
Redline a visual spectacle of a movie, which I believe every anime and non-anime fan should definitely check out. I started watching the movie without expecting a lot from a racing themed anime, but was blown out by how much it offered. Throughout the whole movie, I was eagerly waiting to see what happens next, not because I was invested in the story or anything, the whole movie itself is a one big adrenaline rush.
Story:- The story is basically about racing in other planets, in the future, on Hovercars (except for our main character). If you are going to watch the movie, expecting a grand story, then don’t.
There is a story indeed, but it’s not even worth mentioning. The story is there to merely set the setting so the action could take place. After all, this is a racing themed anime, putting a story in there, isn’t that easy. There’s some romance sprinkled on top, which I’m always a big fan of. Sometimes the story was hilariously ridiculous, which I think is purely intentional.
Characters :- Main characters have their character goals, winning the Redline—as expected. And other minor characters have their own goals as well. There is not much character development here, not saying there's no character development at all. But then again—that is not the point.
I should give a lot of praise to the character designers though. They’ve done an outstanding job creating entirely unique characters. All the characters have their own unique characteristics, everyone is unique. Even the characters that appear just for 5 seconds. I can see how much effort has gone in to designing these characters.
Animation :- I believe this is where this anime should get the most praise. The art style is astounding, sound design is absolutely amazing and the animations are breathtakingly beautiful and action packed. Every second, there’s something happening. And as I said before, it’s an adrenaline rush the whole way through. The action packed races, are absolutely amazing. Just the mere feeling of speed and momentum was extremely satisfying. The over exaggerated movements and emotions of the characters, were hilarious and extremely well done. This is one of the best animations I’ve ever seen. It’s absolutely amazing.
To finish off, you might have guessed by now, I enjoyed every second of the movie. I wish there was a bit better story, but I honestly don’t mind it that much. If you're an anime fan whos looking for an anime with a great story or well developed characters, I don't think this is the anime for you.
But this is visually amazing anime, that doesn't really mess around with unnecessary things, it gets straight to the point and presents an incredibly enjoyable piece of media.