Haven't watched it, but certainly doesn't match the hype. Apparently director had his own style and it was not well received. Yeah some may say something something Japanese otaku tastes lol but the descriptions are not too hot for me either honestly. Western style live action movie? Yeah I'm not Japanese and that doesn't look too appealing for me either.

Should still be fine due to worldwide streaming.

  • Cromalin [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    the manga is genuinely so fucking good. the anime is a mediocre adaptation of some stellar source material

    • Ithorian [comrade/them, null/void]
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      2 years ago

      I like the anime, just stupid amounts of gratuitous violence combined with humor made it a real fun watch, certainly wouldn't call it a quality story but I really hope there is a second season. I haven't read the manga, it doesn't seem like it would be nearly as fun visually. I'm guessing the story actually has a point though?

      • Cromalin [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        the story is incredible, and also the visuals actually hit a lot harder imo. it's black and white, but fujimoto has a mastery of the page that makes the fights really pop

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      2 years ago

      okay, good to know, because the anime plot felt kind of underdeveloped to me, like it was skimming past lots of interesting characters and concepts

      • CriticalOtaku [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        it's more that the anime's plot was laying down stuff that'll only pay-off later down the line.

      • Cromalin [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        the manga is super speedy, but it packs in tons of substance