This is essentially just 7 minutes of out of context action scenes (which aren't really all that memorable to begin with), where the characters aren't being used to their fullest potential, especially Percy, where he only appears in a single scene. For a short called "Bean Bandit", May takes the spotlight in the majority of the runtime for some reason, although i gotta admit that the music and animation aren't half bad. Other bad aspect is the cliffhanger ending, one which i doubt will ever be resolved.
Overrall, a disappointing ride, while i do think that Gunsmith Cats/Riding Bean has a lot of potential for a
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Feb 12, 2021
Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi
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This OVA honestly just felt pointless and a lot of wasted potential. Story doesnt make any sense, the 2D animation was serviceable but the constant use of cgi was awful, along with poor editing. Pycal is brought back from Part 1 but nothing interesting is done with him.
The good parts from the OVA are when its referencing Part 1, like Fujiko's motorcycle animation. Usually in any Lupin movie the soundtrack is catchy, except in this OVA its just ok. Overall, this could have been a great way to bring back a villain from Part 1, but the end product just felt like a cash-grab. |
