Black Fox

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Japanese: BLACKFOX

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 5, 2019

Producers: Infinite

Licensors: Crunchyroll

Studios: Studio 3Hz

Source: Original

Genre: Action

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.74¹ (scored by 28,720 users)

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Ranked: #4896²

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Popularity: #2049

Members: 70,655

Favorites: 136

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Rikka Isurugi has spent her life training in the way of the ninja with her grandfather Hyoe while following in the footsteps of her father, the esteemed researcher Allen. His work has culminated in a set of cutting- edge drones equipped with artificial intelligence and incredible technical capabilities; although Allen plans to develop these drones for civilian use, there are others who have more sinister ideas in mind.

On Rikka's 16th birthday, things are forever changed when a paramilitary group raids the Isurugi house in search of the drone technology, killing Allen and Hyoe while Rikka manages to escape with the drones. Months pass, and Rikka is now an ordinary girl working as a private detective while sharing an apartment with another girl, Melissa. But when night falls, she dons her grandfather's fox mask and mercilessly hunts down those responsible for the attack. With the anger she felt that day driving her forward, Rikka will not rest until her family's killers receive the justice that they deserve.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Isurugi, Rikka

Main

Nanase, Ayaka
Japanese

Mia

Supporting

Tomatsu, Haruka
Japanese

The Girl in the Fox Mask

Supporting

Melissa

Supporting

Taichi, You
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Nomura, Kazuya

Director, Storyboard

Shinohara, Keisuke

Director

Aketagawa, Jin

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Iino, Shinya

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"BLACK FOX" by fripSide

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Oct 4, 2019

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 3

Skarvalin (All reviews)

131 people found this review helpful

How unoriginal can a movie be before it’s too much? At what point does it become just lazy writing? Black Fox is here to quench your thirst for an answer. I wouldn’t be surprised if they wrote down some cliche movie tropes and used that for the story. For what it showed me is that the staff had no inspiration for what it was going to be.

It becomes very apparent from the premise alone how little effort was put into this. The family of Rikka Isurugi are assassinated by a super evil corporation that does super evil things. She then plans her revenge by becoming a superhero who fights for justice! One of the most standard motives they could’ve gone with. This is far from the only trope they use. Take a sip each time you see a movie trope and you will go haywire likely within the first half. It’s a by the book story that’s been done plenty of time before and better.

Same can be said about the characters who all fit into your typical archetypes. That’s not in and of itself something that ruins the movie. But it’s short length hindered them from becoming the multilayered characters they needed to be. For that reason it’s hard to be invested in them. Rikka has at least understandable motivations, and the first act does a decent job at giving us a reason to care about it albeit on a very surface level. However the revenge story collides with a different one. Another girl archetype appears and the story shifts more focus on her. With the movie instead ending with her story's conclusion rather than Rikka’s. She doesn’t get her revenge on the people who killed her family, at least not the ones mainly responsible. The main villain was a generic mad scientist working for them.

The story was a severe letdown and the characters were not much better. But there was at least some effort put into the visuals. The character designs didn’t impress me much, and the backgrounds while decent were nothing extraordinary to look at. However, animation-wise it was very fluid and stylized in it’s fight scenes. Making for some solid eye candy. The budget constraints shines through at times and the CGI was taken right out of a PlayStation 2 game which didn’t blend well with it’s 2D counterpart.

The music is solid but like most things in this movie feels very uninspired and didn't leave any impressions. It is fittingly used for the emotions the scenes it's used in is trying to convey while not becoming distracting, but didn't add anything unique or memorable to the movie. With other words it’s as standard as you get.

The fact that the movie was so short didn't make it too unbearable but there is so much more you can use 90 minutes on that's not this. I would only recommend it if you want some good sakuga or have seen very few movies in your lifetime. For everyone else, go watch some paint dry. You will probably find more entertainment that way.

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Oct 4, 2019

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

Kuroack (All reviews)

88 people found this review helpful

First off i would like to say that this movie feels like a really long introduction to a anime series which isnt a bad thing

It starts off fleshing out the plot which is very movie like but it sets things up in a grander theme later

As for what i thought off the movie, its great but very forgettable. The characters, sound and art are all great but its missing a wow factor.

The plot moves pretty fast near the end and its a little cliche how its focussed on revenge

Overall the movie was pretty good but forgettable

would rate a 7.5 but that isnt read more

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Oct 5, 2019

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Treecky (All reviews)

38 people found this review helpful

Story: 6
It's straightforward, you don't really have to think to get into it. You do find that this idea is plagued with clichés that do not allow it to see its full potential.
Art: 7
The quality is varies throughout the film. I wouldn't say it hinders the enjoyment. Fight scenes become somewhat blurry and uneasy to follow at times.
Sound: 6
Nothing special. Music and sound both add to the experience. It does not feel like it is something that really come out on top compared to other movies.
Character: 6
For a movie, this is something that could have been done better. This is mainly because of the read more

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Oct 5, 2019

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

SanaeK10 (All reviews)

31 people found this review helpful

In many ways BlackFox reminds me of Princess Principal. Its premise made it seem like a full one-shot story but instead ends up being some superhero origin story down the line. There are fun and interesting bits here and there, but nothing seems to be developed to its full potential, leaving much to be desired even as the end credits roll. By far the worst offender is the cliffhanger ending, which, as of this writing, has no confirmed continuation.

Still, the movie is fine. My personal favourite bit is the last act where it turns into Symphogear (complete with hot blooded punching and villainous fakeouts), read more

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