[DreamSword]

Beast of the Demon Night

You can definitely tell that this was two specials edited together into one movie.

That said, I did rather enjoy it, and felt that it made for a very nice epilogue to the first season of the show.

There's alot of smart decisions made here in that it showcases alot of things that the show didn't, or otherwise answers some questions people probably had by the time things wrapped up.

Such as bringing Jabi back after she got dealt a bad hand, showing us who Koga's' mother is, showing that Silva was indeed repaired, and probably most importantly, focusing a heck of alot of the plot on a tribe of Makai Alchemists to showcase more of what they can do and what their culture can be like.

That being said, I do feel as though the movie makes one rather critical error.

Given how everything plays out, and the emotional stakes at play during the climax, it really should've been Dan who was at the forefront of the final battle.

Speaking of our gleaming new White Knight, I got a kick out of him not just for his arc, but because, while I'm not intimately familiar with Amemiya's' other works, I did immediately recognize Tsubasa as an expy of Gren from Iria: Zeiram. It's that iconic earring flick. Also Kilik from Soul Calibur, but that's not as important.

Still, that aside, I did have a good time with the film thanks to its overall likable cast and slick action that the show made itself known for. Certainly made for a great send off to the original show, in my eyes.