The plot is incredible: very profound meanings are dealt with but never in a banal or obvious way. The story progression is excellent and the storytelling is exceptional. The final episodes have an incredible narrative crescendo and the non-finale is absolutely iconic.
The characters are the strong point of the anime: the three main characters are all fantastic and the secondary characters, although never stealing the show, are all pleasant. Griffith immediately became one of my favorite villains of all time: a sociopath with delusions of control but at the same time endowed with great charisma who manages to use whoever he wants as he pleases and has no qualms about exterminating thousands of people to achieve his goal.
I found the animation excellent, even though it dates back to 1997, it remains at very high levels. The gloomy and dark atmosphere also makes everything magical.
I also found the soundtrack very pleasant, even though I don't like the OST at all.
A real shame that this anime didn't have a worthy sequel due to mediocre adaptations like the one in 2016 or the film trilogy, which although not bad doesn't continue the events narrated in this first adaptation.
One of the best dark fantasy anime ever created, a true gem. Although it differs greatly from the original work, I appreciated it very much and recommend watching it to everyone.
