Hey, Bones! My girlfriend gets bouts of anxiety and depression sometimes and one thing that really helps is getting cozy and watching an animated movie or short that leans toward the storybook. Comforting, reassuring, a little bit silly. We’ve exhausted most of what netflix has to offer on that from. Do you have any recommendations? Or can point me to someone who would?

gatheringbones:

WELL.

• My Love Story is pure distilled comfort food from start to finish if you like anime; lionhearted brick shithouse of a dude falls head over heels in love with the sweetest tiniest girl while their gay ace best friend smiles approvingly.
• let’s plays for silly soothing games are a godsend; I’ve watched this playthrough of Samorost 3 more times than I can count, and same for Machinarium.
• the griffin mcelroy nuzlocke run deserves a spot on this list despite the fact that watching it four times means i should probably have to register myself somewhere.
• nature specials like Planet Earth, the Hunt, and Blue Planet always soothe the hell out of me, and travel shows like Parts Unknown usually accomplish the same thing, especially the Quebec, Senegal, and Leon episodes.
• special shoutout the best anime i can think of that combines trauma recovery with found family domesticity and hijinks. (cw violence, but forgivably.)
• and last
• but so regrettably not least
• if you watched television and had a heart in the early wastelands of the 00′s you know what i’m fucking talking about.