The article marks the tenth anniversary of "In This Corner of the World," a 2016 anime film by studio MAPPA that the writer argues deserves rediscovery on Prime Video. Directed by Sunao Katabuchi and based on Fumiyo Kouno's manga, the film follows Suzu, a young woman who relocates from Hiroshima to nearby Kure after marrying, tracing how the Second World War gradually disrupts everyday domestic life through food shortages and air raids. Unlike typical war stories focused on soldiers and battle, it centres on quiet, mundane moments, making the eventual tragedy more affecting.

The film is noted for its distinctive watercolour-style animation, which reflects Suzu's perspective as an artist and even renders frightening events like air raids as abstract, painterly imagery. Its historical detail is meticulously researched, recreating wartime Hiroshima and Kure with precision, and it is compared favourably to other acclaimed war anime such as "Grave of the Fireflies" and "Barefoot Gen." The writer also points to an expanded 2019 version, "In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World," though notes it is only available in Japanese.