Beautiful hand-drawn animations, British and Irish accents, a story of two young girls' friendship with a dash of folklore and magic. What's not to like?

Wolflwalkers tells a story of a young wannabe hunter willing to take on her father's occupation as passion to eradicate the wolves from the jungle. But little does she know that the tales of people who can take a wolf form by night are true and she is going to cross paths with one such girl.

Young kids have an amazing ability to correct their worldview in light of new evidence and compassion. God knows by what time we lose that ability and become rigid adults. With the same passion as she wanted to hunt the wolves, she wants to save them later and that transformation of her character is a journey worth watching.

It is a story of Robyn, who updates her worldview, but that is true about Mebh too. The younger, and also more feral among to two, Mebh takes time to trust Robyn, but even then her affinity towards her pack is beyond everything else.

The story comes from Irish folklore and the voice actors keep the story rooted in the soil. This is actually a third and final installment of Irish folklore stories by director Tomm Moore. Moore's previous films include The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014). I will check out the other two some time.

The hand-drawn animations reminded me of Spirited Away (2001), a Studio Ghibli classic, and even the childhood classics like Samurai Jack. It is different from a Hollywood animations and brings in a mood well suited for a children's art book.

Recommended.