The desire to cater to reach a broader audience by ramping up the action content is understandable but for something as revered as Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Black Lotus is a slight misstep - underwhelming in both animation and story.
The story revolves around an amnesiac with a black lotus tattoo trying to find her identity in Los Angeles 2032, after the events of the great anime short Blade Runner: Black Out (2017). As the memories and nightmares come flooding back, a conspiracy unravels leading her on a quest for truth and vengeance.
Cue the samurai sword, spinning flip kicks and over the top action but the trouble is that after the initial few confrontations it all becomes very redundant. Black Lotus is far too reliant on its action and the story suffers because of it. It's predictable too and an entire episode of the thirteen was wasted recapping what was relatively straight forward story.
The animation is hit and miss affair and while the world looks great (environment, backgrounds, lighting and vehicles) the character renders lack detail and often look like an old videogame. Considering the quality of Black Out, Black Lotus just does not have it.
The story revolves around an amnesiac with a black lotus tattoo trying to find her identity in Los Angeles 2032, after the events of the great anime short Blade Runner: Black Out (2017). As the memories and nightmares come flooding back, a conspiracy unravels leading her on a quest for truth and vengeance.
Cue the samurai sword, spinning flip kicks and over the top action but the trouble is that after the initial few confrontations it all becomes very redundant. Black Lotus is far too reliant on its action and the story suffers because of it. It's predictable too and an entire episode of the thirteen was wasted recapping what was relatively straight forward story.
The animation is hit and miss affair and while the world looks great (environment, backgrounds, lighting and vehicles) the character renders lack detail and often look like an old videogame. Considering the quality of Black Out, Black Lotus just does not have it.