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(This came out pretty faster than I thought)
Again, a movie and have a cult following for this. The movie which took nearly 8 years to complete, the Anime that destroyed the studio MADHOUSE and probably the biggest flop in Anime industry. But that has nothing to do with the fact that I enjoyed it.

What I like about the movie.... Are we seriously doing this? Imo, Redline is a peak point for hand drawn animation. A complete hand drawn movie boosted with particle effects about intergalactic car racing with some amazing OSTs (just listen to This!). It's a bombastic ride unlike anything I've seen in Anime.

What I don't like about the series is... Well, I really don't care. Yes, the plot & characters have personality but it doesn't have solid writing. It's the same old story of underdog, with same old melodrama but I really didn't cared about it that much when the movie is brimming with so much personality and style.

Just like Super EyePatch Wolf said in his video,
Spectacular Failures have far more value than Mediocre Successes

A Tier Anime

If you are wondering how exactly this Anime has something do with destroying MADHOUSE;
The Anime started it's production in early 2000 and was produced for 8 years. The budget is 30 Million but it only grossed 8.2 million. The movie came in 2008 and at this time, many of in-house staff in MADHOUSE are starting to leave. Satoshi Kon died around 2010(RIP), Mamoru Hossoda left & formed his own studio, Yuuasa left after Tatami Galaxy and among the 2 out of 3 main producers of MADHOUSE, one of em died and the other left to create MAPPA. So, with the loss of staff, producers and loss of money that came with Redline flop, MADHOUSE lost it's glory days. That's why there aren't as many success in 2010s as they had in 2000s. HxH and OPM S1 are the only Anime that had huge reception, remaining aren't as much. Though, they are still getting positive reception for their original Anime like Death Parade, Sonny Boy, A Place further than Universe and such.