Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020)

The animation style was the only redeeming thing about this The story line was a bit boring and the action over the top and not even in the tongue in cheek manner of "over the top" as in other well liked Anime such as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure or Mob Psycho 100. I gave it a generous 4 because I liked the animation style.

Fmovies: This animated prequel is set on the planet Latimer over two hundred and fifty years before the events shown in the first season of the TV series. Takeshi Kovacs is sent there on a mission to protect a young tattooist, named Holly, who works for the local Yakuza. She is due to play a vital part in the succession ritual but is being targeted by those wishing to stage a coup. Shortly after Holly and Kovacs meet they cross paths with 'Gina', a CTAC agent and she joins them as they head to the hotel which is also the headquarters for the Yakuza... they will have to face many dangers before the truth of who is behind everything is revealed.

As somebody who enjoyed the live action 'Altered Carbon' series and who likes anime I had high expectations for this; I wasn't disappointed. The story is solid and provides plenty of reasons for exciting action; this action is impressively animated. The film looks great with impressively designed backgrounds which reminded me of 'Ghost in the Shell'. I was initially unsure about the use of 3D character designs rather than the traditional 2D used in most anime; I soon got used to them though. Overall I found this a solid addition to the 'Altered Carbon' story and would certainly recommend it.

These comments are based on watching the film in Japanese with English subtitles.

Horrible little girl that the plot revolves around needing to be saved by every other character

Do they think we like annoying characters?

Altered Carbon: Resleeved fmovies. Here's my version. It's beautiful and it's easy to understand. Watch it if you're an anime fan.

Over the top action, good visuals, rather predictable melodramatic story, a whole bunch of annoying characters, and a little girl. There's always a little girl.

All the worst parts of the anime genre are present here. Cliched characters, ridiculous action, terrible script, wooden voice acting. The animation is technically OK and smoother than traditional anime but the staging and 'camera' angles bring nothing new. Stylistically it's all Ghost in the Shell which is to say Japanese Blade Runner. The plot is similarly derivative with portions copied from Season 1 of the Netflix live action series. Ultimately it's all rather boring.