This Masterpiece is the Best Animated Film I have Ever Seen.

Rating: Null/10 (10 March 2003)

So many poignant and articulated thoughts have already been expended at length by prior imdb reviewers, so I'll be brief so as to avoid repetition. This movie is simply the best animated movie I have ever seen, in every respect, most of all for its animation. And that says a lot as I am very fond of animated films.
Sure, it does not have a contextually elaborate and wholly consistent storyline - this legend ain't an elaborate legendarium. But what it lacks in its eight-million-gods-hotel [which is quite a neat mythological concept, incidentally] storyline's consistency it more than makes up for in the amazing characters (some gross, many cute, many strange and grotesque, many beautiful) -abound- , the breathtaking secenry & details of surrounding &objects, a convincing and moving voices (get the original voices+subtitle version at all costs), and subtle and/or less subtle (but thoroughlly endearing) symbolism.
This is a MUST OWN on DvD. This movie is a monumental cinematic feat; it is genious, it is brilliant; it is dazzling, it is fantastic; is masterfull; it is virtually faultless; it is gueranteed to have great replayability potential, ages 8-to-108 will find it very worthwhile [which is an added significant quality]; it is an incredible masterpiece. It is the best I have seen of its kind.
10/10