Grieving wars

Death tolls in history books may seem like numbers, until the devastating human cost of war shatters your heart. Set in Kobe, Grave of the Fireflies by Studio Ghibli, revolves around Seita, a teen and his sister, Setsuko's struggle to survive after American air-bombings of Japan during WWII. The anime masterpiece makes you laugh but also grieve for days as you watch them move to an abandoned bomb shelter.