Promare is a anime film created by studios Trigger and XFLAG that was released in Japanese theaters in 2019. Hiroyuki Imaishi directed the screenplay while Kazuki Nakashima wrote the story which released in the film debuting in the top ten in the box-office but soon slid down a couple places. Many reactions for the film were positive from most people. Singer Superfly sang the theme song as well as long time actor Kenichi Matsuyama voicing the main character(Billy Kametz did the English dub.)
A young guy fights in his team of firefighters to rid the world of fires brought on by The Great World Blaze where certain people were granted powers called Pyrokinetic. Society gave these people the name Burnish and deemed them dangerous to mankind. Even thought they're still humans.
I watched this film knowing absolutely nothing about the plot or the studio that was the creator. What can be said about the viewing experience after I finished the film was one of agreement with all the reviews I saw before I popped the disc in. Promare was nothing less than an epic viewing brought on by the world created from deep storying telling that doesn't try too be so "important". I could see Promare fitting perfectly in a time slot on a Cartoon Network segment. All the antics in the plot such as visuals and character development go together well with a youthful energy where you balance silliness on one side then an important issue on the other. There's a lot of comedy in this film that pops up through a hole like a whack a mole you can hit. It's a feel that pops up at the most random times in the film but nothing really gets derailed which adds up to classic story telling. The deep part of the story talks about everyone being human no matter the circumstance. Issues arise though when not all people see burnish as nothing more than a problem needing to be erased. Two main characters have big development in their change different mindsets as they clash in battle. Some low key Boy Love vibes are sprinkled in there throughout too. I'm sure not complaining. Music is never a aspect that I discuss in films. Premiere kinda makes you pay attention to the soundtracks since most of the event signaling has to do with music. I enjoyed Promare far more than I expected to because it's a film that got me to find interest in things that I would avoid in other japanese anime films. Only a handful of films have done that in my lifetime.
Promare's world is breathtaking. Hiroyuki does what he knows best, creating sights blurring computer generated graphics and traditionally drawn anime. Elements of both come together to balance out the visuals in bright water colors. Cities, ships, and fighting rob arm all had a video game look that moves at a fast pace, all the while not lowering in quality. Character Drawings start to borderline look over stressed to express the emotions coming out, however, this still wasn't a challenge for Hiroyuki's vision. He meshes all components creating one of the best worlds to be presented in an anime in recent years.
I'm a guy that was never a scientific anime fan so loving Promare like I did surprised the hell out of me. Don't ask me to watch Gundam cause I'll refuse straight away. Promare is a film where you don't have to think too hard and can relax. You might want to talk about the film with a friend because of the epic overload though.
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