This movie adds nothing, but takes away a lot. The animation is gorgeous (I mean it's computer animation, so what, but still very creative), except for some jarring "IN THREE DEE" scenes. The characters that were weak and/or stupid in the original are the same here (you know the ones). I really don't know where the original character (Mami's pet) comes from, maybe from a manga or spin-off? Also quite jarring. The first half was promising (I originally believed it was the original timeline, namely the one that leads to Walpurgis night), but somehow it turned out to be a sequel to the series after all (that didn't entirely make sense but it was still OK), but the second half was progressively pointless and fanfictiony. Main problem is that like I said, this doesn't actually add anything at all to the series which already had a satisfying end. This was like adding a sequel to Evangelion episodes 25 and 26, instead of episodes 1 to 24.
PS: The music got a little too French for me at the end. Somewhat annoying.
PPS: Kyubey never was a villain. Kyubey is super sane. The original handled that quite well, this movie however, didn't, which is its ultimate downfall.
PS: The music got a little too French for me at the end. Somewhat annoying.
PPS: Kyubey never was a villain. Kyubey is super sane. The original handled that quite well, this movie however, didn't, which is its ultimate downfall.