{"id":46086,"date":"2022-09-18T07:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=46086"},"modified":"2022-09-18T07:30:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T14:30:33","slug":"review-anime-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/09\/18\/review-anime-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Anime Supremacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anime Trending was invited to a screening of Anime Supremacy<\/em> as part of the September 6 opening ceremony of Malaysia\u2019s Japan Film Festival 2022<\/a>, which runs until October 9. The festival\u2019s 12-film lineup includes two anime movies: <\/span>Blue Thermal <\/span><\/i>and<\/span> Inu-Oh<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anime Supremacy<\/span><\/i> features a battle for ratings between two anime that air during the same weekend time slot. In one corner, we have mecha anime <\/span>Soundback: Kanade no Ishi<\/span><\/i>, helmed by unproven director Hitomi Saito (Riho Yoshioka<\/strong>) from Tokei Animation. In the other corner is <\/span>Unmei Sensen<\/span><\/i> Liddell-light<\/span><\/i>, a magical girl title that is the anticipated comeback work of genius director Chiharu Oji (Tomoya Nakamura<\/strong>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Hitomi attempts to prove herself, her producer Osamu Yukishiro (Tasuku Emoto<\/strong>) does all he can to boost their show\u2019s visibility, even if that means interrupting Hitomi\u2019s storyboarding time to send her to photo shoots. Meanwhile, Studio Edge producer Kayako Arishima (Machiko Ono<\/strong>), who has a reputation as a former \u201clegendary\u201d production assistant, tries to manage the challenging Chiharu, whose non-kid audience-friendly desire to kill off his protagonist doesn\u2019t sit well with the production committee.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An adaptation of the novel by <\/span>Mizuki Tsujimura<\/b>, <\/span>Anime Supremacy<\/span><\/i>\u2019s<\/span> trailers provide the impression that it\u2019d be a decently fun experience, and there are certainly moments that deliver on this promise. When Chiharu shows up after going AWOL, Kawako commemorates their reunion with a jab to the face. Much later, when both series have begun airing, Hitomi discovers a shocking (to her) food ad of <\/span>Soundback, <\/span><\/i>with a powerful line from the anime recontextualized into a cooking-related pun. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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