Oyayubi-hime (OVA)

A fairy tale classic Oyayubi-hime, visualized to a film by the legendary illustrator Moe Nagata. I recommend going into this work after familiarizing yourself with the motifs and visual presence of Moe Nagata first.

I say that because even as the story of the film presents itself utilising a relatively straightforward approach, the motifs and subtle presence of Moe Nagata and her visual prowess are the highlight of the film. The experience of the story is moreso used as a tool for Nagata to highlight the motifs and the breathtaking art and visual laced with subtle animation throughout the film.

Essentially you could say that the film ... portrays the identity of Moe Nagata herself as an artist in a visually subtle manner. As the presence of the motifs and the subtle atmospheric visual experience grows more intense finally reaching the culmination point at the end where essentially, you can experience the flow of the visual presence of Moe Nagata at its fullest.

Interesting factor here is the minimalistic approach that is emphasised also throughout of the film, even when the visual flow and rawness of the art is more freely flowing by itself, the subtle presentation limits this flow to something akin to a little flutter. I see this as a visual metaphor that relates to the small size of the character "Oyayubi-hime" and her presentation.

The audio and its presentation through the film is also relatively minimalistic, there is a soft narration throughout the film that manages to immerse you into the story and into the visual presentation, without drawing too much attention to itself as this is mainly a visual atmospheric presentation. However there are few culmination points when it comes to the audio experience relating to the visual experience. These culmination points are brilliantly laced together with the subtle visual and atmospheric elements and the soft song performance that occurs is truly something special.

Overall if you're fan of Moe Nagata I'd say that this film doesn't disappoint as all of her key visual motisf are represnted both in a visual and in a narrative manner.