I actually enjoyed this movie pretty much, the story is strong, as you would expect from Tezuka. It deals with genetic manipulation at a time where it wasn't so common to hear the issue and it's well constructed, except some plot holes here and there. What pushes down the film is its horrible animation, yeah, even for 1984, you would think that it was taken from early seventies not '84. The first series of Lupin in 71 are better animated that this movie. And the voices are often out of synch with the characters mouths.
Well, to be able to enjoy this one, you'll have to forget the terrible animation and the whole production and be able to focus yourself on the story. Unfortunately, Tezuka, the Grandfather of anime, didn't got a good budget for this, otherwise it would be a total classic in this day.
Rate: 7.0/10
