Audience reviews
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BiteMat
The CG looks dated (especially by the 2021 standard which is the date I write this review), characters might not be amazing and there are anime that tackle thematic of cyberpunk much better. That being said a review is a subjective critical evaluation and for a 13 year old who never before has seen any anime Vexille was looking amazing, the characters felt real and since he never seen or read any cyberpunk before it was the best thing ever. Maybe it's not objectively a 10, but for the 13 year old me it was life changing experience that introduced me to two whole new worlds. The world of anime where I would get to discover amazing works such as Full Metal: Alchemist, Mob Psycho, Drifters or Vinland Saga and the world of Cyberpunk were I would read countless books, comics watch countless mov…
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A very cool premise with a wonderful soundtrack and animation, Vexille gives you a beautiful protagonist set in an almost built upon world with a really, REALLY lackluster story. The movie has a very promising start, but fails to do anything with it. It shortly falls into a rebel alliance vs. the empire plot-line. However, it also fails to do this well.
It was basically like if you watched Star Wars, but you only watched the cantina scene up to Han shooting Greedo, then the meeting about the run to blow up the Death Star(in a somehow extended version) and then the actual run to blow up the Death Star. Then the movie ends...YAAAAY...?
There was so much room to do so much more and they just didn't.
Also, there was one part where Vexille was all 'OMG YOU WERE IN JAPAN?! to her boyfriend' a…
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I see the lower rating this one had and it is hard to believe. The drawing/art is not like most other anime and maybe that is why it is lower rated by some. This is an awesome movie. The story is outstanding.
Everyone writing reviews here seem to just retell the description. ROFL. I won't do that. I think if you are reading this and have not seen this movie then please watch it. You see my rating on this one. Thumbs Up! Don't let the overall rating fool you, watch this one and you will be happy you did; at least if you are a sci-fi type of person.
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This dystopian flick can be summed up in two words - implausibly childish.
The film initially casts the hook with mystery and intrigue surrounding an technologically advanced but sealed Japan - a Pandora's Box! How exciting! We're enticed with glimpses of fancy gadgets Japan exports to America, Logic dictates the country itself must have something even better hidden behind its doors worthy of all the hype, right? Giant robots? Flying cities? They've been done before but hell we can never get enough of 'em!
What's the extraordinary secret it all builds up to? Drumroll.....
A SINGLE BACKWARD SLUM ON A PANCAKED FLAT DESERT.
No, seriously, the film's imagination goes only so far as one two-dimensional slum as flat as the rest of geographical Japan. Why is Japan, 73% of which is mountainous…
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She’s smart, strong, sensitive, clever and beautiful. But foremost, she’s a warrior. More survivor that the superhero type, she still a woman who can kick butt when she need to. Did I mention smart? Hmmm... Just checking. As it so happens, Vexille is living in a future where fear of out of control technology has lead the United Nations (the deciding world body of the time) to declare specified limitations. Japan, far beyond the rest of the world in research and development, refused to comply. As a nation, Japan withdrew from the U.N. and closed itself off from the rest of the world. When a meeting of world leaders was called to reconsider the Japanese position, a surprise attack is launched against the facility where the meeting is being held. In the ensuing battle the Japanese representat…
Read at the sourceBlind_Guardian
I watched Vexille not long after watching Appleseed; Ex Machina, and if the two weren't made by the same studio one of them needs to sue the other. However I found the CGI to be even more amazing in Vexille, a true feast for the eyes with razor-sharp action scenes and beautiful cel-shaded characters. If you hate 3D anime you may find yourself turned off by this, but unlike most 3D anime it's actually well done. It still feels like watching a two-hour video game cutscene at times, but at others it feels like watching a live-action movie, the animation gets so photo-realistic. If anime characters came out of the monitor and interacted with us, they'd probably look like the ones in Vexille.
The story features Vexille, an American secret agent trying to infiltrate Japan along with a team of S…
Read at the sourcePhantmShado
The story telling in Vexille is entirely unimaginative. Yes, that should be where this review begins; very little to no thought at all went into making the story line. Nearly everything is predictable far before it happens and the things that aren't you won't care about because there isn't any character depth to hold it together. This is not helped by the flashy animation style which accomplishes its shiny veneer at the cost of removing emotions from the faces of the characters. Seriously, it's not fair, the characters don't have that depth to lose. The fact that anime emotions are exaggerated beyond actual human expression limits is not actually always a bad thing. The premise of the story on the other hand is somewhat original, but still entirely implausible.
Sound was unimaginative too…
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If you enjoyed the visuals and sound design of Appleseed and Appleseed Saga Ex Machina, then you will enjoy Vexille. Indeed TBS has stolen alot from the Sega produced Shirow classic.
Alot of the mechanical design and environment design is clearly a Shirow knock-off, but it is executed fairly well. I did appreciate the thought put into the explanation behind alot of the technology represented in the movie, since technology is rather central to the plot.
But the plot was exactly the problem in this movie. Specifically around character development and motive. While the outside story resembles a crossbred of Appleseed and I-Robot and does a fairly good job of suspending disbelief, until time constraints forces open various cliches plot-holes; the inside story is what literally tanks the mo…
Read at the sourceMunsuta
In the year of 2077, Robotic Technology has advanced greatly in the world where robots where used for simple every day tasks. Japan leading in the robotics industry decides to sever its ties with the U.N. so they can research and develop androids ( Human Robots ) which has been banned by U.N. policy. After severing its ties with the U.N., Japan sets relay towers around its country which scramble all communications and basically make the country invisible to spy sattelites. A very good anime in which the graphics and sound were outstanding, kind of reminds me of animes like resident evil degeneration and final fantasy advent children. The story was good but it could have been better, i would have liked it more if it had more mechas fighting, but over all it was ok. i recommend this movie if…
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For the record, I didn't start off hating this movie. I'd actually been searching for it for a good year before they released it in June (July? Something with a J). I looked at it lovingly the whole way home once I'd bought it, and when I watched it for the first time, I felt...happy.
That was about for the first 15 minutes.
I've watched it 3 times since I bought it, and it never gets better. I don't know whether or not I'm biased towards Shirow or whether I just expect better from the producers, but something about this movie was a little off.
First, let me just say that the graphics are awesome. The opening scenes with the snow floating in the wind--excellent. Graphics were not the problem I had with this movie. One of the main problems I had was the mech designs. I mean, you want th…
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-- [ Vexille - 2077 Nihon ] --
In one line: "Awesome graphics, very Appleseed-like. Nice OST. Unimpressive characters in a very much cliché'd story."
Overall rating: 8/10
The story revolves around a hardened military girl named Vexille who is a member of S.W.O.R.D, which is some kind of high-tech military force. According to the plot, it has been 10 years that Japan has withdrawn from the U.N and became a loner, completely sealing off its frontiers, using high-end technological wizardry to filter incoming and outgoing transmission. It literally vanished off the world map. Then, the S.W.O.R.D is assigned a mission to infiltrate Japan and see what's going on there. When they reach, they find a land devoid of all humanity.
- [ Animation - 9/10 ] -
Animation and graphics is definit…
Read at the sourceDolorDecorus
Sooo....a first not-so stellar review. Though I liked Appleseed Ex Machina I went into this movie expecting something along those lines. I did get what I was expecting but..uhmm less of it. Vexille wasn't interesting and despite the action and the glittery explosions (and I do like explosions), as well as the cyber-punk dystopian themes, it was dull..dull like's story, characters, music, and etc.
Story: The story itself is good. The idea of Japan isolating itself once again and the disastrous results that came from such isolation was something that got me into seeing the film. The theme of technology erasing humanity as a consequence of our dependence on it is one I have seen before (many..many times), but I never get tired of it. And I did feel the paranoia of the government wash over me…
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Set in the year 2077, this cyberpunk thriller starts off with a bang and unfortunately goes out with a wimper.
The story evolves around roughneck yet beautiful girl named Vexille who works for an elite military force codenamed: S.W.O.R.D. In a nutshell, Japan has elected to become an isolated country and decides not to play ball with the rest of the world. A semi interesting story ensues...
Fortunately, as soon as the movie starts you are well treated for some nice visual eye candy. As you would expect from a CGI heavy movie, everything is rendered with utmost detail. But almost immediately you will notice that the characters are altered slightly than what you would normally expect. They appear to be more styled in a cel-shaded way. A little minor gripe with cel-shading is that sometim…
Read at the sourceRavnouss66
Watching Vexille is like watching the most beautiful yet uncomlete painting. The art is fantastic, and the elements within the story contain everything a good story needs. All the elements to make this the most innovative anime are there.
Art is perfect, like watching appleseed again.
Story is rushed, though full of many great elements it falls short and feels incomplete.
Characters are decent and would have been great had they truly been expanded upon. The hero alone never feels much like are hero or even important.
Sound was very good with some very good musical picks and pretty good voice acting.
It just feels like they are not put together. Most of the fun in this show comes from things not meant to be funny, yet end up being hilarious. At best I would call Vexille a rental.
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Vexille - 2077 Nihon Sakoku shares the same inspiration as Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed, following an almost straight forward cyberpunk plot line.
The story is fairly good and had some potencial. All flows around the isolation of Japan during 10 years because the disagreements in a Treatment for the preservation of mankind during the Robotized era. In short the denial of creating androids.
It is a simple plotline with good potencial for plot twists but unfortunatly it starts entering in a downward spiral to failure due to some bad decisions of the directors.
Art and Sound are simply Amazing. Superb animation not only for the mechas but for all the scenarios the story passes by. Sound is also superb, with great tracks by Paul Oakenfold and great tracks choosen by the Sound Director (…
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Vexille is in the same vein as cyberpunk thriller franchises Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell. There is excellent animation and world/mecha design on display, with great music by Paul Oakenfold.
The story is intriguing and has moments of awe, but is overall generic and subpar. The premise of having the main protagonist from America and treating Japan like current-day hermit North Korea is very cool but not expanded upon creatively.
Vexille settles for obligatory action setpieces and clichéd villains to fill the running time. All stuff straight out of the Rebels-Fight-Empire 101 textbook. A textbook that is in need of a new edition, I think we can all agree.
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