Sep 11, 2009
Story: 9
Off the bat, after reading the synopsis, you come to the conclusion...Wow this sounds pretty darn interesting but a little sketchy as well. You may seem inclined to feel that this may be one of those animes where the artwork looks great, but the story isn't there at all. Please, I do recommend you watching this, the story is a little out there, but considering the times and how everyone wants the "miracle or everlasting..." it was good. The idea of how they get this miracle..was a little far-fetched. However that doesn't mean the story isn't good. From beginning to end there is a
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good flow to story as well as the the character development.
Art: 10
What can I say, AMAZING. This has got to be one of the best artworks. I was pleased to see no fireballs of death coming from the palms of the fighters or spiritual energies radiating from the bodies. What it comes down to, crisp lines with great shadows and beautiful colors. Plus what makes it shine even more is the fact that it is in HD! Can't beat that. Plus the fight scenes were choreographed amazingly. The nice touch of sparks as the swords clashed and blood spewing from the characters were very nicely done. There were a few parts in the movie that I didn't quite like the artwork. It seemed too computer generated with the angles they did, it didn't quite flow with the rest of the amazing artwork. Nonetheless, the artwork rocked this movie!
Sound: 10
Again, HD quality, hard to beat. I was surprised to hear 2 languages. It was a nice realistic touch to have two different languages spoken by the characters considering there were the Chinese and Japanese. Would be funny to see Chinese people speaking Japanese considering the timeline. Then again, we always see that happening in anime since it is just easier on everyone. Besides that, spot on sounds, everything sounded like it should have, metal against metal, wood cracking/snapping etc.
Character: 9
Character development was smoothly shown. At first, I didn't understand anything about the characters. There was just bam! Action! But as the story progresses and the characters' paths intertwined, the characters began the open up to each other and seem to be real. Even though it was a little of a cliche to uncover the main character's sudden history revealed to us at such a climatic moment. It was done well and once that happened, it was very easily understood why his actions were as such before.
Enjoyment: 9.5
I give that a 9.5 but I won't round up to 10. Only because I love the romance genre and this didn't have any. *Sobs in the corner* But just amazing on how the story was laid out. I was never bored. I mean, how can you be bored with swordsmen slicing off heads and arms and blood spewing across the screen? It just doesn't happen. As I stated before, loved the whole no super powers from the characters. That would have really killed it. I haven't seen such a well executed anime showdown with only cold steel and skills. I'm just used to the gun fire, spam of explosions, and miraculous powers. So this was a nice change.
Overall: 9 (Can't Round)
Given the formula, Amazing Story + Exquisite Artwork + Realistic Sounds + Great Characters = Phenomenal Blockbuster Hit!
Really, if you haven't seen the movie, please watch it. I mean it's so great of a movie that I am writing a review on it. I have never written a review before but this was that great of a movie, so thats saying something. So stop reading this stupid review of mine and just go watch it. SERIOUSLY STOP READING AND WATCH THE DARN THING ALREADY. YOU WON'T REGRET IT! And if you do regret it, sorry...
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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