Review of Promare (2019) by Near — 25 Aug 2020

I’m giving an 8 because I’m bias, this movie is probably a 7. It’s the child you get when Kill la Kill and Gurrenn Lagann **** You got Sawano’s music as well. It goes beyond having the same writer and staff, the movie goes out of his way to remind to everyone who’s the mind behind it, and I got to say... As a big fan of Gurren Lagann, I cannot complain.

Animation-wise is really peculiar. I loved it but I honestly found it a bit too much chaotic, especially because of CGI-scenes made in what it looks like 15 frames per seconds. It’s effective, but I wish sometimes they kept a more fluid flow because it makes it honestly hard to watch. I know it’s a stylistic choice, it’s just one I don’t necessarily agree on.

Story-wise it uses classic trope of the genre, mixed with ideas coming straight from the show I mentioned before. There’s the typical rival arc, the twist that’s really not a twist, etc. I’m not really mad about it because the movie clearly doesn’t pretend to surprise the audience, the story is just a mean to deliver an exciting and entertaining show, and it delivers.

The pacing, however, is kinda all over the place. Some scenes drags for too long. These two are the only real issues with this movie. I never got bored, but at the same time I wouldn’t watch it again. On top of that, the ending has no epilogue, and the protagonist really doesn’t have any character arc.