This Underrated 2019 Film Features Some Of The Best Animation Of The Decade

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Over the years, foreign films have become gradually more accessible to audiences all over the world. In the modern era, most fans can find whatever they want to see, regardless of where it came out, but the regional differences can still negatively impact otherwise solid and interesting pieces of art.

The Legend of Hei was released to Chinese and Japanese theaters in 2019, but audiences outside those nations would have trouble seeing it legally for some time. The film's North American release, featuring an English language voice cast and availability on Amazon Prime Video, came last April, and now that worldwide audiences can see it, they absolutely should.

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The Legend of Hei is a film adaptation of a 40-episode Flash-animated series called The Legend of Luo Xiaohei, but the latter is not required viewing for the former. Both the series and the film were created by Chinese artist MTJJ, who brings a beautiful and unique visual flair to both. MTJJ also wrote the script for the film, which received some localization from Kris Knigge of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan. The film's distribution was handled by the well-known anime production company Aniplex. When adapted to English, the studio also brought in some strong voice talent, including Kaiji Tang (Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen) and Aleks Le (Zenitsu in Demon Slayer). Fans of subs will feel right at home with the original Chinese version, and fans of dubs will find the English version perfectly serviceable.

The Legend of Hei is about a young spirit whose beautiful forest home is destroyed by human deforestation. Hei takes the form of a kitten and hides in plain sight for years until he is discovered by a fellow spirit named Stormend. After