I originally watched this since I really find yokai interesting & thought this would be a cute movie from what i gathered from the bio of it. While it was a fairly cute movie it did have a very dark side to it. It really exposed the nasty side of human beings in this film, to the point where it almost made me uncomfortable. I am very sensitive about the fair treatment of animals, so just as a warning to anyone like me, you may be bothered by a few scenes in this film. Apart from that it definitely had some funny & cute momentsthat made me laugh. I think I was just blown away at how emotional and deep that the creators made this film. It was definitely a mixture of things I hadn't seen before. It also showed a very interesting evolution of characters in terms of maturity, etc.

It was also one of the longer anime films i've seen (over 2 hours), but I'm not sure if the extra length was really necessary. It did have some really beautiful scenery, but like the other reviewers said the animation wasn't all that great.

Overall I thought it was a fairly good movie, but I probably wouldn't watch it again. I just wish I looked more into the plot so I would have been prepared for the not so cute side of it (since i was under the impression it was some sweet ol' kids movie). It definitely was not up to the level of aesthetic & plot as some of the "classic" anime films out there, but still something refreshingly new.