The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) Poster

Japanese title: 借りぐらしのアリエッティ

(Kari-gurashi no Arietti)

Other titles: Arrietty, The Borrower Arrietty, 借物少女艾莉緹,

O Mundo dos Pequeninos, Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos,

Arrietty: Le petit monde des chapardeurs, Il mondo segreto sotto il pavimento, 

Die wundersame Welt der Borger, Ариэтти из страны лилипутов.

Anime Adventure Children Family Fantasy Friendship 2D Animation Animated Feature

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) is an Anime Adaptation Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. A directorial debut, Yonebayashi is Studio Ghibli's youngest director. The animated feature is based on Mary Norton's children book entitled The Borrowers and it has won the Animation of the Year at the 34th Japan Academy Prize.

Discover The Secret World Of Arrietty, a heartwarming tale of friendship and courage in a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called Borrowers live quietly among us. Though when tenacious and tiny Arrietty is discovered by Shawn, a human boy, their secret and forbidden friendship blossoms into an extraordinary adventure.

I have not read the book but The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) has awesome concept and tiny humanoid creatures called the borrower. They are a little like ants and there are so many adorable tiny DIY creations such as stamps as wall decors!


Not going to spoil it too much but I think this animated feature could made several if not many innocent, curious children leaving sugars or sweets and double sided tapes for the borrowers! (Borrowing is joy to them but sadly not for all us in reality as it is not a norm!)

Although the animated feature is not entirely realistic, it is still quite beautiful and entertaining. When compared to other previous directorial debut, this is certainly one of the better ones from Studio Ghibli (unlike Tales of Earthsea) even though there are some illogical scenes.