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Right up there with Mononoke!
Actually, I bought this anime completely unaware that I was buying it. I bought a different DVD entitled "Toology." It is an unauthorized biography of the (extremely musical) heavy metal band Tool. When I got home and put the disk in my player, I was quite suprised to find that I was suddenly looking at the menu for an extremely obscure anime named "Spring & Chaos." After the shock wore off, I decided I'd take it back, but I was attracted by the music and strange images. I decided I'd take it back the next morning, but in the meantime I'd make use of my purchase. First (and I recommend doing this), I watched the trailer and the included interviews and biography of Kenji Miyazawa. Those gave me a pretty good idea about what I should expect. Then I watched the movie itself. I was completely blown away. To address the encoding problems, I'll say this: it's not that big of a deal. Sure, the visuals get a little gummed up, and at times I found myself willing the subtitles to appear on time, but those little imperfections are VERY easy to overlook when you compare then to the film itself. I expect it will take a few more spins to really get the whole experience, but from watching it once, I was thuroughly impressed. The images are dazzling, the characters are full and very lifelike, dispite the fact that they're kitty-cats, and the screenplay was just EXCELENTLY written, as are most of the "good" animes. I recommend this DVD to anyone who enjoys a good film -- as oppose to a movie or flick. If you like to have to think about your films, this is definately a gold mine for you. The poetry ain't half bad, either.

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A beautiful, poignant anime
This is a beautiful anime about one of Japan's greatest poets. The animation is spectacular, and I really don't think this could've been done better. The only problem with this DVD is the fact that the subtitles aren't in sync with the Japanese dialogue. But the movie itself and all of the other extras make up for the subtitling issue.

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Incoherent
I agree with the other reviewers about the rich imagination and well written script - something rarely seen in anime. What bothered me with this movie was the excessive use of computer graphics. The CG were completely out of place and unnatural, which almost completely ruined this movie for me. The hand-drawn parts are fine, though. This movie is supposed to be an animated movie, and it doesn't deliver the animation part in a believable way - hence the three stars. You have been warned.