I started "Godkiller" thinking it was anime, (I'd heard of the manga title, wanted to see what it was about), but what I got was a "motion-comic". I love comics, spend more of my discretionary income on them than I probably should, but motion-comics don't do much for me - there's comics/graphic novels, and there's animation, but motion comics are the worst of both mediums.
That said, the actual art was arresting, inventive, and extremely well done, and the voice work was mostly appropriate and professional.
As for the actual story? Well, this adaptation seems to be aimed at an audience that already knows the whole "Godkiller" story arc, back-stories and sub-texts...coming in cold, as I did, I had a hard time figuring out why some of the characters were doing what they were doing and some of the transitions and jumps in the plot left me in the dust. (The overly convoluted expository dialog leaves out as much info as it includes.)
I'll say this for this adaptation - It made me want to see how it turns out, and it made me think about hunting down the graphic novel it seems to be based on. And I'm OK with the 75 minutes I spent watching it.
That said, the actual art was arresting, inventive, and extremely well done, and the voice work was mostly appropriate and professional.
As for the actual story? Well, this adaptation seems to be aimed at an audience that already knows the whole "Godkiller" story arc, back-stories and sub-texts...coming in cold, as I did, I had a hard time figuring out why some of the characters were doing what they were doing and some of the transitions and jumps in the plot left me in the dust. (The overly convoluted expository dialog leaves out as much info as it includes.)
I'll say this for this adaptation - It made me want to see how it turns out, and it made me think about hunting down the graphic novel it seems to be based on. And I'm OK with the 75 minutes I spent watching it.