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Warning: I am still fresh of seeing this movie. I watched it two weeks ago. Before I give my overall review let me tell you that I will be comparing this movie to other recent shonen movies to get my point.

This will also spoil some major plot points

This is one of the worst movies I ever had the displeasure of watching. As someone who still watches Fairy Tail from the start until now that it only has 8 chapters left I was pissed. And this is coming from a fan that has stood with Fairy Tail even if it has had one of ... the worst downgrades I have ever seen since I read the last two arcs of bleach.

Story [1.5]
The only reason I am giving this a 1.5 instead of a 1 is that that of the first 10 minutes. That is the only part that is enjoyable in my opinion and it becomes a giant mess. The sheer number of things that fail from its villain to its own heroes is outstanding. It has absolutely nothing that makes me excited to talk about with someone. Oh yeah and remember how it was supposed to connect to the series? Well then I hope you are ready to sit for the whole movie and the credits to let use see a final scene that is supposed to connect on the last arc of fairy tail and make you excited for what there is to come but miserably fails instead making you enraged if you have read the final arc due to it connecting absolutely nothing. Oh yeah and remember the Natsu dragon form that is in every promotional material. Well be ready to see it almost not used and it only appears for 1:30 minutes. In comparison One Piece Movie Gold is an actual better movie at exciting you for the future of One Piece. It connects in a way of showing you what previous characters are doing and expands on the promise of them returning without the manga or anime having it doing it better than this sorry excuse for a movie.

Art and Animation [2]
This is easily one of the worst animated garbage that A1 pictures have thrown into the big screen. It shows that almost no time and effort was put into the fight scenes and the fight choreography makes it seem that no one at the studio has watched a decent fight scene. I would compare this movie with the masterful Koe no Katachi but that this thing could ever compare to this masterpiece of a movie would be an insult to both Kyoto animation and the people that actually work hard in the anime industry.And it is so bad that halfway through the movie I was nodding my head in disappointment in how can something be so bad that EROMANGA SENSEI a slice of life show. Has better animation than a goddam movie with a MOVIE BUDGET. The only thing that is pretty nice to look at are the character designs but it even screws up with that. At the end of the Movie they cannot even make A MOTHERFUCKING DRAGON look nice. It looks horribly designed.


Sound [2]
You have heard this already. It is the same as the anime. Nothing new.

Character [2]
Oh boy does this make me angry. Lets start with the original cast.
Natsu- Kills the dragon, that is it. Seriously he doesn't grow in any way, shape, or form. I already hated natsu enough before seeing this movie but now they ruin the litte character that he was supposed to be and just turn him into a blank sheet.
Lucy- I hate her so goddam much in this movie. She was already so bad in the original material but this is just sad. If you ver wanted to see how a character can fall so low that it matters less than dirt at this point look no further than Lucy Heartfillia.
Grey, Erza, Wendy- Gonna add them all here since they do the same thing. Nothing. Defeat disposable henchmen 1, 2, and 3 and then do nothing for the rest of the movie.
Juvia, Gajeel, Levy- They matter as much as the dirt that is Lucy in this movie.
The cats- Appear for two scences. Try to be funny and fail miserably as always.

Now we get into the original characters.
Dissposable Lucy clone- I think her name was Sonya or something. I don't know. She made such little impression on everyone that she gets kicked out of the final third of the movie.

Villans- Does someone even remeber what they were callled again? I sure don't. They are boring and patetic. Their powers are not even intersesting. How can you make A MOTHERFUCKING DRAGON the most boring thing in the movie I don't know.

Enjoyment [1]
Watching paint dry gets out more emotion than this movie

Overall [2]
Wanna wate ten bucks? Burn them instead of watching this movie. It wastes less time of your life than watching the epidemy of the worst things anime has to offer.

Edit: Screw it it is a 1. Not even deserving of a 2.

Overall rating [9.2]

Story [9.1]
This show starts extremely slow. It looks like it is going to go nowhere and the description saying that this show is about shogi doesn't help it one bit. But then comes the actual story which is great. It blends the shogi with the drama in a way that doesn't seem forced and fits into the story. It honestly made me think about the characters as persons but we will get to that later.

Art and Animation [8.8]
The art of the source material got adapted great into animation. It leads into an almost perfect mix if not being for some hiccups in ... the quality in some later episodes. The art is great but the problem is that still shots get used too often. Don´t get me wrong still shots can greatly improve some scenes but it just gets used too much to the point that at later episodes it gets you out of the experience.

Sound [8.5]
Both of the openings are incredible. BUMP CHICKEN and YUKI did a great job with their respective songs "Answer" and "Sayonara Bystander." Personally, I prefer "Sayonara Bystander" as a song but the animation doesn´t mix properly. "Answer" while not having the same emotional impact as "Sayonara Bystander" it is still a great freaking song that gets you hyped and the animation fully supports it.

Character [9.7]
These are some of the greatest supporting characters of the last year. The sisters are incredible by making the story much easier to handle while not falling into a forgettable category. My favorite character goes to the middle sister Hinata since I actually see her as a fully developed character with motivations and dreams. The best part about the sisters is that their lives do not revolve around the main character which is a problem most animes suffer from. The problem with the cast is the main character and his family. They never seemed like actual people and especially the sister seemed too cruel and psychotic to be taken seriously. I honestly cannot see myself encountering any of these people anywhere in the world and that is the part that doesn't sell me completely.

Enjoyment [9.0]
This is a great series that hooked me up from start to finish the problem is some of the passing. The beginning was a bit slow and some of the later halves of the show took away some of the enjoyment since they took me out of the experience. Aside from that, I think that the series was a great adaptation of the source material having read it myself.

Conclusion
I would recommend this series to anyone that is ready to experience something more than your usual circle of things you want to watch. This is a perfect passageway to people who want to expand their horizons and see the beauty in life. This is why my overall rating is a 9.2.

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