My standards for animated films have certainly been raised after watching this. I saw the English version of this in theatre, and almost every single aspect of this movie was astounding.When it was translated, the lip-syncing was completely re-done, and quite a bit was done to ensure the "meaning" was preserved (See their web site for details)The artwork is simply amazing, the story is an instant classic. This is definately the best animated movie I've ever seen.