Unfortunately, besides the original "Highlander" ~ this is, without a doubt, the best Highlander movie in the Franchise. I recommend watching it; even if it does go a little far. I'm not an anime fan, but I was a fan of this movie; in that it was not as horrible as End Game or Source. ;-PThe movie was a little odd, but fit the story line loosely enough; and it definitely kept things interesting. Again, I'm not a fan of anime, but it had a lot of action, and brought back the romantic image of "immortal swordsmen" in a way I hadn't seen in far, far to long in the other movies. While the main character had obvious faults, the stubbornness was a little endearing as things continued. ;)

There can be only one, but Conner MacLeod is less concerned with becoming the sole remaining immortal with all the power he could wish, and more concerned with seeking revenge from one immortal in particular. Responsible for the death of his one true love, this immortal has presided over the empire of Rome, the Third Reich and other immoral and evil forces. Now in the future, he continues to hold sway over a New York that has fallen due to terrorism and biological warfare. Entering the city, MacLeod is only looking for another try at revenge but finds more than he expected.Despite Highlander 2 and 3, I did quite enjoy Endgame and so I decided to take a look at this ahead of maybe seeing the live-action sequel later this year. I have no real issue with Anime even if it does rather tend to look very similar in style from film to film. Nor am I a massive fan of the Highlander films but I do quite like both of these things. In regards Anime the film does look good and there is plenty of visual style to be had here. Fans of the genre will appreciate it because it does look a bit like everything else you will have seen.Where it falls down is what it does with this style, because the material is sadly lacking. The story does similar stuff to what the series has done before. By digging up MacLeod's old partner the film does rather tread old ground and it offers nothing new with it. On top of this we have characters that are superficial and simplistic , with nothing outside of the action. Of course the script mostly being corny dialogue doesn't help anything and, in regards the narrative, there isn't much beyond the tough posturing, sexy girls and solid action. The voice work is OK for what the material is but nothing more.Overall then an OK Anime film that does a lot of what you expect from the genre. However apart from this, the material is lacking and does little more than produce a simple script that Highlander fans will have seen before and few will care about.

I have just purchased HIGHLANDER: THE SEARCH FOR Vengeance from my local wally-world and I was blown away from the very beginning.I'm a bit familiar with the body of work that the crew at madhouse have done (NINJA SCROLL AND X come to mind) and I have to say that this one is the best yet from him. I'm also glad that the guys who brought HIGHLANDER to life in the first place had a hand with it.I won't ruin the story for those that are reading this review, but if you are familiar with anime and the sweeping style that comes with it, as well as the movies that I've mentioned, then you will not be disappointed.Watch it, rent it, buy it! Enjoy it.

First things first, this is a typical Kawajiri film, as you may or may not know, Kawajiri is like a Japanese Frank Miller, meaning all his work share a distinctive feel to them, and follow a similar path story-wise. Some people call this auto-plagiarism, and bash it. However if you are like me, and have really liked his work, from Ninjascroll, to the Animatrix short, from "wicked city" to "vampire hunter D bloodlust", "lens-man", "Cyber city Oedo", etc etc. Then the mere prospect of watching some part of the highlander myth animated in this fashion will have your blood boiling. If you haven't guessed it yet, I really liked the film.Lets start reviewing it part by part.Story: It fits in the Highlander myth, this is not about any known Mcleod, so you may think of it as an alternative story-line. Everything is a little clichéd though, still beats the crap out of any Highlander sequel so far.Setting: The movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, very kawajirish, it has this "Fist of the north star" feeling to it, huge bad guys, wrecked urban landscapes, silent heroes, you know the drill.Character design: Again typical kawajiri film, busty women, sharp factions, impossibly muscular males, you may love it or hate it, I really like it. This is no Inuyasha, boy....Animation: Very Good, some less than stellar CG shots, and "matrix moments", if you can deal with that there are really well choreographed fights to be seen. Specially gorgeous are the fights that take place in the past.Sound: Mostly OK, some voice overs could have been better, the movie comes in English just like Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. There are some great accents to be heard when the Highlanders speak, however some secondary characters could have used better actors.Music: Gorgeous, really symphonic gives the feeling of epic and greatness to the whole movie.So if your love for highlander allows you to overlook some small flaws, and some kawajirisms you'll really like the movie.