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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- What a fun reunion full of fan-service ("the Professor" is here !) with every character apart from Saeko getting some action and the required humour. Each one is faithful to his old self, with maybe Kaori and Ryô who seemed rather childish a good chunk of the movie (I could mention Umibozû but it's a joke so...) The modernization is everywhere (even running through the story) in this concept confronting the City Hunter to the "present world", with some exaggerations here & there (ex: a virtual visitors board?!). The great musics from the series sound superior to the rest of an otherwise anecdotal soundtrack. But they're sometimes weirdly placed. On the contrary, while it's nice to hear our old pals with the "same" voice again, several actors have largely lost their voice from back then; and the guest-seiyû sound very good, namely Yamadera and his henchman whose name I forgot. The movie is clearly pretty poorly drawn and colourized (reminiscent of a 2000 TV show rather than a movie): the bold outline and extremely sharpen colours accentuate the lack of integration of the characters in their (nicely made) environment. Chara-design-wise, most characters didn't change much (Kaori's eyes make a big fifference though) but they're often oversimplified. While the animation is okay (with some well done fights), the characters don't look good as soon as they leave the foregrounds and feature inhuman hands most of the time. The 3DCGI mechanical ennemies can look out of place. Also, as a theatrical release, it could have featured mokkori jokes. But there were none. Enjoyment: 4/5 Score: 6/10 Okay film made for fans. PS: if someone watched it beyond the black credit screen, please reveal me the post-ending scene. edit: rewatched ! July 27, 2019 @lukinhasholic How should I know? I am french and do not know any japanese website with release dates. (try amazon.jp maybe?) November 13. 2019 @Cbr_Star But Angel Heart was never meant to simulate City Hunter. @Rayl1ght Is the film finally available easily? It has just been released on "simulcast" platforms in France and is about to be in supermarkets (as DVD). February 13, 2020 @tofei No, nothing was announced. The only other City Hunter film released around that time was Nicky Larson:  Though this one might get another film. |
Rei_IIINov 19, 2020 11:46 AM
| Kaori in wedding dress; that's all i need. Score: 11/10 |
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| Here is a very pleasant birthday film to follow with lots of references. Ryo and Kaori are doing the job so efficiently. I found this one more feminine also without talking about the wedding dress. The insert songs and musics are very well chosen and not rearranged which is a good thing. I would have liked "Want your love" and "Suna no castle no Casanova" to be picky. Not sure there was "Hold me tight" either. For the characters, seeing Cat's eye again is a guilty pleasure and I wish they had more screen time. It would have been nice to give some presence to Kasumi and Mick too. Overall a quite good City Hunter moment. |
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| I grew up watching City Hunter and it's a show that every few years I binge watch like crazy because I love it. For me it really sums up everything that was both ridiculous and yet also awesome about growing up in the 80's. I really feel like this movie hit the mark and captured the essence of the fun and excitement that City Hunter is all about. Something that I felt Angel Heart never did. I haven't felt this happy and fulfilled by a movie in a long time. |
| Oh guys, I watched this movie with tears in my eyes. How nice to see City Hunter again, one of the best works of the 1980s updated. Listening to OST's of that time thrilled me so much! Cat's Eye girls doing a crossover with Ryo Saeba was my dream. Can anyone tell me how was the financial income of this movie? I ask this because I still dream about a new City Hunter season. Anyway, a great fanservice for those who know the tv show! Thanks Sunrise! |
| Mokkori-man has returned! Damn those product placements, City Hunter has become such a sellout Well nothing really has changed that much anyway, so I'm not complaining Especially the 80s jokes xD I love how Umibouzu and Miki are still stuck there xD Oh well at least now there's a cute robot Wow even the Cat's Eye is making an appearance, Hitomi, Rui and Ai "Freeze, zoom-out, Kaori is chasing Ryou" ending 10/10 Fan-service Movie xD Rei_III said: @Rayl1ght Is the film finally available easily? It has just been released on "simulcast" platforms in France and is about to be in supermarkets (as DVD). Dunno much about availability, in my country you can't really get anime movies easily. Even in cinema it's pretty rare. I just watched it online |
Rayl1ghtDec 4, 2019 7:08 PM
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| Does anyone know Lotus Juice's song title here? I've been dying to find out since I watched it but I can't seem to find any link where I can listen to it anywhere. |
HOMURA DID NOTHING WRONG.  |
Decent movie. Apparently even Lupin III left his mark on the infamous board. Might be a hint of a possible crossover movie... Similar to two previous Conan x Lupin films. That would be amazing. |
LeknaatJan 22, 2020 8:01 AM
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| I wonder who's the next girl in the after credits? Is there another movie after this? Though I'm vaguely familiar of City Hunter and Cat's Eye, I haven't seen any of them yet. Anyhow I though it was OK, 80's plot, action, comedy and all. 6/10 |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| "This isn't the 80's anymore" too bad xD but well one one good thing about 2019 is definitely the erone lol "The same as usual" boy Ryo... but dress or not, it was pretty obvious that he just meant that Kaori is always beautiful in his eyes, glad they confirmed it at then end, sweet way to go out. And even back in her childhood Kaori already with the hammer, bet she was born with a 1kg hammer in her hand. Was also nice to see the girls of Cat's Eye. Pretty enjoyable fanservice movie overall. @Rei_III Agree with the placement of the insert songs. Footsteps started off pretty well, but same as the others during the course off the song it didn't match with the visuals and felt off. At least they nailed the end shot and credits. |
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| It's airing on French TV right now! ^^ |
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