Gorgeous animation and a wonderful story make Nocturna an absolute pleasure to watch. The story follows a young boy who, before bed, looks up to find his favorite star and realizes the star is gone. This starts him off on an adventure to discover where his star went and along the way, he meets all manner of night creatures. The character designs are truly ingenious, with crazy heads, weird body designs, and a dazzling color palette.
The animation is 2D and although it appears that most was developed using computers, the non-3D really makes this dazzling to watch. I particularly loved the clever ways that many night time activities were explained using this odd characters. The voice acting is solid and the story is excellent. I’m not sure how this has flown under the radar for some any people. Nocturna is truly one of the best animated films of the last decade.