Just recently found out there was a live action adaptation of Inuyashiki and I was surprised how good it was compared to other anime adaptations. The anime is much better than this movie but that's because they could tell the story in more detail over a 6 hour period compared to the 2 hours they had to work with this film. But the cinematography and flow and graphics were beyond what I could have imagined as this must have had a good budget to do what they did with this movie. Very impressed! The set locations were almost identical to the anime which blew me away because I found myself comparing places with the anime.
I found the first half to flow better than I thought it would and did the anime justice for what time frame they had to work with, BUT when it reached the point where he grabbed Hanako and flew away is when it seemed rushed and a lot was glossed over until the end. There were some key instances in the anime that should have been in the film after this point that better drove the character development in my opinion and some stuff in the film that should have been shorten or taken out completely, as I didn't see the relevant importance compared to the other plot points that should have been in there.
Plus there were key character development issues, like learning all his powers, that weren't shown and he just did it without explanation, such as flying with the Hanako which he didn't in the anime because his flying abilities took time and trial and error as he made mistakes, but not here as he was a professional right from the beginning.
Also there was no real good explanation about how they got their powers really, while in the anime it is talked about a few times with the beings who bestowed the powers on them. If people just watched this and not the anime first, there is A LOT left out. Thankfully I did watch the anime a few times and knew what was what.
But as adaptation and in comparison to other adaptations (which is what I'm basing my rating on), I give this an 8.3/10.
I found the first half to flow better than I thought it would and did the anime justice for what time frame they had to work with, BUT when it reached the point where he grabbed Hanako and flew away is when it seemed rushed and a lot was glossed over until the end. There were some key instances in the anime that should have been in the film after this point that better drove the character development in my opinion and some stuff in the film that should have been shorten or taken out completely, as I didn't see the relevant importance compared to the other plot points that should have been in there.
Plus there were key character development issues, like learning all his powers, that weren't shown and he just did it without explanation, such as flying with the Hanako which he didn't in the anime because his flying abilities took time and trial and error as he made mistakes, but not here as he was a professional right from the beginning.
Also there was no real good explanation about how they got their powers really, while in the anime it is talked about a few times with the beings who bestowed the powers on them. If people just watched this and not the anime first, there is A LOT left out. Thankfully I did watch the anime a few times and knew what was what.
But as adaptation and in comparison to other adaptations (which is what I'm basing my rating on), I give this an 8.3/10.