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You can watch Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books (2003) for free on Hoopla.

Hatsuki is a highschool student living with her sister, Hatsumi, who she has a huge crush on. On Hatsumi's 16th birthday, she is suddenly surrounded by a green light and disappears in front of Hatsuki! She manages to follow Hatsumi with the help of a being resembling a fat baby chick (literally), ending up in a place called "The Great Library", which is full of different worlds stored in books. Hatsumi wasn't there, though, so the search for Hatsuki's great love begins and involves traveling from book to book.

A surreal blend of childhood whimsy and cosmic mystery begins when a girl chases her sister into a luminous, alien dimension. This journey relies on a bizarre, chick-like companion to navigate a world that feels both dreamlike and unsettling.