Kai Doh Maru

I enjoy watching full length anime movies… I haven’t watched tons of them… but I’m certainly learning to discern the difference in quality in various anime films. Kai Doh Maru from the beginning seemed to be a rushed, unfinished product without refinement in any area. The animation was at times bouncy (likely for effect, but it just didn’t work) or choppy… Scenes were often disjointed and various actions seemed to skip frames… literally jumping from an action in progress to another further in the scene. The colour in the movie was washed out like a water color painting which only added to the rushed feeling I got from the film. The plot was strange and unsatisfying, leaving more questions than it answered with weak characters that I didn’t care about anyway. Admittedly the film is very short but it seemed more like an experiment than an honest attempt at a film. The film did have a few moments that were interesting but they are sandwiched between various unfinished aspects of the film. As one of the characters said, ‘how frightening!’… A pretty lack luster effort, mildly entertaining… ⭐⭐⭐