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Here we are, the grand finale of the first GARO anime!
And between the first theme song of the show, to the title of its second episode, to now this movie, "Divine Flame" is a term this show likes alot, huh?
First off, let's get all the technicals out of the way. The movie's' increased budget from the show definitely shows. Not just from an animation standpoint, but also its art style and CG quality.
While I still don't like the Makai Armors being CG, the suits themselves now atleast not only have a style to them that matches the art style of the show more, but the models themselves are now much easier to make out details on. The new outfits for all of the returning cast were pretty well done too, I felt.
Adding to that, the action sequences were already fantastic in the anime, and they're done even BETTER here. Every fight scene is smooth and swift, with the viewer being able to easily tell what's happening even with alot of things flying every which way at once. And to make those sequences even better, Garo and Gaia finally got their horses! And they function like motorcycles!
As for the plot and character aspects, all of the returning cast were done well for the most part. I liked that Roberto was named after German, and while small, the arcs that Roberto, German, and Leon got were all pretty well done. While Alfonso and Emma are definitely relegated to supporting cast here, they at the very least don't feel like wasted space. Though it was a shame that the very start of the film seemed to suggest that Alfonso was going to play a bigger role.
I wish I could give the same compliments to the Obsidian Knight and the Big Bad though(and I already forgot her name). I didn't dislike their stories per se, but I couldn't tell if the film wanted the viewer to feel sorry for them or not. Because even before becoming Horrors, Dario and his love interest were already pretty crazy. Though I will say that I do like that the very design of the Obsidian Suit shows that not all Makai Knights have to be swordsmen and have capes. Should allow for even more fighting styles to be displayed down the line, I hope.
I also kinda wish Garm had kept their mission to simply "preserving the laws of nature" and not elaborating much further. Dropping the bit of lore that if someone were fully revived, it'd start distorting all of time and space? Well let's just say that sounds like a really awesome plot hook that I kinda now wish there was a whole separate movie about. Ended up being sorta disappointed that the film wasn't really about any aspects of that(except maybe the final sequence? Arguably?) Like, maybe have a future version of Roberto show up, or something. Maybe some other time.
Also, I just got ask. What even was those last like six minutes of the movie? Like, legit, can someone explain the final sequence to me? Things got really trippy and I feel like there was alot of symbolism that went way over my head. It also really surprised me that they pulled a totally new super mode out of nowhere for Leon at the end. I figured he'd just pull out the same form he used at the end of the anime again. I atleast would've liked to have seen it in better CGI. Oh, and speaking of the final bit, I loved Roberto standing up to defend his mom. That was awesome and you can tell he's gonna make a great Knight in the future.
But yeah, overall, I liked the movie, and I feel it does serve as a proper finale to the anime. Much better than what its actual final episode did. Will do a post on my final thoughts on the show overall tomorrow!
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