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Gridman Universe is THE movie made for SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon fans. I’ll keep this brief because if you’re a fan of Gridman or Dynazenon, this is a movie best viewed blind, I swear. I’ll be as spoiler-free as possible in this review.

I’ll jump to the main point then. GU is a fan service movie to the very core, and it doesn’t try to hide that fact. The writers went ham and busted out everything they had in their arsenal to make for a cinematic ride. What’s the first thing that comes to your mind or want to see that was in Gridman/Dynazenon? Well, there’s a ... high chance the thing you thought about would be in the movie. While the movie put a heavy emphasis on the Gridman casts, the Dynazenon crews also received some amount of love that a YomoYume shipper like me was satisfied.

Secondly, I love how the movie gave more depth to the Gridman casts, especially Yuuta. When I first got into this franchise, Gridman felt inferior when put together with Dynazenon. However, GU fixed this problem by actually making Yuuta a better character. One of my biggest complaint with the OG Gridman was how Yuuta was a very boring MC, but the emphasis on him in this movie helped make him a more interesting character for me. Furthermore, Utsumi and Rikka also gain more recognition.

Thirdly, the osts are really good. It had this nostalgic 90s Ultraman vibes to them, and many of the great tracks including the openings of Gridman and Dynazenon had made a comeback in here. However, I believe the highlight of this movie would have to be “uni-verse” by Masayoshi Oishi. It feels like the cultivation of the experiences from both Gridman and Dynazenon, a song that embodied those two series if you will. I still had it in my playlist.

Lastly, the fights. Gridman and Dynazenon has always delivered with their 3D mixed with 2D fights. This movie was no exception while even exceeding some of the previous works. Yeah, that’s all. I won’t comment much on this but you’ll get your money worth it.

Drawbacks:
1) The plot can be a little clunky at times
2) While I love the fights in here, sometimes there’s too much visuals on screen that it became hard to follow.

Overall, fans of Gridman and Dynazenon are eating good today, holy. Watch it NOW if you can.

[Spoiler Free]
Notes: My grading criteria is a little different from other because my average score is 7 instead of 5, so take it with a grain of salt.

This is the first review I ever wrote and pardon my horrible grammar. So, just now I have binged the whole entirety of the Gantz manga and oh boy, my mind is really in a mess.

First of all, the plot or story of Gantz can be put into one word “Mediocre.” I’ll would say that the premise of the manga is really interesting, and the first part are very well done. It’s a thriller and action story that ... really go the extra mile to make it way better. However, it get progressive worse as the story continues, plot holes became more littered and apparent but it’s still enjoyable at best. Though I feel that a lot of story elements are wasted. However, the final arc really nail itself in the coffin with rushed story and plot holes that came down like rain. Many potentials are wasted and it left a lot unexplained. Don’t get me started on the ending that felt like a joke to the reader. Another complain I have is regarding the plot armor because it’s fricking ridiculous on some characters that made Mission Impossible look like baby.

Secondly, the characters are bland and forgettable aside from some. They are mostly generic and their design doesn’t do it much justice either while combined with some bad decision making. However, one thing that I wanted to complain about are regarding the female characters in the story. Personally it’s a mockery to almost any woman because they are written to be just a fan service. Probably every girl just wants to fuck one of the main cast and have no development with the relationship whatsoever. Like, who would want to die for some random dude you barely know of?

Lastly, the art is really good most of the time aside from the CGI-like drawing that looked really ugly. The monsters design are very unique and can really be haunting sometimes.

Conclusion: Gantz is worth the read if you have some spare time. The story is a enjoyable turn your brain off type of story with an added gore. Personally, I enjoyed it very much except for the last arc.