Loosely adapted from a Marvel Comics title and set in the futuristic* city of San Fransokyo, the funny and heartwarming story about the friendship between a teen tech geek* and a gentle robot is another can’t-miss film by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

    Like “Frozen,” “Big Hero 6,” co-directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, may interest both boys and girls.

    Sure, it’s got robotics and superheroes, but it also has plenty of emotional resonance*.

    A 14-year-old prodigy* who graduated from high school at 13, Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) hasn’t been living up to his potential*.

    He spends his time and money entering* his microbot in back street fightings.

    When his big brother, Tadashi (Daniel Henney), is killed in an accident, sad Hiro takes comfort in the friendship with Tadashi’s invention* — a gentle nurse robot named Baymax (Scott Adsit).

    Finding out that his brother’s death was, in fact, the result of an evil plot, Hiro goes after the culprit*. He upgrades Baymax to help him fight.

    He also receives support from Tadashi’s friends.

    Of the 17 main characters in this technically ambitious* production, Baymax steals the show*.

    Directors Hall (Winnie the Pooh) and Williams (Bolt) work from a script by Robert L. Baird & Daniel Gerson and Jordan Roberts, making the gentle giant’s various physical challenges* very amusing.

    The film’s expensive action sequences are state of the art. But even better are the San Fransokyo backdrops, which present a seamless fusion* of traditional Japanese and Victorian-influenced American buildings.

    That top-notch voice cast also includes the always good Maya Rudolph as nurturing Aunt Cass, who has cared for the boys ever since their parents died.

    (SD-Agencies)