This movie takes of where season one of the series stops and it is just that, 2 episodes stitched together. So if you didn't see the series, you need at least watch a recap before watching this. Although I've seen a lot of anime movies and I know Japanese animation has a different approach than western animation, I was very underwhelmed by this one and not moved at all.
Only watch this movie when you love the series.
- when characters start crying in this kind of anime, they open the flood gates, visually and auditory. But that doesn't mean you will understand or feel their pain. So you're watching just some crazy emotional stuff and it doesn't move you at all. It almost made me burst in laughter when someone fell down to earth and started crying like crazy.
- most characters are very superficial, although the storyline pretends they have a lot of emotional bagage to deal with.
- the storyline doesn't hold much: a train has been taken over by a demon who needs to be killed
- 80% of the movie is just fighting with no build up. So after a while, this gets boring and when you think it's done, there is another 20 min fight. It looks stunning though
Only watch this movie when you love the series.