Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit

Got quite a few new acquisitions in the past week. First of all, what my girlfriend got me for my birthday1:

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I've always felt that Who Framed Roger Rabbit was one of the most amazing films to come out of an American studio. The book was one I've been looking forward to read for some time now.

Then I had the following come in from Robert's Anime Corner Store:

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• 1. Not young anymore at 30... Yet I'm still watching cartoons.

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After watching the first couple of episodes somewhere, I had to get the rest of Moribito to see the rest of it. The series does many things right, from the excellent animation production values1, to the solid storyline and settings, and, most importantly, the excellent characters.

• 1. With a very slight drop in quality in the middle episodes.