Fantastique...

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2006)

I never thought I liked anime until recently. Prior to this, the only titles I had enjoyed were the Animatrix, and Ghost in the Shell. They play a lot of anime shows on cartoon network, and I've tried to get into them, but usually watch a minute or so, find them irritating, and easily turn to something else.
I tuned into a showing of this film however, and was instantly captivated. Its so very unique and wonderful I simply could not turn it off. I couldn't even partake of my usual channel surfing for fear of missing a minute of its goodness when it came back from commercial! Although I think it loses some of its magic when Chihiro/Sen starts to get used to her new surroundings, it stays genuinely entertaining to the end. I would recommend this film to anyone as a good jumping off point for exploring Anime.