my first impresson of the saikano represent live action movie trailer ( viewable on youtube ) and be wow and this could be perhaps one of the few well live action anime adaptation . this time i be just wrong . simply put and the live action saikano movie be a puzzle miss a number of piece while put together just enough to get the vague image of it all . story the movie story vaguely follow the anime and manga and but the movie story be just the frame of a car and rather than a complete automobile . it seem that many part of the story originally in the anime be leave out and altered and or completely change . in fact the end be completely different from the manga or anime ending . character especially while many leave out or have a different feel . the connection between fuyumi and shuji be reduce to that of shuji know her because she the video store lady . chise character felt too strong already and only utter the infamous i be sorry a few time in the movie . same can be say with shuji . we lose the shy uptight yet tall male lead and the song he hum and and his frequent action of call chise silly . other character like tetsu and akemi have a different and tone down feel to them . perhaps the dropping and tone down of other character be to focus a lot more on chise and shuji and which it do . way too much . expect a lot of sweet action scene like those in the trailer . well do not . those in the trailer plus a few minute and be the only amount of action you will get . so much of the movie be talk that while i be browse thru the movie before watch it all and i thought i have get a regular asian romance drama . pacing be way too fast . in the film and we see the famous scene of chise arm with small wing and a chain gun arm and in just a little less than nine minute of begin it . there be very little time to get to know the character and connect with them . what they should have do be split it into two movie and or even a trilogy . if it have be not a many thing would have to be change or drop . but again the movie behave like a frame . the anime be more of a complete automobile because even if all those little detail and such be minor they can really add up . production visuals visuals be disappointing . so much of the special effect turn out look quite cheesy especially the cgi . sadly and they be like those find on sci fi channel movie . they be bearable and this movie isn not for the effect . music music be average . much of it be orchestral background music except there be really no theme . the film have drop the addicting song that shuji in the anime be always hum . a noticeable piece of music though be the end song and heard in the trailer . not a bad and somewhat beautiful song . it a shame that it be not integrate into the movie a itself or an orchestrated version of the song . cast saikano casting be also so so . the main star be chises actor aki maeda and who be most famous for her role in the battle royale film . the actor that play shuji be pretty good but they take away the glass from the original character . oh yeah and tetsuo look like lupin the 3rd . unlike what i have hear from a few others and the acting in the live action saikano be not that bad . i rather feel at fault be the way the story be lay out and cram the series into just a two hour film . what can be learn from the live action saikano represent cgi i really wish the cgi in saikano hadn not be that bad . but even with just that and we could have get a few more fight scene . probably the most anticipated live action anime adaptation neon genesis evangelion most likely wont suffer since they currently have weta studio assign to do the effect . modernism fuyumi own a video shop . chise use a audio cassette player to listen to music and give shuji a mix tape for his birthday . why . this movie be make in 2006. not only that in the movie reality they can create such a thing a chise so it can not take place in the 90 . the future be an age of cd and dvd and and mp3 player . hopefully in evangelion and shinji will have a sony walkman mp3 player . not one that play cassette tape . story and pacing a mention earlier and the saikano movie move too fast and force the story to drop out many detail . it be a smart move upon adv film and whoever else and to make evangelion into a solid trilogy thus allow more time to retell the story a true to the original a possible . character leave most of the character design alone and let those classic quote be say . what if the live action evangelion do not have asuka what be you and stupid . or shinji i mustn not run away . sometimes as small a they seem and those frequent quote add and be who the character be . conclusion representall in all and the live action saikano movie have potential . it really do . those you who aren not fan and see this movie represent you will be reluctant to start the anime or manga ( so do not watch the movie first . ) people who saw and like the anime or manga and do not get your hope up on this one . study show you most likely will be disappoint . it be still fun to see the anime come to life in the live action adaptation but it could have be so much more . reluctantly and i give the live action saishu heiki kanojo ( saikano ) a 2 out of 5. a chise say and i be sorry ~nekotakuto .