LEGEND OF THE MILLENNIUM DRAGON (Sony, 2011) D: Hirotsugu Kawasaki, w/ Ryuji Aigase, Satomi Ishihara (voices). Rating: NNN Blu-ray package: NN Rating: NNN
Beautiful backgrounds, fluid animation and an engaging, slightly unusual take on the boy-with-mystic-powers story make this a passable evening on the couch for animation fans.
Ordinary 14-ish schoolboy Jun gets yanked 1,200 years into the past where the city dwellers, led by mystic monk Gen’un, endure raids by destruction-minded demons the Oni. Gen’un wants to create a land of perfect peace, but the Oni tell a different story when they capture Jun. Both sides want Jun’s help, but he doesn’t know who to believe.
The concept art gallery that makes up the extras package focuses on backgrounds. They’re lovely, but some character designs would have been welcome.
EXTRAS Concept art gallery. Widescreen. Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese audio. English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Korean, Thai, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish subtitles.
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