Like most hand-drawn animations, they are often quite the treat to look upon, this is no different. It uses a "watercolors" type aesthetic although much cleaner. I wouldn't say it's the same as anime, but it share some similarities, like how the backgrounds are usually hand-drawn and the characters are drawn digitally (they still fit very well into the scene though, which I can't say for some anime's).
The story takes inspiration from Irish folklore, primarily with the "Selkie". A creature who becomes a seal in water but human on land. One of the two main characters, an odd mute girl is one of these creatures.
The folklore inspiration work quite well, however as far as the story goes - It leaves a little to be desired. It seems somewhat uninspired without anything to make it truly stand out. It'll probably make an excellent kids movie, and one that is very gender neutral. I have however seen much more sophisticated storytelling within these kinds of movies. It's not at all bad - just.. bland. The visuals though are still enough to warrant seeing this movie if find them appealing.
The story takes inspiration from Irish folklore, primarily with the "Selkie". A creature who becomes a seal in water but human on land. One of the two main characters, an odd mute girl is one of these creatures.
The folklore inspiration work quite well, however as far as the story goes - It leaves a little to be desired. It seems somewhat uninspired without anything to make it truly stand out. It'll probably make an excellent kids movie, and one that is very gender neutral. I have however seen much more sophisticated storytelling within these kinds of movies. It's not at all bad - just.. bland. The visuals though are still enough to warrant seeing this movie if find them appealing.