Somari to Mori no Kamisama

This rating does not do justice to this anime, beautiful animation & soundtrack, the adventures of Somali & her Foster father take them to Faraway lands which are so well defined & inspire a meloncholy feeling inside you to travel.

Somali and the forest spirits is about an adolescent child named Somali who wanders the world with her parent figure, a forest Druid. They goal is to return Somali to the remaining human population that is on the brink of extermination by the monsters in this demon infested realm.

First off the premise of this anime is quite misleading, because despite humans being cannibalised by these monsters. Somali and her parent figure travel from place to place relatively easy meeting multiple amiable creatures. Leaving us wondering how and why were they so violent with humans in the first place. A darker tone and a more unnerving style would have made this anime a masterpiece, but I guess that sort of vision is lacking. Everything about the plot is painted in a colourful, picturesque manner even when the case need not be....

This visuals of this anime are absolutely wonderful and stunning and the world building is spectacular.

In terms of character building and development their personalities are very one dimensional and most of the episodes repeat the very same themes. This makes the plot very boring and predictable.

But due to the class of the production involved in making this feel good anime. It's worth a watch, just not the unsettling, nail biting, griping anime I expected from reading its premise.

This anime is slower paced but it tells a lovely story. It also addresses issues such as war genocide, and trafficking, so the the story does have some dark undertones. But despite that it is ultimately hopeful.

Not mind blowing, but still a nicely done anime, too naive in my opinion and not enough action.

This is the first anime to manage to make me cry so much in only one season while still making me feel warm inside. A good 7/12 episodes made me tear up, or more (generally more). I absolutely need another season of this lovingly heartwarming story. Anyone that rates this below an 8 is probably heartless or missed the major point of discovering one's heart (harsh, but I'm sure many would agree). This is one of very few shows that honestly deserves an 11 rating, along with a recommendation of it to family and friends.