Luckily, I got to see this at the cinema last night (I’m in the UK). Overall the film was enjoyable and just screamed Studio Trigger in the way the movie presented itself (mostly character mannerisms). While I love seeing films that try and take on a new visual aesthetic like Promare the mix of CGI and 2D animation was something I definitely had to get used to while watching the film (wasn’t blended perfectly in my opinion). A lot of the fight scenes were very fast and at times rather hard to discern what was happening at points due to the speed, camera movement and minimalistic art style (Example: Galo vs Lio fight).
I can also see the issue regarding plagiarism for Promare because of Fire Force since the two concepts are similar (even though trigger won't admit they stole the concept for the film when Okubo shared the concept for his new manga before releasing despite some staff openly saying that they stole the concept from the original draft of Okubo’s Fire Force) but it was interesting to see how two similar concepts took different direction in terms of world-building and overall plot.
The film also suffers from the Shonen trope since the film just has a continuous powering up system throughout the film which just tries to keep one-upping itself all the time within my opinion a just over the top and rather ridiculous (but beautifully animated) conclusion to the film.
If you want to watch a rather fast-paced and heavily stylized film then I would definitely recommend it, enjoyable none the less though.
Color filled explosion of high octane fun. Saw it twice during the limited theater run and have my Bluray preordered.
This movie condenses everything Studio Trigger has done down into a small 2-hour package and blasts it at you with it's technicolor polygons. The story is a little shaky to say the least but that's not why you go to see it. You go to see absurd fight scenes and over-the-top action which this movie has in spades.
Lio and Galo
Galo and Lio
They go together as well as beans and rice.
That resuscitation was the apex.
Dumbass to call the mecha of the final battle Deus Ex Machina.
I wouldn't expect anything bad in the technical aspects, but the script is so predictable that it could even be a form of self-criticism, since they used a metalinguistic commentary!
I need to see more Trigger productions, the ones I saw were not so good: Kiznaiver (anyone remember this?), Darling in the Franxx (could anyone forget this?), Space Patrol Luluco (could someone make a movie of this?).
Anime BS at its absolute finest. Just insane, braindead fun with gorgeous animation.
They should've let us bring our pajamas, a bowl of cereal and a blanket to sit on so we could be 10 years old and watching Saturday morning cartoons again.
Completely absurd anime movie by the same creators as Kill la Kill. A team of firefighters gets mixed up in a plot to save humanity at the cost of the planet earth. A few standout things for me - clean 3D animation, bright colours and a wild mix of different art styles throughout the movie, amazing music and fun fight scenes, especially the interaction between the text and the battle scenes. Unfortunately you just have to shrug and say OK to some logical flaws, even with the movie nodding at them (A giant robot named Deus X Machina). Fun and cute with cool lore. The sub voice acting is pretty good but Lucia's voice is quite grating and annoying. There's so much yelling, too. I should've protected my ears lol
Shout by MarzouqVIP 9BlockedParent2020-07-23T19:01:17Z
Promare Is Totally Worth Watching From The Animation Alone & It Reminded Me Of Gurren Lagann From The Get Go - A Bit Of Kill La Kill Flavor Thrown Into The Mix As Well With A Fantastic Soundtrack That Was Just Flawless - If You Have Not Seen This Movie Then You Are Really Missing Out
Promare Is The Culmination Of Studio Trigger's Talents In A 2 Hour Package That Blasts It At You In Its Amazing Technicolor Polygons - And You Love It For The Absurd Fight Scenes And Over The Top Action Which This Movie Has It In Spades - Seriously Not To Be Missed