Oh this was nostalgic! I was 5 when I watched this with my sister, we cried so much at the end. Now I watched it again and I'm so surprised how much I still remembered the show. It's a kids show, no deeper meaning no food for thought just a fun adventure with anthropomorphic animals and a cryptic story, and comically incompetent bad guys. The story doesn't explain itself, many questions remain unresolved - what was Apri doing outside Fountainland at the beginning and what happens to her and the throne at the end? If the people of Fountainland are actual humans what are allthe animals then, and how is Apri an elf? A breath of fresh air to watch an anime that doesn't have sex on its mind all the time - sure Apri and Damia both wear super short skirts but nothing happens in relation to that. I for one remembered all the mechanical gadgets - the whole show revolves around an airship! A log cabin with a balloon and propellers, all steam powered! It's just a classic kids adventure, can't beat those.