Story:- The story is basically about racing in other planets, in the future, on Hovercars (except for our main character, who uses wheeled cars for a reason i didn't quite understand). If you are going to watch the movie, expecting a grand story, then don’t. There is a story indeed, but it’s not even worth mentioning. The story is there to merely set the setting so the action could take place. After all, this is a racing themed anime, putting a story in there, isn’t that easy. There’s some romance sprinkled on top, which I’m always a big fan of, and other than that, I honestly did not pay attention to the story much, and it did not make any sense either. Sometimes the story was hilariously ridiculous, which I think is purely intentional.
Characters :- Main characters have their character goals, winning the Redline—as expected. And other minor characters have their own goals as well. There is not much character development here, other than a minor romance arc. But then again—that is not the point.
I should give a lot of praise to the character designers though. They’ve done an outstanding job of creating entirely unique characters. All the characters have their own unique characteristics, everyone is unique. Even the characters that appear just for 5 seconds. I can see how much of an effort has gone to designing these character designs. I enjoyed them to the fullest.
Animation :- I believe this is where this anime should get the most praise. The art style is astounding, sound design is absolutely amazing and the animations are breathtakingly beautiful and action packed. Every second, there’s something happening. And as I said before, it’s an adrenaline rush the whole way through. The action packed races, are absolutely amazing. Just the mere feeling of speed and momentum was extremely satisfying. The over exaggerated movements and emotions of the characters, were hilarious and extremely well done. This is one of the best animations I’ve ever seen. It’s absolutely amazing.
To finish off, you might have guessed by now, I enjoyed every second of the movie. I wish there was a bit better story, but I honestly don’t mind it that much. And I would recommend this movie to anyone who is interested, and if you are, then definitely check the anime out, you will not be disappointed for sure.
