A brief overview of the story is that 16 year old Haruka travels to another dimension where neglected items are used by its inhabitants, as the citizens cannot make anything of their own... so they use what humans no longer care for. Haruka wants to find her late mother's hand mirror, and thus begins her journey. The story is very straightforward and simple, which is appropriate for the target audience.
Before putting the DVD in I admit that I was a bit apprehensive about the computer animated art style. Once I started watching though I really enjoyed the art. I guess I feared having to sit through a whole movie with what could have been poor CGI, and thank goodness it was anything but that. The film is visually very attractive. You'll even see some bits of scenery in 2D, but it doesn't look misplaced or jarring. Also, the music is really fantastic; I loved the music and was rather impressed. There were some very nice orchestral and instrumental pieces. The pop tune during the ending credits was welcoming as well.
As a children's film this really is fantastic. The plot is very basic and simple however, so if you can't sit through a kids' film in the first place I would steer clear. I also want to mention that the ending was sweet too! I would recommend this to anyone wanting to see a creative, yet traditional children's movie.
