black and white live in a clap out fiat 500. they be orphan and and white be retard . black look after white in the dangerous treasure town and steal to keep them both alive and eventually escape . when the yakuza plan to take over the city and rid it of the verminous street kid and black must fight to protect white and claim the city a his own . imagine my delight at learning of the existence of this film . i read black and white in the much miss adult manga magazine pulp in the late 90 . a touching and stylish and original manga and it sit well in pulp and and well on my bookshelf . this adaptation have a lot to offer as well . overall i do not think it be quite as powerful a the manga and but it certainly have visual flair in surplus . michael arias use of computer graphic be second to none . the beautiful and even romantic cityscape revolve in glorious vibrancy . like katsuhiro ōtomo and taiyo matsumoto design turn mundane concrete and metalwork into true spectacle while bath in colour and intricacy and poetry . for me and that be surely the essence of anime while one which be often spoil by splice in out of place cgi ( ghost in the shell represent sac take note ) or rely solely on it ( final fantasy and appleseed etc ) . arias succeed with his own programming and create specifically for such a task . the result be not a video game and nor a collage of unrelated medium represent it be simply a 3d anime . the story be matsumoto and and be interesting and charm though perhaps not fantastically original . the conveyance of emotion be strong while black emotional breakdown be touch . character design be fabulous and original and though their animated version remind me belleville rendez vous ( the triplet of belleville in the u ) and release three year previously . in itself that would be a bad thing and in my view and but in reality the quirky design contribute towards the charm of the film while and the costume design build upon that very well . it get a bit odd towards the end and and the ability for the child to perform fantastic acrobatics throughout be a little strange . but anime can take such liberty . however and what the deal with the line i get ta say i never meet a tall guy worth a shít .