Film Review: ‘Promare’

with the goal of one day hatching a feature as wild and innovative as his TV series “Gurren Lagann” and “Kill la Kill.” Now he has. Every bit as loud and ambitious as one might expect from a visual artist with such a hyperactive imagination, sci-fi action-adventure “

” checks all the conventional anime boxes — post-apocalyptic setting, mecha suits and plenty of fan service — but it’s still an exciting watch.,” which has already earned $10 million in its native Japan, the payoff is the seamless mix of 2D elements in 3D environments with a rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack that seeps in at the right times.

Anime is often dismissed as cartoons for children, which many are, but not “Promare.” Beneath a veneer of stylized visual effects, the theme of classism reverberates throughout the story, in which catastrophe looms over humanity and only an elite, chosen few will reap the benefits of a new world. However, just as this aspect begins to materialize fully, new information is presented late in the film that throws the plot off balance.

Galo, Lito and Kray all exist as typical hero/villain archetypes, and every move they make is rife with predictable characteristics and dialogue. What will hold the attention of the audience is the bright, eye-popping graphics. Sweeping shots of the electric neon landscape make this fictional setting appear grand in scale.

Composer Hiroyuki Sawano’s score keeps the hype elevated during the rapid-fire action scenes between man, fire and machine, and original songs are tailored for the action — such as Benjamin Anderson’s “Inferno,” an ideal theme song to accompany these flaming protagonists as they cause maximum damage. The film offers no shortage of action sequences set in a visually stunning space, but all that energy feels like overcompensation for the lack of narrative development.

From the studio that brought me Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia.

GKIDSfilms I’m an anime fan not an anime maniac.

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