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The series' irresistible hook - Japanese ghost stories told in the format of a detective procedural - is back in fine form, as is the TV series' inimitable visual style, seamlessly updated for modern animation techniques.
With three new Mononoke movies coming out, many longtime fans are excited yet surprised, as the original series remained somewhat obscured, especially in English-speaking markets.
What I'd really hoped for was an easy, readily available way to get Mononoke in front of more eyeballs. Regrettably, The Phantom in the Rain is not that.
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