I am very disappointed with the animation in this movie, being made so recently, but the art in the desolate cities was very nicely done. The plot seems to have an underlying message, but I don't seem to get it. The plot has some nice twists but the end will, as usual, leave you thinking. There is some ok character development, but they don't expand on Sophia and Wataru until to late in the film. This movie contains violence, some nudity and language. I would rate it R, just for complex elements. I would recommend this to someone who seems to be a fan of second wave stuff. But this is not an anime to get someone initiated into the world of anime.