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For what it is, it's perfect. It wonderfully captures human emotion at all stages of life, mixed with humour, lovely scenery and a brilliant soundtrack. The performances by Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson are particularly astounding, but the rest of the cast deliver their roles well. This is a perfect film to cosy up with on a cold winter's night with hot chocolate.

Much like the rest of the season, it's just a mishmash of fast-paced scenes loosely strung together, lacking any real gravitas or emotional impact. This happens and then that happens and then back to this again. Feels very rushed, even the music is used very randomly. A far cry from how this show started out.

If you think it's just a cute kids show from the first episode, please continue with it and you'll be amazed at the animation, the story and the power. The final episode had me in awe and I'll definitely watch it again. I love the music and references to Japanese mythology, some was reminiscent of the Ghibli films. It deserves a lot more recognition.