I feel that this film is a thank you note for people in the west that have enjoyed Japanese cartoons through the years, it places Batman and all the rest into a journey through Japanese art and animation styles and genres. It was a very enjoyable experience for me.
The story itself is simple enough but it is still quintessentially Batman through and through. All the characters still have their proper personality and there was that same Batman humor in there.
That seems like a bit of a 6/10 so far, but the real, REAL joy was picking out those moments some only 5-10 seconds long where homage was paid to entire series of anime i have watched in the past. There was flavors of Bleach, Princess Mononuke, Naruto, Akira, Gundam, Dragonball, Afro Samurai and many more packed in there.
This film is not for everyone i can understand that but it does have its place and is certainly not a bad film. I am at the end of my anime journey but this was a nice find and like i said i felt it was a thank you for watching years of anime by placing Batman into that world. But if i was a little kid and this was the first thing of this type i ever watched it would probably be the most awesome thing that ever happened to me.
The story itself is simple enough but it is still quintessentially Batman through and through. All the characters still have their proper personality and there was that same Batman humor in there.
That seems like a bit of a 6/10 so far, but the real, REAL joy was picking out those moments some only 5-10 seconds long where homage was paid to entire series of anime i have watched in the past. There was flavors of Bleach, Princess Mononuke, Naruto, Akira, Gundam, Dragonball, Afro Samurai and many more packed in there.
This film is not for everyone i can understand that but it does have its place and is certainly not a bad film. I am at the end of my anime journey but this was a nice find and like i said i felt it was a thank you for watching years of anime by placing Batman into that world. But if i was a little kid and this was the first thing of this type i ever watched it would probably be the most awesome thing that ever happened to me.