First of all, I'm 99% sure Kono Ayumi (the blue-black haired character with short hair and yellow eyes) is a boy, not a girl--because he is always referred to as a guy in the movie. (But Wikipedia, My Anime List, and I think even the back of the DVD case say different, so don't quote me on that--but I'm pretty positive that if they talk about him as a 'him,' then he's a boy)
Secondly, everyone has given harsh reviews and scores about Loups=Garous. When I started watching the movie, I based it on the 6's people would score it as. But I found that I really enjoyed the movie--the characters (apart from the main heroine, Makino Hazuki, who is extremely frustrating and very very useless) were very likable. If we say that Kono Ayumi is a boy, then he's super attractive (in a reserved kind of way.) Tsuzuki Mio is a hacker genius and consistently hilarious. Rei Myao (her name sounds like 'meow,' how can you not like her?) is a tsundere-fighter. Yabe Yuko, one of the victims, is sort of a non-character. Nothing much to say there.
The art is different from most animes, but the facial structure and the eyes are still wonderful to look at.
A great quality about Loups=Garous's plot is that it's understandable (not like The Place Promised in Our Early Days, which got great reviews but I couldn't understand--violins, numbers, airplanes...WHAT IS GOING ON?!) The audience can easily follow along with the ideas and clues given out as the story progresses, but they still have to do a little legwork and put the pieces together. The story progresses quickly and has some interesting factors--like a dance routine and a twisted screen-based society.
Maybe this kind of movie isn't for everyone, but I hope that my review has convinced you to try it out with a more positive outlook!
