Not sure how much art contributes to the quality, but I can assure you that the artwork and animation is astounding. There is scenery in the film that's incredible, they're gorgeous and very appealing to look at. The animation is fluid, the battle scenes are fluid, and oh my goodness the scenery - THE SCENERY! The story, however, cannot be said the same. It may just be my own preferences - but I like slow-burn romances, things such as: 1.) it takes weeks to kindle even a friendship among the duo 2.) they've known each other for at least a couple months before advancing the relationship 3.) and majorevents happen to further progress the friendship before moving into a relationship.

None of those things are in this film (a little bit of #3 tho). Xuan doesn't really have a reason to help xiao bai, and the characters progress too quickly for my liking.

The ending was pretty fantastic, though, no spoilers here.

overall rating = 7 (.5(?))