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Name: Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here - Mirai-hen
Type: Animation
Type: Animation
Official Rating: TV-PG
Director: Taichi Ishidate
Genre: Action, supernatural, fantasy, romance
Genre: Action, supernatural, fantasy, romance
Age Rating: 14+
Review:
Takes place a year after the anime ends. Mirai has forgotten everything that has happened and Ahkito struggles to find his place after last year's events.
This is actually a second-part to a first movie entitled" Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here - Kako-hen that combines all of the episodes of the anime into one movie. Feel free to watch the anime as a series--as I did-- or just watch both of the movies for the whole story.
The plot was good and did a good job of piquing the viewer's interest. However, they changed the ending of the original series in the beginning. In the beginning scene, there is a rewritten version of the ending scene in the last episode. When Mirai has returned to Ahkito from her battle, she has suffered amnesia and doesn't even remember who she is. This is a major theme in the movie and definitely churns a lot of suspense in the viewer, but it's still a bit annoying that they completely dismissed the original ending. On the flip side, the loose ends from the first act were tied up.
Although I wouldn't consider the battle scenes as completely graphically-intense, a lot of blood was shown, mostly due to the fact that Mai uses her blood as a weapon and fights with it. There were also a lot of violent-looking weapons such as machetes, a powerful spear/scepter/chainsaw object, and a sword made completely from Mai's blood. Because of this, I put a higher age-limit on the show as a reminder for parents to preview it before allowing their children to watch.There were some magical elements to the show as well, and Ahkito in his youmu-form was almost demon-like.
Takes place a year after the anime ends. Mirai has forgotten everything that has happened and Ahkito struggles to find his place after last year's events.
This is actually a second-part to a first movie entitled" Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here - Kako-hen that combines all of the episodes of the anime into one movie. Feel free to watch the anime as a series--as I did-- or just watch both of the movies for the whole story.
The plot was good and did a good job of piquing the viewer's interest. However, they changed the ending of the original series in the beginning. In the beginning scene, there is a rewritten version of the ending scene in the last episode. When Mirai has returned to Ahkito from her battle, she has suffered amnesia and doesn't even remember who she is. This is a major theme in the movie and definitely churns a lot of suspense in the viewer, but it's still a bit annoying that they completely dismissed the original ending. On the flip side, the loose ends from the first act were tied up.
Although I wouldn't consider the battle scenes as completely graphically-intense, a lot of blood was shown, mostly due to the fact that Mai uses her blood as a weapon and fights with it. There were also a lot of violent-looking weapons such as machetes, a powerful spear/scepter/chainsaw object, and a sword made completely from Mai's blood. Because of this, I put a higher age-limit on the show as a reminder for parents to preview it before allowing their children to watch.There were some magical elements to the show as well, and Ahkito in his youmu-form was almost demon-like.
All in all, this was a great continuation of Beyond the Boundary. Surprisingly, there was a lot more romantic tension between Ahkito and Mirai. I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised; there was quite a bit of fluffy romance in the show. It was just more built up and emotional in the movie than in the first half. The relationship between Ahkito and Mirai was achingly sweet; it totally tugged on my heartstrings.
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Mature Content:
- Sexual References- Ahkito has an uncanny attraction to women wearing glasses
- Violence- A lot of blood is shown during fights
- Magic- Mai can manipulate her own blood
- Most of the characters possesses magical abilities
- Spiritual- Demon-like creatures
- Profanity- Use of the word "damn"
Personal Note:
I love the way Ahkito's hands were drawn--so nice and strong.
I love the way Ahkito's hands were drawn--so nice and strong.
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