[Daikaijuman54]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

This.

Man, now I really do need to see the first anime, if only for comparison's' sake.

I won't tell you not to watch it because it's bad, but I will say: "watch at your own risk." You're probably already aware of how much it's disliked among the fandom, though there are some who like it, and I can understand their reasons. But then again, just give it a couple years and people will probably start warming up to it, the same way people got over the 1998 film (Mostly.)

For me personally, I think it was just wasted potential, with some interesting ideas that weren't executed properly. That and the stagnant animation, lackluster finale, and attempt at making a dark and depressing story, I couldn't bring myself to like it, though I've gotten over my resentment and disappointment, I have no problem with anyone who does like them and I can somewhat respect their intentions for what they tried to accomplish, but for me at least, it was a failure. Though I'd take them over another certain trilogy based on a popular franchise.

Also, if anyone's interested in what could have happened in those movies, a certain animator created alternate endings for the second and final films, which are, honestly amazing. So if you're interested you could probably find them on YouTube.