Awesome but...

Rating: 9/10 (27 September 2002)

I am not saying I didn't like it. In fact it was probably the best anime ever in every aspect. If anything went wrong it was just myself, because I failed to associate many different scenes and little details which would have been clearer to a person that knows the asian culture (and writing) and its traditions better than me. My girlfriend is of asian origin and she just enjoyed the film so much more than me... I felt so envious. For example, she was explaining me what was written in japanese words in every scene and how they related to the scene, the meaning of each little detail was so deep and so rooted in the asian culture that I sort of felt awkward to tell her that I loved the movie(I didn't understand half of it). Go see it though, you will also love it. I guess the reality-based anime is still the one at the top of my list (hey, that I can understand and digest better): Grave of the fireflies, Whisper of the heart, Barefoot Gen... all of them such beautiful and wonderful movies, I wish they were making more anime like that.
Axel