

But still, overall, this model is very strange to me.īut this is certainly the case for Attack on Titan, who now releases its fourth and possibly final recap movie, cramming together more content than the last three combined. Then again, that wouldn’t make the idea of re-binging the entirety of a series that much more appealing on its own if someone simply does not have that kind of time, and there’s always the possibility that these compilations and recaps might throw in some bit of new material for those who are dedicated enough to come see it. But what I don’t really get is why this is put together as a whole movie, especially when all of these shows are fully available to watch in their entirety through various streaming services. The part I do understand about it is how it is often used to hype up a returning show or property in case that story has been off the air for some time and people need a refresher course in case they don’t want to rush through several dozen episodes, as is the case with Attack on Titan. Taking basically a clip show of a series and presenting it as a movie, even going so far as presenting that in theaters for a time.

One of the things about how anime is handled in Japan that I both get and don’t get is the existence of the recap movie, which is exactly what it sounds like.
