In Gadgetville, Lotte’s father is a constant tinkerer. She is a dreamer in an idealist way, while lazy Uncle Klaus prefers the more conventional kind. One night, when everyone in the quiet hamlet should be sleeping, two mysterious rabbits sneak about trying to find the foot that fits a particular shoe. Klaus would be that Cinderella. After an awakened Lotte sends the mystery bunnies scampering, Klaus recalls he lost the shoe on the same hiking trip where he a found the strange stone whose radiant warmth he curls around whenever he sleeps. (Klaus probably will never have puppies now, but fortunately Lotte and her parents seem to be enough family for him.)
As Klaus recalls, he inadvertently swiped three uncanny stones from a hidden mountain temple, which he and his two buddies divvied up between them. Intrigued by the mystery, Lotte prods Klaus to take her on the road, collecting the other two stones. Unbeknownst to them, the uncanny lepus are right behind them.
Lotte is a cute kid (or pup or whatever) and her resourcefulness is appealing. In this adventure, she is unquestionably much more responsible than her slacker uncle. Even though old Klaus teaches her to trust in providence more, parents should still approve of her example.
Ernits & Põldma’s animation is hardly Studio Ghibli quality, but it is at least bright and cheerful. Indeed, it matches its protagonist’s indomitable pluckiness rather fittingly. Neither is the story particularly complicated, but it takes viewers to some fairly fresh fantastical places. Indeed, the Lotte franchise is definitely targeted towards younger viewers, so the dubbed dialogue is understandable.
