One Piece Film: Red

The movie is just an Ado concert. An expensive MV with the main characters special moves. The film's formula is: they took a list of the audience's most beloved characters, did some marketing research on metaverse and generation z, took a ready-made fanfic from the internet (Shanks' daughter) and a singer who is very popular in Japan at the moment. The main character is annoying and dumb. Unfortunately she has more screentime than all the Mugiwara. Her motivation is weak and makes no sense. Oh, to top it off, have her power create dozens of new figures for fans to buy complete sets of a cute pet-shaped boat, chibis of old characters, and pirate skins of current characters. Good marketing.

One Piece RED is an awesome movie. The animation was smooth and the soundtracks were great. I think every One Piece fan will enjoy watching it alot. Before watching it in movie hall, I read good and bad reviews but they were all different from what I experienced. The movie has 6-7 songs which sounds too much but I liked 5 of them. The music was actually gooood!! It is always fun watching our favourite characters and since it's a non canon movie, we shouldn't go to depths reviewing the film and find negative things..we watch anime for entertainment and One Piece RED was an absolutely amazing watch. Yes, Shanks is seen fighting. Some people may feel that the second half is better than the first half because first half is about the building up of the story while second half is full action and thrilling scenes. Watching it in movie hall between OP fans is another level of satisfaction and fire running through the blood. The One Piece fanbase is really cool.

As a die-hard One Piece fan... Obviously the animation and singing was very good but the story was kind of ass and it didn't seem that well written. So visuals and Audio score pretty high but the overall content I'm just really not feeling it. So It's good and bad at the same time, leaving it PRETTY MID. The 3D stuff was kind of goofy as well, a lot of the characters behaviors just didn't feel right and responses were weak. It felt very bland, including the fight scenes especially it felt very unnatural like "let's show each of these characters doing a move just for the sake of it" I've cried at a lot of one piece but this didn't even come close to making me tear up. It's just very clearly not written by Oda. Low-key feels like a kind of mediocre fan fiction. Most characters felt off and not quite used right, both their personalities and their moves. The choreography seemed pretty bad most of the time it was very linear. The plot twists felt more like excuses for bad writing, even the ending doesn't make a lot of sense.

Fun movie, but overall pretty underwhelming. Visuals and music is really good, Ado's singing really carries the movie. Everything else is just a mess though. The story is not very well written and there's a bunch of cameos from previous characters for no other reason than to have them there, they serve no purpose to the plot at all. It's fun sure, but doesn't make for a good movie. The episodes which give some "backstory" to Uta did little to nothing to impact my enjoyment of the movie at all so wouldn't worry about watching them before the movie. I enjoyed the movie and would give it a 6/10 score on pure enjoyment alone, but unless you're a big One Piece fan I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it.

"One Piece Film: Red" is a strange movie, and even stranger entry in the One Piece franchise. Throughout the movie, 'divisive' was the word I kept landing on -- both for me personally, and how I predict the fans will react. There are some moments I would die to see again on the big screen, but all my favorites were very out of place for a One Piece movie and not worth the lows it took to get to those highs. -Story and Characters- As a newcomer to the One Piece world "Film: Red" committed the cardinal sin of anime movies: I was much less excited about the franchise after watching this movie than I was before. Despite seeing it less than a day ago, the story is foggy at best. I remember what I watched, but if I had nail down the plot, I'd be at a loss. I cannot think of a single productive thing the main characters did to develop the plot along, and their story was clearly just padding to take a break from the movie's main focus: Uta. "Film: Red" is without a doubt her story, and even Luffy is merely an observer in her One Piece movie. If you like Uta, you'll be well-fed. While starting as a one-dimensional idol trope, Uta's personality and motives unravel as the movie goes on, and twists get thrown her way. Despite being the smallest character on the poster, she is the only one with anything to do in the movie. If you were looking forward to big moments from your favorite characters, you won't get it here. Fan favorites are sidelined early on, and stay stuck or separated for most of the film. One Piece's wonderful cast of characters were mere prop in Uta's movie until the finale. Even then, every moment Luffy was on screen made me want to bang my head on the theater floor. The iconic main main of the franchise was swiftly made annoying, unlikeably stupid, and pointless in "One Piece Film: Red." -Art and Sound- While the story was making it difficult to stay awake, the art direction was the shot-in-the-arm "Film Red" needed. One Piece already has some amazing character designs, but Luffy and the Straw Hats have never looked better. The rendering is beautiful; the way the simply colored characters standout on watercolor-esque backgrounds means you'll never be looking at something dull. The biggest takeaway (by far) is the music. Uta is a Jpop star through and through and every musical number is as catchy as the last. Each song is accompanied by a fun choreographed dance, and animation that pulls it off flawlessly. The visuals when Uta performs will far and away be the most memorable part for anyone watching "One Piece Film: Red" and they look like mini music videos within the movie. You'll be replaying the songs and the scenes in your head for days long after the movie is done. It's all brought together in a gorgeous final fight that finally gives the movie some quality action. Even with dozens of brightly colored characters on screen, and flashy finisher moves every second, you won't get lost in the battle. The camera keeps it all in check and tracks the action very well. Music, action, characters, and story finally work together well in the final moments of the movie. The glory of a lasting franchise like One Piece, is despite the negatives and the filler, you can always at least something to enjoy. I was never as engaged as I wish I was, but to say I was disengaged would slight what I truly did enjoy about the film. To me, this says it best: there are scenes I sincerely can't wait for someone to clip and post online, but I never want to watch "One Piece Film: Red" as a whole again.

My first review ever, and it had to be One Piece Film Red. Just want to clarify some things before you continue: 1- I'm the biggest fan of Ado. As a J-pop enjoyer, listening to her songs since 2021 made my life less hard sometimes. 2- Even tho I read the manga, I'm not a fanatic one piece fan, and I literally just watced the movie because Ado was singing. 3- This is gonna be so partial and not rational at all, but since it was a special movie (I was almost crying everytime Ado was singing bc holy smokes she rocks) I really wanted to write this. So, about the movie, I saw a lot of bad reviews about it. About how Uta is a bad character, about it had too many songs in it and lastly, "if I wanted to watch an idol movie, I would be watching an idol movie". to be fair with you, it's a bit exaggerated, the songs were the best part (def not partial at all) and yes, there are people that are watching bc it has music involved. Overall, there were some inconsistency in the story but the animation was pretty enjoyable and last fight gave me goosebumps For other people, since 90% of them are shounen fans and only want to see fights, I'm sure there will be lots of ppl that liked, but a lot more that didnt. Rate: Story - doesnt matter Animation - doesnt matter Music - 10000000000000000/10 Characters - doesnt matter Enjoyment - 10/10 (for me ofc) Overall rating - 10/10 (not bc its "masterpiece" like MAL says, but its based on how I have feelings for this movie)

It was actually a pretty weak story... and a lot of the 3d animation actually looked off... expensive, but off... But, that said, the songs were a banger, and while as a whole, the movie's story felt weak, many of the individual scenes felt okay and if you watched the filler episodes leading up to the movie, then it's enjoyable, seeing Luffy and Uta reunite. They actually had good chemistry.... Like, after Luffy meets again with Uta, it's basically just event after event.... not much build up, not much characterization... very little dialogue... The character introductions suck, the motivation feels weak and frankly, the conflict comes out of nowhere. Like, a lot of it works more because we knew so many of the characters from the main series.... But, while the songs are top notch and Uta was a great character, it's a weak movie... not one of the best... That said, I recommend watching it. It's still an enjoyable experience for One Piece fans... But note, it's not because it's a good movie but because it's something nice to watch, if that makes sense.

As a general rule of thumb Shounen anime movies are pretty s**t. They have pretty crappy antagonists, no real plot and just have every mildly important or popular character show up for 10 seconds of screen time for some contrived reason. Commonly the main character will get a single-use powerup (Naruto will get a new one-use Rasengan, Goku will get False Super Saiyan, Deku will get some glove that lets him use 100% punches then it never appears again.) One Piece MOSTLY follows the trend pretty well, although I think it's movies tend to be much better than the average shounen slop. Most of the villains are better written and more compelling, single-use power-ups aren't given out like candy either. However, Film RED is easily one of the worst One Piece movies, up there with STAMPEDE. Uta completely sucks as a character. Extremely powerful, related to important main characters, retconned in despite no previous mentions... Is this a character written by the manga's author, or an 11 year old girl's self-insert OC? Nonsense plot. Gear 5 hype moment for no plot reason. Just pure slop.

Well..Not the best Movie Anime, music and animation is good but... storyline just..erm ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ Storyline: Not a canon movie, well, not the best.. Uta lore just dont make sense, in my opinion, dont make some sense. ★✮꩜⋆ Animation: WOOOOOOOO, its good actually, i like when uta sings, but idk.. the CGI on uta is good too. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Music: Well.. GOOD AS FUCKKKKKKKK, ado sing as una and ADO SLAPS, but, you cant make an anime that just animation and music is good, right. ⋆⭒𓆟⋆｡˚𖦹𓆜✩⋆ Others: Uta akuma no mi is good i guess. Shanks is used as a bait on the movie (oh). No one piece soul. The movie just dont make sense like, why a japanese idol in one piece, WHYYY. Conclusions: "If you like disney musical you may like it" Boring asf 5.3 of 10

Loved it!!! But its not One Piece (Let me explain). I just saw the movie in theatres and have a few things to say about it. As a currently up-to-date fan of One Piece, I can say without a doubt, that this movie was much different from the One Piece that we all know and love. You would have better chances of mixing oil and water if you try to fit this movie into the canon storyline's the tone, pacing, and overall world building. In this respect, one could say the movie fell flat. HOWEVER, as an isolated experience, I found the movie to be quite enjoyable. Being a huge Ado fan, the music was naturally the largest part of the movie for me. Hearing the full force of the vocals and visuals being exceptionally tuned to each sequence was a really great experience (One that is even better if you see it in theatres or at least with a good audio setup). Furthermore, though the writing definitely has its fair share of holes, the movie overall felt like a fairly well fleshed out story within a context of a singular event. For comparison, where I found Jujutsu Kaisen 0's several month storyline to be packed quite tightly into its runtime, the 2 hour (ish) runtime of Red gave the story enough time to breathe. Though the writing was not fully representative of Oda's ability to weave together a complex, multi-arc plot-line, it told its story well enough in the time it had. Final Thoughts: Don't go into this movie expecting spectacular writing. There enough detail to make the plot understandable and the rest was pretty much fanservice. HOWEVER, if you are willing to set that aside, the depth of the musical score and the poppy visuals are MUCH more than enough to keep you entertained the whole time.

Sincerely? The basics to create an interesting story for me were there, but I didn't like the development of the plot, which from the beginning was too surreal (and speaking of One Piece it seems a contradiction): the origins are not fully explained (who is really, as she got the powers and origins of the so-called secondary enemy), the story seems almost a fairytale fantasy (power influences more on a spiritual level than physical), some relevant characters do not even appear (almost inconceivable, given the time span where in theory the facts take place), the ties with the 2 main characters do not seem as solid as they would like to point out (I did not notice this great friendship between them, but a simple acquaintance), and certain moments could give greater importance (final shot sequence an example, I don't want to spoil). Although it has the defects already listed above (not going into too much detail), I would like to give it a 6, because in the end for some small thing in my opinion the film is saved, music in the first place (new genesis I've been listening to it for a few weeks , but these are details😂), which has a fundamental role (even if certain moments are too "musical" for me); also, some events I did not mind too much, so from that side it is not disastrous. In short, it is in the list of films that you see but that you will only remember for 2 scenes at the most.

In a Worldline far removed from the one piece world, lies a story that is being told. A tragic story of one who wanted to bring about a new era. Her name was Uta and this is her story, one of laughter, tragedy and warmth. This movie is a condensation of everything themeatic about one piece and its pretty sad that alot of people dont seem to get it, but praise the series as for its deep themes and maturity. IS it just because this movie is non canon? Is it just because theyre salty shanks isnt evil nor does he fit their headcanon of what he should be? Is it just because they dont like the musical aspect or Uta? Is it just because they think this is just a ripoff of naruto? Perphas its all of this, we will never know but lets get this out of the way. Yes the movie could be better paced, and it defintely could use more runtime, i wont dare to tell you otherwise, but im just saying to understand the kind of story oda wanted to tell. The basic plot of the movie is in laymans term > the strawhats and a whole bunch of other important characters just decided to drop everything theyre doing and attend the concert of this new diva idol called uta. > We find out from luffy that she's shanks daugther. > She then evantually turns on luffy for being a pirate whom she proclaims to hate > She traps all the pirates that attended her show and chased after luffy with her fans. That's it, the whole rest of the series is just a mystery box of figuring out Uta's goals, her motive, her powers and resuce everyone. In a different worldline, we cut to a kakera sprinked throughout the story which tells of uta's relationship with luffy . TBH this was my favorite part of the movie, as oda has said before this movie challenges luffy beyond just physically and its shown throughtout the film Uta isnt someone luffy wants to actually beat, nor does he directly attack her for anything, hes being challenged mentally and emotionally, hes confused that someone he used to know turned out so different. It was never about just beating the opponent in this case. Its about truly understanding why someone would turn to the dark side. Sometimes the answer is never just about beating the opponent to be done with it. OF course, in the end this is a box office action movie for a battle manga so ofc it ends in a big thrown down fight against a giant thing with alot of sakuga which im cool with but can see why others find it a controversial film. On another facet of the kaleidoscope, the mystery element i would agree is handled pretty badly, which is one of the few elements i would say is handled badly and would agree on. So much buildup for all this mystery elements, only for most of it to be plot expo dumped on us in the last 3rd of the film. And utas motive which were initially great, ended up being filmsy after a certain reveal. The musical elements to be honest tied in super well with the plot and premise, its the ideal mix. I dont see why people are upset with it tbh, it makes the film unique and gives it color. It ties in very well with the theme of the movie, music uniting people. The themes, which is imo the best and my favorite parts of the film. There are quite a few but i would say theres 3 main ones. - Music unites people, as i mentioned eariler. The symbolism is best shown when everyone unites to defeat the big bad, who is named after a musical entity, they unite everyone with a singular goal and even before that, utas entires goal is to unite the world with her music, if you replace the theme of music with freedom and you literally get your main theme of one piece right there. - Life may be hard but that doesnt mean escapism is good. The NPCs characters were initially happy at being able to escape and even desire for escape from the cruel world and reality but once they got it, they started to realise it wasnt good and wanted out. This ties into the next main theme very well. -Expecations of a messiah, the show keeps emphasising that uta is the savior that will bring the world peace and save the suffering people which evantually leads to her mental breakdown and her deranged plan. Both ties into the idea of toxic otaku mindset. Both idol worship and escapism are prominent in reality these days, and no wonder the world is a shit place. But that doesnt make it ok for you to escape into a false reality nor is it ok to look for a false savior , whether it be an imganiary one or a real one. And yet all of this ties into the deeper one piece lore too, luffy DOES end up being the messiah of sort, and he will evantually be one for spoilers reasons, if you know you know. The climax scene power up is reflected on that, he will evantually bring freedom to the world, but he wont force it on anyone like uta does and that in lies the key difference. Heck even in the movie, luffy only got fully serious once he saw uta truely suffering and she wanted to be saved as well as once he fully got her story straight. Heck the idol worship theme is also a good mirror for luffys worship of shanks, he worships him but he knows that shanks isnt an end all god, hes just someone luffy wants to surpass, and hes able to see shanks for who he really is, hence why he knew uta was wrong about shanks from the beginnging. All in all its a good film, haters capping. Maybe in a different Heaven, this film will be better apperciated

Well, here we go. RED. That one color has made us rilled up this entire series upon its appearance on screen. RED. That hair, that swag, that cools badass look, and those eyes. THOSE CONQUEROR'S EYES. RED. it's a good film, worth watching. NOT PERFECT. It's a film, so they tried to put their best. Good time though, for around 2 hours. Great choice of picking Ado, and exceptional animation. And, well SHANKS. Simple as that. What more to say. That's more than enough to stick our bums on seats. Go watch it, you might like it if not you'll come out at least glad knowing that you were able to support the one piece story.

the movie was promising to be the best one piece movie ever but for me didn't make the real hype happen(it was worth to watch but not as i thought it would be) if i were the studio to create movie about shanks i would literally created and made shanks a protagonist of movie and start to show his journy after roger death and making his crew and some mysteries around him to make him even more mystery (even show his duel with mihawk to the audience.)in my opinion the whole purpose of the movie was just earning money from shanks name(we just barely see him) why do you even make movie about him by luffy being the protagonist? beside all this the ideas used in story were good but the outcome and executive weren't great.and the movie feeled a bit stampede time movie which we just see too many fights in all the scenes with zero effort to make a great sequence. as a result if you are shanks fan you won't be enough happy about seeing him maybe for his powers!! if you are stamped type movie fan go watch it if you are more story wise type of human like me i don't recommend it even though it did show us some tiny important details to discuss

Uta is inseparable when talking about Film Red. This is one of those cases, I believe, where viewer reception to a story is contingent upon their attachment to a character. A One Piece musical starred by a young diva of relevant relations with Luffy and Shanks, with utter focus on her character journey as she descends towards the depths of an antagonist's despairing motives. The first four words already spells "novel" in capitals, and it keeps on getting unconventional. And that's just the synopsis alone. The experience is entirely something else, something that I never expected out of any One Piece story, canon or not. To put it out of the way, One Piece Film Red was a delectable taste of a grand recipe revamp that shines through with a positive aftertaste despite executionary shortcomings on the narrative and animation and a not-so-full-proof Devil Fruit mechanics. And yes, I have no major problems with Uta herself. The movie partitions our lead's character journey through seven Uta no Uta (Uta songs) plus some essential flashbacks. It feels proper to judge the effectiveness of a musical through its creative presentation of the starring actor by means of songs suitable to piece together the fragments that make up the theme and message. ~New Genesis~ New Genesis introduces Uta's motivations for building a brighter future by escaping through the portal of music where dreamland resides. It serves as the bedrock in explaining her dreams. The upbeat nature of the music echoing through the whole setting masks her methodology's characteristics, which makes the way Uta's performance all the way through these opening sequences is airtight aid the twist's catharsis and telling of her personality filled with genuine empathy, albeit misguided. New Genesis perfectly paves the way for the rest of the story along the path it aims to tread. ~I'm Invincible~ Here Uta shows off her fearsome abilities by effortlessly fending off powerful foes while performing a happy pop song. In a way it takes a laughter and a few from me seeing how breezy that feat was for her to achieve. It was around this portion that the tone starts to show hints of shifting. Film Red does a good job in playing with the atmosphere in the right notes and beat as it effectively drew me in to the narrative. ~Backlight~ Spawns of fury light the stage with a burning number coming from Uta. Even against the Straw Hats her fearsome control over her overpowered Devil Fruit took her to a landslide victory. We receive a glimpse of her rage and her conviction that it is ultimately "for love". Such a powerful performance that reveals her stance on the story and confronts Luffy's ideals with opposition. The gremlin-like effects and voice style on some lines additionally adds a degree of mockery, screaming an unleashing of bottled emotions. Miles away indeed from the upbeat nature of the first two idol songs. ~Fleeting Lullaby~ Uta maintains the pixie tone in singing her lullaby which elucidates her wish for a new world by taking up the responsibility and justifying her actions through the promise of paradise in the dreamworld. Moreover, we know now that she is experiencing a deep sense of loneliness and therefore increasing self-certitude to carry out her plans due to a longing for everlasting connection with everyone, especially her fans; escapism through dreams, taking the whole world to slumber with a fleeting lullaby while remaining as the sole person awake until her body breaks and everyone unites through death. What makes this ironic is Uta actually being the one closing her eyes to reality. The way we learn more about Uta through songs that lean on madness and insanity despite her flashbacks and her promising ideals amplifies the tragedy. And it's just badass that this song choreographs Uta as the puppeteer giving the navy a run for their money. ~Tot Musica~ "Tot Musica" is the climax we all needed. It showcases what lies at the precipice of Uta's mind when cornered by contrarians stranger and familiar and the taxing side-effects of the wake-shroom. A grand culmination of suffering with epic music blaring on the background which captures the distorted notes of Uta's holistic state. It speaks for itself, a legitimate yell for a brighter future clouded by desperation and tunnel vision which manifests as the essence of the apocalypse. When the only way you could believe life can be happy is away from reality, spelling out death by implication, even resorting to using the very cause of your trauma to hopefully turn it all around, then it's one hell of a situation. Cataclysmic stakes led by a colorful character such as Uta paints tragedy in more profound layers, and I love how Film Red handled the plot like that. ~The World's Continuation~ The world's continuation, where we can find the fulfillment of dreams in reality. Uta gazes back to the simple things in her life which shape a castle of meaning and answers and how it clicked on her that there can be positivity lying ahead, and that everyone should brave themselves to confront it. It's a highly appropriate song in reclaiming the consciousness of her victims from the Uta World to the real world. Thus the music sheet filled with devastating noises closes and the wind blows open the sound of a hopeful future. ~Where the Wind Blows~ The film calls back the first song we saw Uta sung back when she was still a child as the closer as she breaths her last in the arms of her father. It evoked high emotional resonance to me as it augments Uta's genuine wish to be the one sparking change in an era fraught with conflict and loss. "Where the Wind Blows" echoes a commonplace message which desires to revitalize the hopeless, remind the strayed, and embrace the lonely. Every individual song performance provides an avenue to explore Uta's character in a more creative and engaging way. Not only that, it speaks to the story's setting which takes place in the Great Pirate Era drowning the voice of light in an age of heated differences clashing together everyday. Film Red's Uta expresses a fervent wish for world peace, an ideal world. I guess something like this can fit well in the political One Piece world and is expected to come one way or another. That answers its relevance as an entry in the series. Beside the songs is the sense of urgency due to the pivotal ground Uta stands on in connection to Luffy and Shanks. We are used to Luffy's crew saving someone important every arc, but when this someone who needs saving is his childhood friend AND Shanks's daughter AND turns out to be the villain, now that twisted shade swells in devastating melancholy. It ultimately lies on Uta's credibility to be the antagonist, which through the songs and the flashbacks solidify it properly, allowing the drama to become as full-blown as it can be with success. One Piece Film Red is not without flaws of course. The novelty is not a problem per se, but in many occasions the execution was jarring in the musical performances. It's just hard to make everything work perfectly in incorporating sung songs in the middle of a battle. Knowing that it's One Piece, the exotic approach distances satisfied reactions further. I think it worked out well for the most part though. Something to be reflected upon, however, is how there are plenty more eye candy battle scenes with fluid animation rather than the act of singing and dancing in anime. The latter usually lacks substance or is presented awkwardly. Also, they should have casted someone else that fits kid Uta's voice to sing Where the Wind Blows and not Ado navigating all ways to make it suitable (it didn't sound so good to me). Overall, I enjoyed Film Red because I enjoyed Uta as the heart of the story. I restrained myself making this an Uta analysis and neglecting the film as an entity along with its other factors, so I hope it all ended well in that regard. It's what I was most difficult for me, seeing as how interconnected the cha…

The latest one piece film is a visual and musical feast for fans old and new alike. The center focus is on Uta, a childhood friend from Luffy's past who is none other than Shanks' (adoptive) daughter. She uses her talented singing skills to charm the audience and usher in a new era of peace. But at what cost will she manifest her dreams? Uta is an exemplary example of an anti villain done right. She grew up seeing how much despair pirates cause with their mayhem so she set out to make songs to soothe the hearts of their victims. She genuinely wants what is best for the world but goes about it in the worst way possible. I loved the dynamic she had with Luffy. It started out as a cheerful reunion between two distant friends before their clashing ideals results in conflict. Luffy embodies the idea of freedom while Uta uses forceful measures so everyone follows her version of happiness. This contrast makes the drama all the better. Seeing Uta devolve from a high spirited girl to a broken martyr was so gut wrenching to sit through. I truly feel that she's one of the best female characters in the entire franchise from just one movie alone. The animation and music were also stunning throughout the entire movie. Uta's musical numbers were vividly animated and full of detail. Character designer Masayuki Sato elevated Oda's designs to the next level and brought them to perfection. I wish he was the main character designer for the anime, but the art has improved ever since the Wano arc began so I'm content. The animation goes full throttle during the final battle against Tot Musica where all the straw hats and Shank's crew team up, albeit indirectly. One piece has never looked so eye catching before. Buffy briefly tapping into gear 5 in the final battle was icing on the cake. Ado absolutely killed it on this soundtrack. I've been a fan of her since discovering usseewa and she doesn't disappoint at all. Each song captures how Uta feels at the current moment in the film and sheds light on her character. My favorite songs are the victorious sounding "Backlight" and the captivating haunting " Tot Musica", which is also the name of the ultimate villain in Red. Fun fact, Tot Musica was composed by legendary composer Hiroyuki Sawano, the same guy who worked on titles like Promare and blue exorcist. He's not the only high profile name on the list either. New Genesis is composed by Yasutaka Nakata, a man who played a pivotal role in the 2000s J-pop scene. I'm hoping these ambitious musical collabs become more common in one piece soon. Overall, One piece film Red outshines all other films in the franchise with its gripping character drama and impeccable soundtrack. You can officially watch the movie on Vudu.

This is the only movie I've seen where the singing is better than the rest of the movie combined. The writing is questionable at best, and tries too hard to jam in everything One Piece fans recognize. That leaves no time for any kind of character establishment or development; the movie assumes you already know all the characters and just want to see them do their signature thing. The 3d animation is not good. The 2d animation is surreal, even more than One Piece normally is, and ends up being incoherent. The whole movie is more of a fever dream than a satisfying story. But...the songs are good. One of them was #1 in Japan for a while, and honestly, it deserved that. Maybe it's better to just find the songs on youtube.

My boyfriend describes this movie best, "a lot of stuff happens but also nothing at all." This movie is one of the few that are canon in the series but if you expect it to be plot heavy then forget it. What it lacks in plot it makes up for in emotional depth that is expressed through the music and songs played. If you don't plan on watching the film then I recommend at least listening to the soundtrack on Spotify. It's fantastic! Our female lead Uta becomes a songstress for the world thanks to the short video clips of her singing she sends out and she decides to hold her first-ever concert for her fans but it turns out that the once pirate-loving Uta has changed and the Strawhats and some surprising friends must save her and themselves before it's too late. Simple enough plot. However, we see the Pirate Age from the eyes of civilians within the first few scenes of the film. We as the audience have seen things mainly from the perspective of our Strawhats and we know that most pirates aren't like them but for once we are transported to what the average pirate does to the ordinary citizen and that the marines aren't as useful in dealing with them. This is where we know our gang comes into play to fix the problems the marines have let rot. Unfortunately, there are more Blackbeards and not enough Luffys in the world to deal with all the problems the world is facing. By telling the story through songs we get to understand how the characters are feeling. In this case, Uta sings through the progression of her own emotional development throughout the film, and in turn, we learn more about Luffy, Shanks, and Uta and what being a Pirate means through Uta's backstory. I think actions speak louder than words and just like in the Fishman Arc when Luffy told the citizens to determine for themselves whether he was a hero or villain, we as the audience have to determine the worth of this film not based on plot but emotion. Do you like music? Anime? Music in anime? Emotional depth? Character-driven stories? Decent action scenes? Then this movie is for you, even if you're not a One Piece fan. It's just nice to look at and listen to overall.

This movie was just perfection to my eyes. It has everything to love if you are a fan of the series. The action is very enjoyable, and the animation is very crispy. I loved all the designs for the movie and the envinronment was eye candy. The biggest con of this movie is its for sure its music. There are a TON of bangers to listen to, i came home and im still banging some tracks and i will probably still do for days to come. The star of the movie Uta does not disappoint at all. She fit to the story extremely well and i love how oda implemented her. She is a very enjoyable,complicated character with a lot of depth to explore. Now lets talk about the biggest attraction of the show Shanks! I enjoyed his presence in the movie and the fact that we got more actual canon information about him and his crew is just amazing.The strawhats did have a nice part in the movie and i liked them in total but they got outshined by Shanks and Uta which i loved this decision. In total this movie is a must for any one piece fan, it has everything you love about this masterpiece of a show, amazing action, beautiful music,deep worldbuilding and top notch characters and character interactions. This was my first anime movie that came to my country and i watched in an IMAX cinema and im very glad it took my virginity from that!. The movie made me shed a tear near the end and i cant wait to re-watch it again in the near future!

First of all the movie is not for everyone! If you expect action like Stampede, i wouldn't recommend One Piece Red! If you disregard that, movie Red is relatively solid! The best thing about the movie is in my opinion the music! The female singer Ado can express her feelings perfectly! Especially "Blacklight" shows a touch of musical perfection. Besides the music, you have to honestly say that the story is "ok". Nothing really special but seeing the Strawhats along some other characters(spoiler) was very cool to experience! The animations were also really good (ignoring Uta's CGI dance). All in all, totally recommended for any One Piece fan who wants to see more than just action! Because of the music i would give a rating between a 7 and 8! (without probably a 6)