电视动画《约会大作战》改编自日本轻小说家橘公司原作、Tsunako负责插画的同名系列轻小说。故事是讲述一名普通的高中二年级生五河士道，突然在某一天遇上了一场大爆炸，而在这场大爆炸之中竟然出现一名身穿盔甲手持大剑的神秘美少女。原来这名少女的真正身份是“精灵”，是会给世界带来毁灭性灾难的存在，她的再次出现，将会给地球带来毁灭性的未来！然而主人公士道却有方法阻止世界毁灭，这个唯一能够阻止世界毁灭的方法就是——要与她约会！
影片片名致敬了小说家吉野源三郎在1937年发表的同名著书，但电影故事完全由宫崎骏原创。讲述二战后丧母的少年牧真人与一只会说话的蓝鹭相遇，展开不可思议的冒险旅程。
Adam's older brother was killed in a car crash a year ago. His family has not been the same since. As his parents struggle to cope with their grief, Adam (10), plagued with guilt over his brother's death feels he is all alone in the world. But everything changes the day he meets Abulele. The Abulele are ancient monsters, bear-sized. Local legends tell that they are extremely dangerous, but in fact, they turn out to be quite friendly and playful creatures. Abulele quickly becomes Adam's best and most secret friend. Together, they outsmart Adam's mean schoolteacher and beat the class bullies. But Adam's parents start to suspect he is harboring a secret, And when a government, Special Forces unit called "Thunder" appears in the neighborhood on a mission to capture Abulele things go from bad to worse. In order to save his best friend, Adam will have to get Abulele back home to its family, and to do so, he will need to put the past behind him and realize that when you truly love someone, ...
发生一连串离奇的死亡案件后，公诉检察官莎拉·辛克莱和犯罪特侦处的探员詹姆斯·布拉德，发现一个以生化面具为核心、前所未见的诡异阴谋。
