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Jul 25, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Review written in English and French / Critique disponible en anglais et en français

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Space Battleship Yamato is one of the most important sagas in the history of anime. However, its success was not immediate, and it took several re-runs and especially the release of this film in theaters for it to truly become the cult icon we know today. This film is actually just a recap of the original 1974 series (and therefore a montage of sequences from the series). Its sole purpose is to offer the same story but condensed into just over two hours. For this review, I will focus not on the ...
Jul 24, 2024
Review written in English and French / Critique disponible en anglais et en français

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What can be said about Layzner?

First of all, it’s the fourth major work of my favorite mecha anime director: Ryousuke Takahashi. Being a big fan of Votoms and especially Dougram, I had high expectations for Layzner. And indeed, I was happy to find Takahashi’s signature style.

The series is divided into two distinct parts: episodes 1 to 24 and episodes 26 to 38 (the 25th is a summary). Without spoiling what they consist of, they are nevertheless radically different in tone.

For the first part, we have a very dark story. The extended Cold ...


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