Luo Xiao Hei Zhan Ji (Movie)

Luo Xiaohei is a young monster who normally takes the form of a small black cat. Living freely in the forests, gradual deforestation and human development force him to flee and find a new home. Wandering the city streets, the black cat struggles to survive until he encounters Feng Xi, a fellow monster who takes Xiaohei to an isolated island inhabited by a small group of monsters. Excited to find what he thinks is his new home, Xiaohei lives with the monsters for only a short time before Wuxian, a human Guild Executor, arrives on the island in pursuit of Feng Xi.

Feng Xi and his companions manage to teleport off the island, leaving Xiaohei and Wuxian alone. Though Xiaohei refuses to cooperate with the man who attacked his friends, Wuxian forces the black cat to travel to the Guild along with him. Embarking on an uncertain journey, Xiaohei is exposed to a new perspective on the relations between humans and monsters in a rapidly changing world.

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Wuxian Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Luo, Xiaohei Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Feng Xi Main

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Nezha Supporting

Minase, Inori Japanese

Maomao Supporting

Ryu, Seira Japanese

Ruoshui Supporting

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Tianhu Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Luozhu Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Hua Hu Supporting

Nosaka, Naoya Japanese

Yifeng Supporting

Muro, Genki Japanese

Nakayama, Nobuhiro Producer

MTJJ Director

LMYK Theme Song Performance

Diniz, Danilo ADR Director

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Apr 10, 2020

Khalfanii

Recommended

Absolutely amazing animation! I think now it’s one of my personal favorites! Story isn’t that unique here but it’s the way that it’s done makes up for it well. The art style itself may be a bit basic but Animation is outstanding and cinematic. One particular thing that stood out to me was the timing and realistic character reacting in this film, there’s no lagging anime cliches to be seen here.

Characters are all pretty much lovable, even the side characters. It feels like they all have their own stories and like they’re not just there to fill up space. Highly, highly recommend!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 17, 2020

KalowellElendor

Recommended

This movie is a prime example of what anime should be like. Exceptional character development, the animation is astounding, it's simple yet so crisp. The story line is so nice. I actually enjoyed every second of the movie. Would highly recommend for everyone.

And here I am writing out my disappointment about mal actually telling me that I have to write a how long review they want. Without any spoilers or story summaries. Even though there are so many reviews already. I have bought up the subject already in the suggestions @ mal so if u agree, help me make it shorter.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Aug 16, 2020

cameronrb24

Not Recommended

Quick Thoughts:
Much like the main series, the main appeal I got of this movie was its art and animation. Between its more well-defined characters, rich backgrounds, and smooth animation, it's a very noticeable improvement visually. That's about it though, the story hardly made sense to me. It's supposedly a prequel to the web-series, but I had a hard time this movie is even related.

Story:
I think the story was supposed to show us how Xiaohei gets over his hate of humans. It starts with him displaced from his home in the forest by humans, and shortly after he meets another group of spirits with similar circumstances. ... He's then kidnapped a powerful human who works with larger group of spirits who are attempting to maintain a peaceful balance between humans and spirits. The rest the seems to going for some heartwarming story about mentor-student relationship between Xiaohei and this human with Xiaohei gaining a better understanding of both humans and his spirit powers. It was hard to it view it that way though since Xiaohei had no real choice in the matter. The human literally kidnapped him; any attempt to get away was thwarted or impossible altogether due to his transportation method. The last 15 minutes or so made no sense to me either. It felt like they just were making stuff up along the way to ensure a happy ending for Xiaohei.

Art:
As mentioned before, I really did enjoy this movie visually. They took nice, simplistic style of the main series and turned it up a notch. The colors were vibrant, character designs much improved, and all of the fight scenes were explosive and exciting.

Sound:
I thought they did a good job with the sound effects. which is something that usually doesn't stand out to me. Voice acting was bit flat at times, but serviceable overall. Don't remember any of the music standing out.

Characters:
It was nice to see more personality out of Xiaohei, who was pretty one-dimensional in the web-series. None of the other characters really stood out to me.

Enjoyment:
I watched the web-series beforehand thinking context would be helpful, but I think it actually took away from my enjoyment of the movie. I spent a lot time wondering how they were even related to each other. The movie went in-depth about many spirit related mechanics that were hardly present in the main series, and they ended up bending their own rules towards the end of the movie anyway.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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