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Oh my, the time has finally come for Burn the Witch, a much-anticipated movie constantly advertised by your favorite streaming site: Crunchyroll.

I can best describe this movie as average and enjoyable. In fact, I can't even call this a movie, maybe an OVA would better describe it.

Let me start off with the first thing that greets you when you watch an anime, the animation. I must say Studio Colorido has done a great job at animating this movie, the fight scenes are visually pleasing and the movements are fluid, there's no sign of shoddy work done by a bunch of underpaid chumps. Although some frames ... felt a bit jagged and stiff, great work! I will also praise the character designs which fit perfectly into the setting.

Now onto the story and let me say this again, it's nothing special. Just your average shounen anime, fights, drama, and bam that's that. Although they did a decent job explaining the backstories everything just felt a bit rushed, if this movie was maybe 30-50 minutes longer, they could've executed this a bit better. MC's are likable, nothing special, there's chemistry but at the same time it doesn't feel as fully built as it should be, the ending scene seemed completely out of place. Then there's Balgo, who is so damn bland, so boring that even some plain tart from Yogurtland had more "spice." I understand there wasn't much material to work with, but everything felt extremely rushed.

In summation, Burn the Witch is an enjoyable movie, albeit with no depth in any way. Visually rich but falls short when you take the story into account. Nothing more than your average shounen anime as I previously stated.

5/10