Yeah, it isn't very long at all, 90 minutes at least. Plus characterizations are different, particularly Kusanagi, who ends up being just as bad as the other Dragons of Earth, with no relationship between him and Yuzuriha at all.
There's also a character with water powers like Seiichiro, who's just in the movie since Kakyo had not yet been introduced in the manga during the film's production.
I didn't really have a single favorite character, although I liked following the pairs, like Sorata and Arashi, Subaru and Seishiro, Yuzuriha and Kusanagi, and I also liked Satsuki.
Yeah, everything I hear about the movie points to it being horrible. If I thought there were too many characters to focus on for a 24 episode series, I cannot imagine how awfully they were all handled in the movie. (It's, like, 90 minutes, right? My gosh. lol)
Who are you favorite characters? I ended up liking Seishirou (of course, haha), Subaru, Yuto, Sorata and Arashi the most, with Kusanagi, Nekoi and Satsuki a step below them.
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 11/28/08 | Reply
Absolutely one of my favorite anime.
I'll say, although it has a lot of characters to work with, the TV series is a thousand times better than the movie which, while looking pretty, does not have any time to explore anybody properly. I like that they do take the time in the show to have several 'back-story' episodes on the more interesting characters.
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 11/29/08 | Reply
@Shinmaru:
Yeah, it isn't very long at all, 90 minutes at least. Plus characterizations are different, particularly Kusanagi, who ends up being just as bad as the other Dragons of Earth, with no relationship between him and Yuzuriha at all.
There's also a character with water powers like Seiichiro, who's just in the movie since Kakyo had not yet been introduced in the manga during the film's production.
I didn't really have a single favorite character, although I liked following the pairs, like Sorata and Arashi, Subaru and Seishiro, Yuzuriha and Kusanagi, and I also liked Satsuki.
Bazinga!
Shinmaru
Baron of Terribad (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 11/29/08 | Reply
@TimeChaser:
Yeah, everything I hear about the movie points to it being horrible. If I thought there were too many characters to focus on for a 24 episode series, I cannot imagine how awfully they were all handled in the movie. (It's, like, 90 minutes, right? My gosh. lol)
Who are you favorite characters? I ended up liking Seishirou (of course, haha), Subaru, Yuto, Sorata and Arashi the most, with Kusanagi, Nekoi and Satsuki a step below them.
Love thy Evangelion.
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 11/28/08 | Reply
Absolutely one of my favorite anime.
I'll say, although it has a lot of characters to work with, the TV series is a thousand times better than the movie which, while looking pretty, does not have any time to explore anybody properly. I like that they do take the time in the show to have several 'back-story' episodes on the more interesting characters.
Bazinga!