[DreamSword]

Switching from dub to sub was a tad weird.

But at the same time, it also allowed me to appreciate the casting of the dub all the more. They really nailed it on that front!

That aside, this movie was a fun time! It had everything good about the series proper, and while it doesn't quite wrap up as many plot elements as I'd like, it did enough to leave me overall satisfied.

Heck, thanks to having a movie budget, they were even able to improve upon alot of stuff that was weak in the actual anime. For example, all of the fight scenes in this movie are really dynamic, well animated, and fun to watch. There's alot notably alot more of them than the average set of Crimson Moon episodes does.

I think the thing that stood out to me immediately about this movie though is god damn is it nice to look at! The anime proper was already a pretty show, but add in a movie budget and the art style and animation really do stand out and look great! Even the CG gets a nice bump; Though not as noticeable of one as the bump between The Animation and Divine Flame.

And of course, with this being a Crimson Moon movie, all of the character interactions and the stories that the new characters introduced present are really interesting to see play out. Heck, it was nice to see that, technically, Michinaga is the big bad this time around, and finally seeing him get some sort of comeuppance was a real treat, ontop of the movie managing to still stay true to the ideologies of characters like Raiko.

It's such a shame that it's looking more and more like this film will never get dubbed, because I had alot of fun watching it. Almost every aspect of it really stood out. The atmosphere, the action, the characters, the animation... It's just a really well put together movie in general!

The wrap up post for the series as a whole will come tomorrow for the New Year!

Oh, and I suppose it's worth noting. This movie broke Garo tradition in that there actually isn't a brand new super mode that shows up out of nowhere for the climax.