Sep 22, 2012
Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning is one part recap and two parts new material. The film reuses scenes from the first few episodes and adds new content to expand the story and characters.
Story: 8 - the main event explored in the film is the starting point of the show: the beginning of Bunny's career and Tiger being forced to become his partner. When I first watched the show this did feel a bit rushed, so Sunrise choosing to address this feels like a good move. The scenes that are reused are mainly the action and comedy ones, and almost all the new scenes focus
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on the characters, giving them some much needed development (in the series most of the heroes received one episode to establish character and that was pretty much it). The new story content is a whole new NEXT villain the heroes have to deal with the same day Tiger & Bunny make their debut. More of a gag villain than a heavy hitter, the situation is mainly created to force early cooperation between the heroes early on.
Art: 9 - the expected 'Sunrise Smooth' standard, CGI looks better than in the TV series.
Sound: 10 - one of the areas where the film excels, the voice work is very well suited to each character, and both the music and sound effects keep to the pace of the action very well.
Character: 9 - the main new addition of the film is the expansion of the characters, with some characters having as much screen time as civilians in the film as they did during the entire series. Each of the heroes received an extra layer of depth, making me much more invested in them than I was during the series.
Enjoyment: 10 - a great mix of action, comedy and character development. Only loses traction once, and very briefly at that.
Overall: 10 - this film has added much to the setup of the main series, and I'm very excited to see what direction Sunrise will take for the next entry to the film series.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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