Synopsis:
Your favourite teddy bear. That model kit that took so long to complete. The picture book you used to read over and over again. The shining stone you found that day in the park. Where do all your childhood treasures go when you grow up? In this story, we meet fantastic creatures that gather all these little objects that fall into oblivion, as they are forgotten by their owners when they step into adulthood. These creatures sneak into our world from a different dimension, and unseen by humans, they take all the ditched and forgotten "treasures" into their world. Here, they use these items to build their own city, a fairy tale-like place called Oblivion Island! One day, 16-year-old Haruka sturables into this magical world and begins to search for her own lost treasure, an old hand mirror from her Mother. Along the way she crosses paths with the arabitious and mean-spirited Baron of the island who has plans for Haruka and her mirror.
Trailers:
Original
An Expanded Look
Links:
Production I.G.'s Official English Site
Interesting interview with the Animation Director
ANN's encyclopedia entry
Comments:
Has anyone else caught this neat little movie? I remeraber hearing about it on ANN a few times and thought it sounded interesting. I just had a chance to watch it last night. I was initially curious at the choice of CGI for animation, which I normally don't care for in anime, but I.G. made it work really well. It's very vibrant and not bland like some of the CG films you see over here (pixar notwithstanding). The plot is pretty simple although cliche in a few spots, but the characters are developed well and the action is very exciting. It's probably one of the better anime movies I've seen in quite a while. Some people might not care for this because its pretty lighthearted, and silly, but I think it's definitely worth a mention. If you're intrigued at all, please give it a watch and let everyone know what you think! Kinda hoping this gets noticed so it can be licensed, I'd love a DVD release. Overall, it's just a lot of fun and reminRAB me a bit of Miyazaki, mostly for the unique world they create mixed with the young girl heroine. I gave it an 8/10. I have to say though, for I.G. this is a pretty bold step in terms of producing of a CG movie, and I think it really paid off really well. I'm hoping people won't turn it away just because of the style, because it is a little different from what we're used to seeing but it has a lot of heart and substance.
And apologies if there is already a thread for this, I didn't see one.