies?

euise euise No but Studio Ghibli stopped making awesome, fantasy movies for a long time and they now focus at boring slice of life movies.

aaahh i see

Yeah, i can see that the style is the same, and the story is so magical, unbelivable, i love that! Studio Ghibli made the best movies

Don’t forget the studio that made the girl who leaped through time or summer wars 🙂

lets hope. i bet hayao miyazaki wants to shut them down tho lol. remember this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ngZ0K3lWKRc.html ?

I hope so too

Studio Ponoc is the new ghibli ever since ghibli pretty much stopped making movies. Also why would myuzaki shut it down? He is retired forcing the art creators of studio ghibli to find work elsewere and now they are working with this studio. Besides, you can't copyright an art style it's impossible.

When is this movie released for English dubbed? Dying to see this :)

Life's too real kiki service man already animated....

+Георгий хозяин kiki's Delivery Service....I'm sure that's what you ment. Been out alooong time! Amazing art and detail to real life.

Its made by the same people just not under miyazaki anymore. Since he "retired"

For me, the art style and magic vibe is similar to Ponyo! Cant wait for this movie to come out!

Life's too real i totally agree with you! It's rare to find studios these days which make an anime as detail and as good as studio ghibli! But it's kinda weird chucky can say something like this...hahaha just kidding XD, yeah i totally scared with chucky from child's play

Vicente Ortega Rubilar ikr, I'm getting so much nostalgia from this

The artists from Studio Ghibli move to work Studio Ponoc. That's why art of the movie is so similar Studio Ghibli

japanese is better

Vicente Ortega Rubilar that's because part of studio ghiblis team now works for a new company. Hence the art style.

marina esbeath nein

i love all the ghibli style movie dubs

I've always loved the Ghibli dubs as well. Honestly, no need to call anyone names for liking dubs.

I find the british accent just seems to fit so much better.

I found it funny when she yelled the guy's name... sounded more like Pizza than Peter. unless his name really is pizza

@Charlotte Clarke Agreed

I hadn't noticed it until I read your post.

fuck most of america

American wouldn't sound good anyway

Nah man, id just rather watch it subbed

That is not true. People find some accent to the attractive like British.

You are absolutely right

It's just cringy

@@pascaldi2355 It's an English story set in England and featuring English characters.

You know there are excellent American actors who have done these films. Think of Anne Hathaway in _The Cat Returns._

You forgot Kiki's Delivery Service.

dwasdw die please i hope they're kids die

No The Little Broomstick and J. K Rowling's mind had Harry Potter and The Worst Witch. Then The Little Broomstick remarried with Ponoc, child of Ghibli, and had this child *aka the movie of this trailer* and then Harry Potter married Warner Bros. and had The Wizarding World and then- okay the thing is that the British and Japanese witch stories are all part of one family tree and there's like Little Witch Academia, The Tales of King Arthur that gave birth to the TV Show Merlin and all; am I missing anything? Oh and Kiki's Delivery Service is like Mary and the Witch's Flower's older cousin.... yeah, okay am I getting out of hand?

More like howls moving castle

Shahnila Channa tf you talking bout?

but that live action Kiki's delivery service is just a commercial it's not a film 🤔

XD lmao

OMFG I HEARD THAT TOO LMAO

same here i heard it every time

I thought that was his name. I was like, okay, maybe it has a different spelling. Then I read your comment and realized I must be missing something. Peter... his name is Peter...

Wait. His name is. Peter?! I actually thought Pizza was his nickname, since he looked like a pizza delivery guy at the start

SmileyFreak hahahaha dear it's Peter not pizza 😂😂

Ghibli and now Ponoc have been demonstrating that for decades. 🙂

optimus prime This one will be different. I’m sure of it. Btw, would you agree if this MUST WIN an Oscar award? In this years Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature?

Mary looks a lot like the another witch seen for about 40 seconds in Kikis delivery service

optimus prime this reminds a bit of spirited away

Dayana Cabrera I agree

omg yes I love that one

Oasis Spirit she looks like umbridge I’m not surprised she’s the villain

As trailers do. Although I wish it's more like traditional Ghibli in a sense that there are no bad guys, just 'motivated' characters,

imageez one of the things I hold dearest about Miyazaki movies is that no one is ever "evil". The best example of this is Lady Eboshi or Yubaba - people who aren't black and white, who lead their lives as they see fit. They've always done a fantastic job at showing that with real people, there are rarely fairy tale villains, just people with different ambitions, and often very different ways of achieving them. It looks like his protege will keep up the mindset!

Actually

Oasis Spirit went to see the movie in Japanese with English subs tonight. There’s a lot more to the move than the trailer shows. Plus to understand everything you need to watch the movie all the way through. It was a great movie and I’d highly recommend watching it once the English dub comes.

Natalie Ramrattan aww

I agree with that comment LOL........I was really trying to put the pieces together....

Natalie Ramrattan U read the sequels right?

Gwen Morgan No.. I didn't know there were sequels, now I'm interested in them!

Natalie Ramrattan Awww, cuz in the sequels (books of course) you see Howl & Sophie’s child.

I thought of kikis delivery service and arriety immediately when I saw the main charters design.

Same animators

This just tells e you did not watch the movie yet

understand your feeling right now bro

It actually feels weird for me too and I'm from Britain

People will always complain

Makes me wonder if any of them skipped Harry Potter for that reason...

You're not alone 😂 people just like to complain

Welp, yup

I want to punch them

Hmmmm:)

Gacha Queen :( I’ve seen better

Ricey maybe because the graphic isn't too animeish so english dub fits it? But it's such a good thing!

Most block buster anime movies have good voice acting teams.

Ricey Most of the people who worked in this movie used to work for Studio Ghibli, which may be why the style of animation is quite similar. Plus, most Studio Ghibli films have great dubbed voice acting. Where have you been?

Ricey ANIMEEEE

@SUPER RAD it's just an opinion???

One of the few American voice actors that can pull off British accents perfectly is *Mela Lee.*

As a British person, I cannot stand an American accents pulling off British. It puts me off dubbed anime.

Same

OMG YOUR RIGHT!

@@Onyx421 thanks

I absolutely love the English dub, it's really refreshing to hear something that's not American in a dub. Please follow your dreams, I'm sure you'll be a great voice actor!

Michael Milham And its not even disney.

I saw this movie in Japan a few months ago. I don't think this spoiled a lot at all. There is so much happening in this movie, and the trailer only shows small parts of it like it should.

Helene Oldeide I sure hope so thanks for telling ^v^

How can it?

it fuckin does, like ALOT but I guess you already know that by now lol

Lane Coker where did u watch it? Please give me the link T_T im desperateee

beep boop it’s Peter for godsack

You're totally right

I heard that too!

Haahaagaahaa 😄

beep boop just noticed cause of you

안녕 ArKon PIZZA TIME

LOL I thought the same thing, it's actually PETER :P

Omg that is so funny loool

Baterka Czech You're not the only one!

Baterka Czech Llol she said Peter

Why u call that > tat 😁

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Vdubexwhyzee well not the same animators and directors...where is hayao myazaki? Toshio suzuki? And the others?

cookie girl you do know that Hayo Miyazaki did retire right?

Yeah, I was thinking that too

shut up

Bryan Williams Hate to burst the bubble She said Peter

Yep

No :)

Legacy

Studio Ghibli does not really make movies anymore. Studio Ponoc is run by individuals who originally worked for Ghibli who want to revive Ghibli-esque movies. This is their first movie released by the Studio! :D

Not a bad idea. We like their films. ^^

+Solerest Well they seem to be off to a good start.

IdealisedMagix That makes no sense

Well I mean it base on a book that was written by a British author, the character are British, and the setting is in the UK So OF FUCKING COURSE THE DUBS WILL BE VOICE BY BRITISH PEOPLE

dunwidurcrxp who is she? Who's she play in others?

VGBC P3rs0na I think she was Rose from Titanic. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that is who she is.