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It has a compelling story with a not so common theme in a fantasy setting including memorable scenes and very well developped characters with whom you grow fond of very quickly.

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I very deeply enjoyed this movie that awed me and obsessed me for days on end. Well I suppose this is clear enough already! Well it is indeed an argument but remember: It is the story of Maquia and Erial, so it is good the movie doesn't dwelve too much in various directions. So much so that you may feel that some secondary characters / subplots are not developped enough. The whole focus of the movie is obviously Maquia and Erial (or Ariel whatever) and their relashionship. I am not gonna go in too much detail here because I don't wanna spoil the story but once again the characters are very well made, the vast majority of them are very logical in their motives, development and thought processes. Nonetheless it is a very inspired soundtrack that come and goes with some very insistant themes that really shape the movie and the emotions. Kenji Kawai is quite recognizable as a composer and you get that very easily here with the usual sound and instruments used. To conclude this section, the CGI: globally well done and integrated, some rare sequences stand out too much but it isn't much of a problem in my opinion. It is without a doubt the most impressive visual aspect on my end. The resulting chara design is very simple and round on the faces which can be a bit unsettling at the beggining but very cute nonetheless.Ībout the background: the most prestigious animators of PA Works created incredible places helping to create a very rich world to discover. Even with the adaptation done for animation, you still see his strong influence, especially on the astounding work done on the clothes that are very stylish, diverse and inspired. Here, we have a very prestigious staff making characters and backgrounds.įor the characters, Akihiko Yoshida character designer on Final Fantasy and Granblue Fantasy did a great job in creating the various types of characters. It is not a very common subject developped in detail and I really enjoyed the depth and various angles the movie takes to treat the subject. The theme developped is that of the relationship between mother and child. There is a well-balanced mix of emotional moments, intense action and everyday life organized in a non generic narrative structure, which I find very refreshing. Everything is well rounded and the difference of pace in the various plot elements do not leave any space to get bored. All these elements adds up and fill the ensemble to the brim giving the impression to have lived and discovered a lot with the characters and that is one of the main strenghts here.

The movie feels very long in a good way: The story, the world and places, the character development, the sub plots. She is known for her emotional stories and this one indeed enters the category just fiiiine! The second watching was in order to try to find flaws and to focus a bit more on small details of the plot and the music. This is a heavy statement but it is indeed one of the best animated movies I've ever watched. Honestly, the first time it simply blew me away and stayed in my head non stop for like 3-4 days.

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I wasn't sure how to feel about it so I watched it twice in cinemas in Japan with a one week cool-off period in between both viewing. Let's start with the obvious: Yes I did give this movie a bold 10/10. Although she knows nothing of the human world, how to raise a child that ages much faster than her, or how to live with the smoldering loneliness inside, she is determined to make it all work somehow. Maquia finds the baby in a destroyed village and decides to raise him as her own, naming him Ariel. It soon dies, and she is left deserted in a forest far from home, now truly alone save for the cries of a single baby off in the distance. Caught in the midst of the attack, Maquia is carried off by one of the Renato that has gone berserk. The humans and their Renato ravage the Iorph homeland and kill most of its inhabitants. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under their control, and now their king wishes to add the immortality of the Iorph to his bloodline. One day however, the outside world finds her, as the power-hungry kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age.

Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph-mystical beings who can live for hundreds of years and remain separate from the lives and daily troubles of mankind.