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The thing about The Great Pretender is it never takes itself seriously. The formula they have in having these twist and turn of events that conveniently line up to showcase these character development works a charm (even if its ridiculous)
The music is a recipe of setting up success in giving those moments in the series its playful, sentimental and thoughtful moments. I really can't fault their use of the OST time and time again, and some of the new tracks for this ONA is just *chef kiss
Look I got baited into this series, and ironically it is about scams and everyone trying to outwit each ... other... so seeing dorothy in her element here with some new characters and old returning to fuel this series mystery of this syndicate working to take down the big guys is nothing short of amazing. It only leaves you wanting more.

Blood-C maybe a distant memory for some (and for some they would love to forget) but what this movie has done has really blown me away. In short it reminded me of the emotions, the power of music and that top quality art, of what has made the blood franchise what it is.

As we go back to memory lane, the Saya we all knew in Blood-C has returned into a distant cold and direct character with one mission. To take down Fumito. The way her character has changed makes her alike with all the other Saya's in the sense that deep down in that ... cold self there is still a heart beating in their vampire-selves.
Just like in the animated Blood-C series, the continuation of Clamp references amuses those who are familiar with it and of course the return of Watanuki in his lovely shop attending to Saya's services.

The new characters within the movie has a very lovely chemistry between them, and creates a nice light-hearted atmosphere amongst the dark and eerie of what the movie is mainly about. Mana and her backstory and character development alongside Saya's struggling journey was nicely added just like how Kuroto was added to set the scene for Saya's meet up with Fumito.

In short, just like the blood-c series, the twists are there, and are full of impact. But in all honesty, don't let what the blood-c series became deter you from watching the movie. The movie outshines all that was of that series and really brings back what has made the blood franchise a masterpiece.