#motherhood is a huge theme in the film and what better symbol of it than moominmamma herself?

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I just saw The Boy and the Heron and one of the biggest takeaways for me and something I spotted straight away was that the sail on the boat used by one of the mothers in the movie was patterned just like Moominmamma's apron. And considering Miyazaki worked on the '69 moomin anime, well, surely it's intentional...