I haven't read the manga, but I read other reviews so I'm extremely disappointed there's not more episodes of this. As a standalone movie, it just doesn't work. We're thrown into the middle of a story and this Deimos guy keeps popping up and being all hot and stuff, but doesn't contribute much to the story. The main story was filler in a longer series, so it doesn't make any sense to have that be the whole goddamn movie. Wheelchairs only advantage was that she had a bow, otherwise she can't really do much, she'd have been so easy to sneak up behind and kick in the head. This whole stupid thing could have been over with much sooner. The rest of the characters are just sort of there. Unfortunately 30 minutes isn't enough time to give characters much depth or development.
The art, on the other hand, is genuinely some of the best I've seen from 1988. It's a damn shame we didn't get more of it. The character designs aren't unique or anything, save Deimos, but I just really love this style. The visuals are very good at setting the mood, with the dramatic victorian man energy that bleeds from Lestat's gayer twin. The backstory sequence, that explained why they were killing people, is harsh line work on a solid background, and the dramatic and intense look would do a great job of story telling if this story wasn't so goddamn stupid. There were some very cool shots for sure.
Someone who made this cared, and you can tell from the clear effort put into it. It was probably supposed to get a few more episodes, but this is all we have. It certainly isn't conclusive, and I'm left wanting more. What an unfortunate predicament this is
