Yesterday I just watched The Empire of Corpses movie and what I got is just disappointment. Let me elaborate my statement with my review.
Story - 3/10
The story is about how Watson (Holmes's partner) discover a way of saving humanity from being zombie. The whole movie is just about his journey of his research and medication. The story itself is quite poor, as the movie itself literally is nothing but a medium to deliver deep messages to the audience. There is no story at all, aside from Watson going to save humanity with dumb and absurd way.
Premise - 6/10
The premise itself is sort of interesting, with
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Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Project Itoh
Japanese: 屍者の帝国
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Movie
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Oct 2, 2015
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Licensors:
Funimation
Studios:
Wit Studio
Source:
Novel
Genre:
Sci-Fi
Duration:
2 hr.
Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Your Feelings Categories Feb 29, 2016
This review is my very biased opinion. I am a huge sucker for redjuice and EGOiST and it will be apparent in the review.
Let's start with the good point(s). Art: 10 The art and animation is amazing. Redjuice has provided the movie with some great character design followed by incredible backgrounds, animation of scenes and effects. Story: 3 The story is hugely inspired by Frankenstein. This might be due to me not being able to understand the story, however it mostly seemed like a mediocre fanfiction which includes major characters from many classic western novels such as Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes books and more. This might be due ... Mar 12, 2016
Story: 7/10
This story is heavily influenced by Frankenstein. The whole plot revolves around the possibility of reanimating corpses infusing them with their "souls". These corpses prove to be very useful after time and they're used for different works. Watson is hired to retrieve some notes that would help to recover the souls of the corpses, but there are some conflicting opinions. Some people think this process is awful, and some others want to take advantage of it. Watson will find himself in the middle of this situation and will have to take a decision that will affect everyone. This story is a re-reading of Frankenstein ... Apr 10, 2016
Shisha no Teikoku (The Empire of Corpses) a movie from the Project Itoh, so this entire movie was some how confusing, I enjoyed it, but I had problems understanding part of it maybe with a re-watch in the future I will understand more, part of the reason it's hard to understand is the characters since they are from different novels/books and without reading them you may not understand some characters decisions so moving on:
Story- 6/10 On the paper, Empire of Corpses looks like the coolest thing ever. Seriously, a movie about zombies who become part of society and are used in our daily lives in a ... May 21, 2016
You know, despite all the advantages they have in terms of budget and brevity, it's a shame anime films get so little attention within the community and even more of a shame that they're generally not very good. And it's not like they're rare or anything, as I've been reviewing quite a lot of them as of late. With the exception of Kizumonogatari and arguably the new Ghost in the Shell, they're not even franchise films made solely to milk the life out of a product that's already on life support. They just don't really take advantage of the fact that they're supposed to be
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Jul 6, 2016
It's so sad to see how people misunderstood this masterpiece because well known names were used separately to whom they belong to. Shisha no Teikoku is part of a series based on novels written by Project Itoh ("Genocidal Organ", "Harmony", "Shisha no Teikoku/The Empire of Corpses"). Unfortunately the 3rd novel - "The Empire of Corpses" - was finished after Satoshi Itoh's death (2009) using a few of his ideas he managed to write about his future story.
Story (might contain spoilers) 9/10 Even though it was confusing at times and I had to watch some parts many times to understand them, at the end of it I ... Oct 25, 2015
Artwork
I'll start off with the art and consistency of it. It's very consistent in terms of the drawn sections of the anime the quality never really dropped in terms of that style. The problem is that there is multiple instances of CG used in the film which detracts a fair good amount from it's visuals. I still managed to appreciate it but clash of styles if very clear. Sound Design. A day from watching the event I can't remember any of the music that were used but there are definitely moments in the film that music definitely elevated scenes well and there are times when the director/editor ... Apr 9, 2016
It has a very good plot, but its kind of hard to follow. I have to watch it more than once to completely understand the movie.
but overall, all of the confusion is worth it for the masterpiece plot. I love the the artworks, it is beautiful the soundtrack is also good to hear. what I love the most is how EGOIST successfully fit in the movie. The character development is kind of slow, but it is still acceptable. Overall, I enjoyed the movie. But it left some unanswered questions. if you like a goth anime such as black butler theme, you should watch it! Jul 11, 2016
The idea that someone could speak ill of this is unfathomable. You will only fail to enjoy this movie if you come in with wildly inaccurate expectations.
This is perhaps not the MOST cerebral flick around, but it isn't like there is nothing to chew on from that angle. As a tale of one man's search for an almost philosophers stone-esque ideal, it's explores its chosen intellectual premises quite thoroughly. Don't waste your time watching this solo. Some of the historical references are just a touch on the obscure side, enough that having some extra manpower around to increase the chances someone knows what is going on ... Mar 25, 2016
Few years ago i find myself excited after stumbled on a news. It anounced that three novel work by project itoh would be ADAPTED into a movie. What caught my attention was project itoh happened to be an award winning author, knowing a novel was a medium of public entertainment that freed from ridiculous demographic like shounen, seinen, and shit; therefore i assume it could quench my thirst for a GOOD anime. oh God, i hate that i'm wrong!!
Story: 3 (Just Like Modern Art) John Watson (Yes, that john watson) adventure to revive his beloved friday as a human being. JUST THAT!! if you happened to ... Aug 14, 2016
Empire of Corpses depicts an alternate interpretation of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein mixed with several characters from other notable Victorian era stories. Set in an alternate Victorian era England where technology used to reanimate corpses has allowed for England's quick technological advance, corpse engineer John Watson illegally reanimates the corpse of his close friend and former partner, Friday. To avoid punishment for his crimes, Watson is given the mission of retrieving the journal of the famous Victor Frankenstein, whose records have information on potential advances in reanimation of corpses that could allow them to gain free will and the possible restoration of their original soul.
Empire of ... Jul 12, 2022
I have an interesting history with this here work of art. The first time I watched it was without hearing any sound/dialogues. I was sitting in a bar with friends and it was playing on one of the screens. So I was periodically looking up and that was how I watched entire thing for the first time. It seemed quite interesting. The art was decent and whatever was happening on the screen seemed very intriguing. But then recently I've decided to watch the whole thing properly. And God knows that was a mistake.
While the premise of the world it is set in sounds interesting - ... Mar 9, 2016
No spoilers, just what I thought about the film.
I was very excited to watch Shisha no Teikoku (Empire of Corpses) after seeing the trailer and the art style. Without reading the premise, I jumped into this movie blind. Unfortunately, I was utterly disappointed. The late 1800s setting was an interesting choice and the premise of "reanimation" of humans was fair but that was all there is to it. The plot was confusing, hard to follow, and jumped everywhere; I was never sure of anyone's actual motives. Characters play a huge role to my personal enjoyment and in this movie, it lacked. I do not feel any kind ... Apr 2, 2016
TLDR: You wont regret not watching this.
-The Good First, the good. The animation and graphics is clearly top notch; no expense was spared here. Even the faces of the zombies were well animated. The world and setting was particularly interesting; Victorian-era steampunk London? Love it. -The Bad This show reminded me the most of Ghost in the Shell with its long expositions and ruminations on the nature of the soul, the seat of human consciousness, and self-awareness. Sadly, the story is nowhere near the quality of GiTS and is largely pretentious, incomprehensible and exasperating. ... Apr 12, 2020
The premise to this is so good even the animaton and voice acting is superb yet this film fell flat on its face. Ive never seen so much potential in something that could've had so much depth wasted. The film has an inability to focus.
It tries to do too much in a small time frame with too many characters and story lines that are either unnecessary or somewhat intresting but never explained and leaves you standing there like what was the point. The best thing about this film was Friday's and Watsons relationship that's what made the first 15 minutes of this movie good ... Mar 29, 2016
Shisha no Teikoku is a psychological anime with a Victorian Steampunk setting and the unusual twist of zombies which, in this universe, play a vital part in the worlds economy.
The core of the story was extremely intriguing and, if transposed differently, could have made for a exceptionally delightful film experience. It started off well with an eerie yet gripping scene that made for a truly exiting first impression. Yet I first got bothered by the first proper dialog, in which the plot was presented in a manner which was unclear to me. Throughout the whole movie the conversations built around the progress of the plot ... Oct 3, 2023
Alright, took a dive into this steampunk-zombie-ish flick recently, and let's just say... it's a mixed bag. First off, if you're thinking of giving it a whirl, do yourself a favor and avoid the DUB like it's last year's expired milk. The accents they attempted? Yikes. Felt like they were juggling too many balls, dropped a few, and decided to keep juggling.
As for the plot, imagine Swiss cheese. You got it: holey. I mean, there are moments when you think it's onto something profound, and then BAM! It throws you a curveball that has you thinking, "Wait, what?" It's like the movie itself is on ... Sep 28, 2017
Skip to the last sentence if you want to know my overall opinion of the movie
This is spoiler heavy because I give no respect to this movie: Instead of writing a review based on my choice of scores, I will just write about the things that annoyed me throughout the movie and some things I like. My choice of scores are pretty much the same as the people who rated this a low overall score. Also, this is my second time watching this after a year because everything that happened in the first viewing went over my head. There is a deep philosophical discussion that ... Aug 20, 2018
Today, I have decided to check a new local anime streaming site and picked one of their anime to watch. Knowing that this anime is having an EGOIST song as their ending, I quickly clicked for this anime movie. This is an anime produced by WIT Studio, Empire of Corpses or Shisha no Teikoku
While the premise of this anime is very unique and the progression is pretty good, I found the ending is a bit disappointing. The ending is not as grand as what I have thought in the beginning of the movie and left me with a feeling of "What? Why?" just because it ... Aug 17, 2017
We’ve all heard the story of Victor Frankenstein and his creation, which often gets mistaken for him. Some versions tell of his monster dancing to Puttin’ on the Ritz, some versions tell of his monster battling an ancient order of gargoyles, and some versions tell of his monster’s daughter attending high school with other Halloween Bratz rejects. But what no version of this classic story has ever told you is that the old doctor was only the first person to successfully reanimate a corpse. His creation could move on it’s own, it could speak, it could make decisions for itself, it could promote strawberry cereal...
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