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| ACTORS: | Blood Reign |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1989 |
| MANUFACTURER: | A.D. Vision |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Animated |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Japanese |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 702727015427 |
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Customer Reviews of Blood Reign - Curse of the Yoma
Suffers from its age, and monster focus over character depth If, like me, you are tempted to purchase the Blood Reign DVD after seeing the promo on the Samurai X: Trust DVD, then do not expect the same quality of work. Blood Reign is a victim of older animation technology, and appears to be aimed at a younger audience.
Blood Reign is dark, like Samurai X: Trust, but on a more superficial level. The numerous use of still shots, the dated animation technique, and a shallower depth of character detract from what otherwise could have been a great story.
Still, if you are looking for a horror movie sort of anime steeped in mythology, then Blood Reign may be the DVD for you. The story is much better than the Pokemon level of marketing anime being churned out for the younger masses.
If only they were all this good
I have watched Anime from about 1980 on, and of the vast volumes I have seen, I still come back to this film as my favourite of the historical/horror genre, and pretty close to my favourite overall. The story is intricate, the voice acting subtle and meaningful, and the characters proportionate to the epic scale of the film. This is Opera here, just without the songs. And speaking of songs, it is a CRIME that the soundtrack to this was never released on CD,because it is bar none, the BEST music ever to back up paint and ink and acetate. So watch it, but don't let your western idea of horror close your mind. This is horror on a more personal level.
Not bad, but not that great, either
It's obvious that the creators of this anime were trying hard to achieve something, but it obviously lacks the polish to achieve their intentions.
To begin with, the animation is definitely aged. It's not awful, but there are points at which I think the animation falls to sub-standard quality. There's an overall creepiness that the animators gave to the movie, but it doesn't serve to do much. Story-wise, this movie is lacking. They try hard to weave a decent story, but lack of character development and just a simple lack of direction hinders what could have been a very good plot. You never seem to care for the characters as much as you should. There are also some cliche moments throughout the movie. The music is rather forgettable. I watched the subbed version and the voice acting was decent.
Still, despite it's numerous flaws, this movie does have an underlying quality to it. Had this movie been developed in plot and overall cinematics, it could have been much better. As it is, it's an average movie that I can't really recommend unless you're just a serious anime fan.