Most characters are bland and forgettable. Haru`s actions on the other hand are completely unbelievable. Nobody is this dense. He also switches his mood in an instant.
Story is super predictable but it doesn't flow naturally. Everything happens because it needs to. Haru gets mad for no real reason, magic sword appears out of nowheres, and so on. Also those massive plot holes...
The writing is definitely the worst thing about this movie.
There is no world building, nothing gets explained. I haven't played the games so I was completely lost. Those other races are completely unimportant. Who is that old man? What are his motivations?
I don't get it.
The animations were stiff and CGI straight up bad. When you see those faces you expect Ghibli quality but you don't get it.
The two things I liked were the art and the music. Those backgrounds where beautifully drawn and the characters at least decent. A bit more contrast for the characters would have been nice though. It didn't look like a 2020 anime.
I'm a big fan of Joe Hisaishi. His music was easily recognizable and it was pretty good. Unfortunately it was very memorably.
