To save both the Magical Kingdom and the Heavens and restore the flow of akuto, the flow of energy of everything, the Magical King Munto must follow a vision and find the girl Yumemi in the normal world. Yumemi herself is just a normal girl except that she is the only one who can see the islands of the Heavens floating above. When Munto appears before her she starts thinking about hers and others responsibility to the world.
Direction
Kigami's Kyoto Animation pedigree shines in celestial spectacle
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn floating islands put most CGI sky-cities to shame
Writing
Dense worldbuilding demands your full attention
Director
Yoshiji Kigami
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film condenses the 2003 Munto OVA series with new footage, essentially a reboot before reboots were cool.
Director Yoshiji Kigami was a founding Kyoto Animation member; this represents rare KyoAni foray into theatrical fantasy outside their usual slice-of-life comfort zone.
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