As I write, I can't believe this film has an average rating of less than seven. The animation was excellent. It's billed as fantasy but in the end addresses real school issues. Perhaps because of the lack of loud, cheap tension and a Cul-de-sac plot; this anime did not appeal to some. The question I wanted to ask at the end was 'Did this world and the castle through the mirror exist only in the head of the dying sister.' Perhaps not, but I need to read the book on which the movie is based.
It starts with Kokoro, who is bullied at school (and as a result her attendance quickly falls to zero percent.) In her bedroom on school days, Kokoro finds that her mirror transports her to a castle surrounded by water. Here Kokoro discovers that she is the last of seven children to arrive. They are given the task of finding a hidden key by the Wolf Queen that greets them. After explaining the rules to the seven middle schoolers, the Wolf Queen tells them that whoever finds the key will be granted one wish. And so the story begins, interwoven with details of their lives at home and school.
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