Reviews

I have dedicated the past few days to watching EVERY Ghibli film. This was my third-to-last. I simply cannot believe that Studio Ghibli created this. Having now watched all of them, I know the studio had its share of problems and movie flops - not all gold. BUT THIS? THIS can't be Ghibli. I feel like I have been pranked. Have we all been pranked? This must be a joke.

This anime is about raccoon testicles. Two hours of raccoon testicles. And some raccoon breasts for good measure. They talk of them; they sing of them; they use them as parachutes and weapons and as a flying ship to transport the raccoon village to the afterlife. I'm sure there have been many poor ideas for anime, so how could anyone let THIS ONE through? Who? Why?
The overarching story could have been nice: raccoons defend homes from nasty human development. Great! I loved Fern Gully! But it strayed so far. Did not one person watch the final cut before sending it off?
The art wasn't even close to usual Ghibli standards. The whole thing seems like a joke of a project submitted by some dedicated students.
I just don't know what happened here...