Three years earlier they were triggered by the "darker agenda" of Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service. Said agenda appeared to be "be kind, responsible, work hard, be polite and respectful to your elders"
The conservative Christian group Concerned Women for America boycotted Kiki’s Delivery Service screenings and released a press release on February 5, 1998, titled “Disney Reverts to Witchcraft in Japanese Animation”. Calling for a boycott of The Walt Disney Company, the group said the company “is still not family friendly, but continues to have a darker agenda” ...