Score: 8
"beginning for"
date: December 3, 2006
+++ Lovely art style. I thought much of the scenery truly looked like it'd been drawn with brush, ink and water. Specially the first horizon with the boy and the final scene, viewed from above.
++++ Beautiful music.
- when you fade in/out the characters, the outlines of all shapes we see look slightly cheap.
++++ Intriguing story.
- I'd have maybe liked to know a bit more about this character and his aims.
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A great beginning for the series. We meet the hero/'sidekick', learn of his skill and calm disposition... the puppet-maker is an interesting idea...
I'm not yet spell-bound, but am already starting to care about this.