Movies
Greek mythology adapted as anime. It's a pretty logical combination if you think of it. There's a lot of drama, action, fantasy elements and the themes are quite adult. It also helps that Arion is a quality production, so all the ingredients are there to make Arion an epic fantasy anime, and that's exactly what it is. The film throws a few Greek myths together and constructs an epic journey from them. The animation is lovely, the adventure feels epic and Hisaishi's score is an asset. At two hours, it's probably a bit too long, and the lead character lacks individuality, other than that this was a pretty fun fantasy anime.Read all
The second Gundam compilation film. They're very handy for catching up with the plot of a series, on the other hand, there's a reason why I'm not big on series. It's not a bad way to get a little background on the Gundam franchise and there are some fun scenes here, but it's TV material, and that's not what I want from a film. The art style is a little limited, though the animation during the action scenes is pretty decent. The story is a bit too melodramatic, and the film doesn't flow all that well, but that's when you get when you cram 15 episodes into two hours. Still, it beats watching 15 episodes of Gundam, so it wasn't all bad.Read all