[DreamSword]

The Togen Flute

A movie that focuses on the Alchemists, which is a really cool idea!

To get my one major gripe out of the way, I felt that the overall plot of this one was lacking. Not in terms of idea, but in execution.

It's just that a handful of moments felt rather forced, which took me out of it a little. But that aside, I rather liked this one overall. Having Jabi and Rekka get their own movie is a wonderful treat, and the two play off eachother well.

Things like this help to highlight that just because one isn't a Makai Knight, that doesn't make them useless. And I also felt that the antagonists, also Makai Alchemists, had alot more interesting stuff going on than what Red did in Makai Senki proper.

But man, Shiguto just gets no respect, huh? Dude gets put through the ringer all throughout the movie and doesn't even get so much as a thanks. They even leave him alone in the middle of the Northern Forest! Poor guy. Atleast he got a pretty cool last stand against the two primary antagonists. And ya know, he survived. So small victories.

Anyway, while I do kinda wish I'd watched this one before Dark Dragon, I still feel like this was a nice surprise to end my Makai Senki block on. Especially given all the nice character work that went into this one(that scene with Rekka and her dad is great!). And my final thoughts on the show as a whole will come after I sort out some more of my current thoughts.