Animal Crossing: The Movie

A young, independent girl named Ai moves to a community inhabited by animals to begin a life away from her family. While working at a local shop, she earns the acceptance of the residents and forms friendships with other villagers. After discovering messages in bottles on the beach, Ai follows instructions to plant pine trees throughout the area in hopes of triggering a miracle during the upcoming Winter Festival.

This Japanese animated family drama was directed by Joji Shimura and written by Aya Matsui. The voice cast features Yui Horie as Ai, alongside Misato Fukuen, Fumiko Orikasa, Yu Kobayashi, Takatoshi Kaneko, and Masaki Terasoma. The production involved companies including TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, OLM, and VAP.

Released in December 2006 with a runtime of 87 minutes, the film earned 16 million USD at the worldwide box office. It holds a rating of 6.6/10 on IMDb based on 1,100 votes and a score of 6.8/10 on TMDB from 68 votes.