D%C5%8Dbutsu no Mori (film)

Dbutsu no Mori Japanese , Hepburn Gekijban Dbutsu no Mori? , lit. Animal Forest Theater Version is a 2006 Japanese animated film directed by Jji Shimura and based on the Animal Crossing video game series, especially Wild World. It was produced by OLM, Inc. and distributed by Toho in association with Nintendo. The film opened in theaters in Japan on December 16, 2006, where it went on to earn an estimated 1.7 billion approximately 16,216,000 at the box office.

The film opens with Ai, a young girl, moving into the Animal Village during the summer. After being put to work by Tom Nook to deliver goods, Ai befriends four of the villages residents Rosie, Sally, Alfonso, and Y, participating in several activities. Ai begins to find a series of anonymous messages in bottles that state that a miracle will occur during the upcoming Winter Festival if pine trees are planted in specific points of the village. Ai complies with the messages and begins planting the trees, halfbelieving that the messages may have been placed by aliens.During autumn, Rosie scolds Ai for not attending Sallys farewell party, which comes as a big surprise. Ai becomes heartbroken, learning that Sally has moved away to embark on a career in fashion design. Ai ends up at the museum caf, and ends up crying when K.K. Bossa plays a song that reminds her of Sally. Bianca scolds Ai, and tells her that she should be happy as a friend for Sally. Ai then responds by saying that she is happy, but she is instead sad that Sally never told her anything, and leaves the caf. Sally sends a letter of apology to Ai, explaining that a goodbye would have been too upsetting, and encourages her to embark on her own personal journey. Bouquet apologizes to Ai for her harsh reaction. ........

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