Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
2009 1h 38m movie Film Japan

Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror

ホッタラケの島 遥と魔法の鏡

Synopsis

ホッタラケの島 遥と魔法の鏡

Your favourite teddy bear. That model kit that took so long to complete. The picture book you used to read over and over again. The shining stone you found that day in the park. Where do all your childhood's treasures go when you grow up? In this story, we meet fantastic creatures that gather all these little objects that fall into oblivion as they are forgotten by their owners when they step into adulthood. These creatures sneak into our world from a different dimension, and unseen by humans, they take all the ditched and forgotten "treasures" into their world. Here, they use their booty to build their own city, a fairy tale-like place called… Oblivion Island!

The 2008–2010 Japan Window

386 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror sits at position #225.

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    Cobra the Animation

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    #2

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008

  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009

  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010

  5. Maid Sama!
    #5

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

  6. To Love-Ru
    #6

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008

  7. The Tatami Galaxy
    #7

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

  8. Jin
    #8

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    ★ 8.5 · 2009

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
32
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,965 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,910 of 2,532 (top 75%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Production I.G, Fuji Television Network
Runtime 1h 38m
Release Date August 22, 2009
IMDb tt1468322
Official Site www.hottarake.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • magic
  • fireworks
  • alone
  • baron
  • infiltration
  • japanese woman
  • phonograph
  • forgotten
  • storybook
  • toy airplane
  • keepsake
  • propeller airplane
  • anime

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