An underrated gem. An instant classic. Masterful visual storytelling. Sublime music. Gorgeous animation. The way this Japanese classic medieval epic has been adapted makes sense. Rather than the episodic nature of the Heike Monogatari, an original character (blind girl Biwa, who can see the future and the dead) was used to frame the story. I frankly don't mind it. It's so ridiculous to me that people rated this low because an underaged girl was married to an older man. Like, did you forget this was set in the 12th century? You balk at "eye superpowers" that was used to form a narrative thread, but you wantthis to take a firm political stance against child brides? Make it make sense.