Netflix new anime movie Cosmic Princess Kaguya! is missing one key thing

Although Cosmic Princess Kaguya! draws plot details from the original material, writer-director Shingo Yamashita dresses the story in a hyper-technological pop aesthetic, swapping feudal Japan for a modern internet-centered Japan. In the process, he covers the screen with mesmerizing visuals and gorgeously designed characters, but he never fully delivers on the story’s emotional potential.