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Emily Grace Mayo, 9, was found dead from an apparent gunshot ... “Emily had the most joyful smile and the biggest heart. She loved to laugh, dance, and sing,” her aunt Amber Healy wrote about the ...

Emily Grace Mayo, 9, was found dead from ... the most joyful smile and the biggest heart. She loved to laugh, dance, and sing,” her aunt Amber Healy wrote about the young girl.

It’s why Grave of the Fireflies author Akiyuki Nosaka only agreed to let his short story be adapted into an anime film by Isao Takahata’s team at Studio Ghibli: The form could capture the emotions of ...