Story and enjoyment(4/10):
The concept is interesting enough to develop many themes, but it ends up not taking this opportunity, making Roujin Z more of an action movie with a bit of silly comedy than a cyberpunk work with ambitious themes like Akira (Work by the same author). In my opinion this movie is wasted potential.
Add to that the film is quite boring, the pacing is slow and there are the changes in tone from serious to comedy that make it impossible for you to take the film seriously.
And I don't like the ending either, it doesn't make any sense.
Character (3/10):
The characters are the worst aspect of the movie, the whole cast is very flat and one-dimensional.
The only character I like is Takashi because at least he gets some half-development (that doesn't take away from the fact that he's a complete idiot).
The only thing that the characters contribute are silly moments that only cause cringe, or serve to the plot (like the old mans).
Art (7/10) and sound (5/10):
The animation is the only positive aspect that I see in this movie, the backgrounds are beautiful, the framerate is decent, the designs are ok although they are forgettable and I liked the color palette. Overall a good animation job
In terms of sound and music it is quite generic and mediocre.
Overall (4/10):
For a movie written by Akira's creator this movie is a complete disappointment, I do not recommend it.
