Promare

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Promare

PG-13

Released Sep 20, 2019

1h 51m

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Anime

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Thirty years has passed since the appearance of Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings, who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants appears, a battle begins.

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Visually dazzling and narratively exhilarating, Promare is a colorful thrill ride that should entertain adult anime enthusiasts as well as the teens in its target audience.

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Kambole Campbell

Little White Lies

As delightful as it is demented.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 25, 2019

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

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.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 1, 2019

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

For fans, this is everything [Hiroyuki] Imaishi maniacs can ask for: a gonzo DayGlo adventure that will never let up and never leave you bored.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 24, 2019

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Yago García

Cinemanía (Spain)

From the very beginning, Promare becomes a festival of shapes and movements... without ever losing the coherence or the pulse of its story. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Oct 22, 2020

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Raffy Ermac

Pride.com

The strongest theme 'Promare' explores is the discrimination of an entire group of people by the government-an extremely timely, familiar, and relevant story, especially for viewers who live in the States and are aware of the current political climate

Jul 17, 2020

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Christopher L. Inoa

Hyperallergic

Promare is composed as a series of climaxes, each one larger, faster, and more colorful than the last, until the audience is lost in the insanity and euphoria of it.

Feb 27, 2020

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Jess P

One of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Stunning visuals, bold characters, just amazing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Audience Member

Absolutely incredible. Everything I could have wanted from Studio Trigger. Bangin' soundtrack, breathtaking color palette, and non-stop action. Promare is completely over the top in the best way. The plot has a nice balance between serious moments and humor, and it's fully self-aware of all of the common tropes it makes use of. It's really just a whole lot of ridiculous fun. If you're a fan of Gurren Lagann, you'll definitely be into this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Frank

Promare was pretty dope. The animation is stunning, the music is great, the story has some great themes, and the two lead characters are awesome.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/31/19

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Hana

the story could've been more fleshed out but the animation is absolutely gorgeous and the soundtrack is incredible so who cares!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/25/19

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kwesi C

It was everything it could be

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/19

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Daniel M

Amazing animation, music and voice acting! Add a little of studio trigger's nonsense storyline and you have yourself a beautiful movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/16/19

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Synopsis

Thirty years has passed since the appearance of Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings, who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants appears, a battle begins.

Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Screenwriter: Kazuki Nakashima, Shigeto Koyama
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Sanzigen Animation Studio, Xflag, Studio Trigger
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence and Language)
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 51m

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