History Animation / TheLegendOfHei

* ForeignSubtitle: The movie, at least in its distribution by Toho, gets the subtitle ''Boku ga Erabu Mirai'' (''The Future I Choose'') in Japan.

* DubNameChange: The Japanese dub uses the same characters for the names but changes them to Japanese pronunciation, while the English dub transliterates everyone's name except for Xiao Hei's (who is merely referred to as "Hei").

* GreenAesop: A lot of the elfin's problems with humanity boil down to them destroying the natural world and uprooting them from their homes. Hei begins hating humans because the forest he used to live in was bulldozed over, and Fenxi and the old elfin both mention that their homes were destroyed the same way. In Feng Xi's case, he wasn't outright displeased with humans and even liked some of the things they brought, but it wasn't until industrialization hit that he really started despising their ways. Human negligence can also be seen in background details, like Hei mistaking a plastic bag for a spirit and abandoned factories and homes in isolated areas.

The film follows the young cat demon Xiao Hei after his home is deforested by humans and he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other fey creatures led by the formidable Feng Xi, who have also lost their homes and take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human "Executor" known as Wuxian, who is tasked with defeating Feng Xi. Their tussle leads to Feng Xi and company having to abandon Xiao Hei and inadvertently leaving him at the mercy of Wuxian, stranded on an island. The two go on a journey back to the mainland, with Xiao Hei learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he's on the fey's side or the humans.

* BaitAndSwitch: In one scene, the child apprentice [=MaoMao=] finds his master Min unresponsive with his belongings scattered on the floor. The audience and the poor kid are led to believe that Min was killed in a struggle with Feng Xi, given the latter's suspicious comment about taking something of his--but just as the apprentice is about to mourn the loss of his master, he simply wakes up. [[spoiler:His powers were stolen, but he'll be fine.]]

The film follows the young cat demon Xiao Hei after his home is deforested by humans and he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other fey creatures led by the formidable Feng Xi, who have also lost their homes and take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human "Executor" known as Wuxian, who is tasked with defeating Feng Xi. Their tussle leads to Feng Xi and company having to abandon Xiao Hei and inadvertently leaving him at the mercy of Wuxian, stranded on an island. The two go on a journey back to the mainland, with Luo-Xiao learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he's on the fey's side or the humans.

* {{Prequel}}: The movie serves as a prequel to the animated shorts.