Art - Beautiful high quality 80s anime. You can see the budget on screen. This type of stuff is why so many people complain about CGI. The characters are distinct enough to easily recognise who is who. The various space vessels are beautifully designed - think Ulysses 31.
Story - SUBS NOT DUBS
Yeah, 100% with this one... this is early days, when the dubs were generally low quality translations and low to ok quality performances. Have you got the right version? Is it 2h+, then yes.
The Manga Entertainment release is massively cut by nearly half the film!
I watched them back to back, Subs first and then Dub just to see what I watched as a kid.
This really shows - for instance - why's their a 4 sailed barque in space? Watch the sub, it explains this.
It then goes onto explain those big red lines a lot better, with a genuinely gorgeous opening.
Is it a masterpiece? No. It's probably a similar level to Dominion Tank Police or Bubblegum Crisis.
Music - Classic 80s anime > orchestral or RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWK! Hell's yeah. It's not quite Bubblegum Crisis RAWK tho.
