Nobody talks about this one. Eight self-contained stories about creatures that aren't monsters until you understand what they cost the people around them. The animation shifts style with each tale, and the folklore feels lived-in instead of curated for Western audiences.

Eight animated shorts make up this fantasy anthology, each a standalone tale drawn from Chinese tradition and its folklore monsters. Among the episodes are The Jade Rabbit, Xiaoman, The Convenience Store and Linlin, and the collection moves between the past, the present and imagined futures. Some stories look back fondly on country life, others turn toward technological fantasy, and others reflect on basic questions of life and on human nature. What they share is a grounding in Chinese imagination, culture and philosophy.