Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

kitsora The plot of the movie, as some other reviewers have posted, was supposedly dampened because everything was blamed on puberty. However, watching the movie and paying attention, you'll realize that like everything else the aliens though, this idea is wrong.At the beginning of the movie the aliens are about to go home to their planet and Yobi gives a light hearted reply about what she's gonna do when they are gone. As shenanigans happen and one of them winds up in the human village, Yobi sets out to retrieve him. From the start it's obvious Yobi is a very in the moment character. She steals a charm while displaying all tails, almost falls in an enchanted lake, and has shows very little forethought.When Yobi starts acting strangely, the aliens assume its puberty, and to some extent it might be, however it is not the main drive. Yobi does not spend any part of the film trying to seduce anyone or commit any other puberty related activities. However throughout she does become moodier. See, I don't believe this moodiness has anything to do with puberty and everything to do with the very real current drama in her life. Think about it, her only family is about to leave, a hunter is trying to kill her for no reason, and everyone keeps telling her about how she is suppose to be acting and feeling. No one, not even the aliens asks Yobi what it is she wants, and truly Yobi probably wouldn't know how to answer.When the teacher tells her about how the rest of the village treats the students she can relate to them because that's how she thinks they would treat her. Also the aliens are fixing there ship again, meaning they will be leaving the moment they can. But with the boy and the class, even if its slightly confused, she thinks she might have a chance to stay there even as a fox.At the end when Yobi sacrifices her soul, I doubt its completely out of some rushed love but more because she realizes that one, she screwed up, two he has the potential to live a happy life just as he is and three, and more sadly that she does not have that potential. So especially to the reviewer who stated that Yobi should have been more antagonistic, Why? She didn't start out that way and had no reason for acting as such. Yobi just wanted to be Yobi, which (in my book) makes it a much better story then if she just wanted to steal his soul. Which has never made sense to me accept under certain circumstances. I mean really, who would really think they can be human and live a happy life after knowingly stealing someone else soul in order to get there. That makes so little sense I don't know why it keeps popping up as actual villain motivation, especially when an otherwise very smart villain tries to pull it off.

ebiros2 Very beautiful fantasy animation with outstanding quality from South Korea. Style is original enough not to be derivative of anime from other Asian countries.Character designs are first class, and visuals have original angles to them as well. Korean animation has long history, and it is not well known but many Japanese anime are actually made in Korea (just like many American TV cartoons are made in Japan). Techniques are mature, and there isn't a hint of rough edges with this very fine movie.I wish that Korean anime will gain more mainstream distribution as their action, love, romance, comedy have in the past 10 years.This is one of the finest animation movie to come out of Korea, and is highly recommended for viewing.

siderite If you like Miyazaki's anime work, you will probably enjoy "Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox". The story is the only thing you might have qualms with, as it is clearly not so well worked as the animation, but it is certainly not bad. The Korean legends are interesting. The only things that did not really have a purpose are the aliens. Yes, you read that right: aliens. Just replace those with friendly forest spirits and it's all good.Bottom line: a very well done anime, emotional, but not too much, complete with evil and good characters and, indeed, shady ones (you will understand the pun once you watch it). Again, if you like beautiful animation and childhood stories and legends, you will love this film.

Desertman84 Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox is an animated Korean film by Lee Seong-gang. This fanciful animated adventure tells the story of Yobi, a magical shape-changing fox of Korean legend. One hundred years ago, aliens landed on a mountain near where a small, white five tailed fox lived. After being stranded on Earth for one hundred years, they are ready for a test flight to see if they can return home. The test fails as one of the aliens makes a mistake, and the other aliens tell him to leave.The runaway alien finds itself taken in by a class of students at the foot of the mountain. There, a teacher named Kang trains students who don't fit in at a regular school. To save the alien, the five tailed fox takes on the form of a human girl, and joins the school under the name of Yobi.Yobi is 100 years old - aged by human standards but just a kid by those of her own species. When aliens crash land in Yobi's woods, she befriends them as they toil to repair their spaceship, but eventually, a group of children discover the creatures and capture one of them. Yobi must pose as a human girl in order to steal her way into the group and rescue her alien friend, but the price of her ruse may eventually mean capturing the soul of someone she loves.Yobi becomes exposed to the hunter, which makes her leave. Of course, the fox hunter tries to hunt her down. Geum-ie tries to save her, but falls down in a lake which makes Geum-ie's soul trapped in a cage as a bird. Yobi tries to save him, but the shadow takes Geum-ie's soul. He states that his soul was taken from him long ago and that he needs one to become solid. Yobi defeats the shadow and some ghosts tell Yobi that the number of souls in the lake is always the same and a soul can never go out unless a soul replaces it. Yobi replaces her soul with Geum-ie's. Geum-ie returns to his world. He tries to call for Yobi, but to no avail. He is last seen leaving with the teacher and the other students. Some time later, Yobi's soul is released. Yobi becomes human and Geum-ie is probably a grown-up already.The movie features talented Korean superstar Son Ye-jin as the voice Yobi,which makes this already appealing for that reason alone.Aside from that,it has all good elements of a memorable animation such as cute animals, mystery, childhood gaiety, combined with high-resolution 3D's and action.Unfortunately,the movie lacks that certain element wherein the viewer would certainly care for Yobi and the dilemma that she is facing and her experiences as well.In the end,it was a great anime but fell short from being a classic.