The Tale of the White Serpent

A charming, gentle old-fashioned fairy tale with cute animal sidekicks and a sweet romance, visually quaint but heartwarming.

Directed by

Taiji Yabushita

Genres

Animation, Fantasy

Starring

Hisaya Morishige, Mariko Miyagi

Tagline

The adventures of a cute little panda, a dragon god and an evil serpent.

Overview

As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both adults, the princess is magically transformed into a human and sets out to find her love. But the local wizard believes her to be a vampire, and banishes Xu-Xian from the village in order to save him. Xu-Xian's pet pandas Panda and Mimi set out to save him and bring him, in the process becoming leaders of an animal gang.

How it feels

Warm, whimsical, romantic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Love, identity, friendship, betrayal

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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