Daily Telegraph
The film is nearly two hours long and passes in what feels like 45 seconds. It is wildly entertaining and blaringly ridiculous, and I want to watch it every night for a week.
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Promare
A firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world in this Japanese anime.
Galo Thymos and the Burning Rescue Fire Department must take down Mad Burnish, a group of fire-wielding mutants who are set on destroying the world.
2019Rating: PG, Violence & coarse language111 minsJapanJapanese with English subtitlesStudio Trigger
AdventureAnimatedScience FictionWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Hiroyuki Imaishi ('Dead Leaves', 'Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars')
- Writer:
- Kazuki Nakashima
- Cast:
- Arata FurutaNobuyuki HiyamaTetsu InadaKendô KobayashiKatsuyuki KonishiAmi KoshimizuRikiya KoyamaTaiten Kusunoki
Promare / Reviews
Slant Magazine
Promare often feels like a maximalist season finale trimmed of any build-up, a climax that's outstanding to watch yet empty beyond its pure spectacle.
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RogerEbert.com
While the overall tone is pitched to a teen demographic, the creative energy and the execution on display is consistently engaging.
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IGN
Its characters burn bright with stylish designs and fun personalities, but the action is the real scene-stealer.
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Los Angeles Times
After seeing every leaf on every bush in so many features, it's fun to sit back and enjoy a film that pushes its look and palette beyond mere reality to create a fantasy world that could exist only in animation.
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Variety
"Promare" checks all the conventional anime boxes - post-apocalyptic setting, mecha suits and plenty of fan service - but it's still an exciting watch.
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