Spriggan is an anime that would've benefited from NOT being a shounen. It's true potential only realized after going full adult (and not in the perverted sense most viewers mistake that with). It presents a rather interesting, perhaps too interesting premise for an action flick. You get gorgeous animation, expertly crafted environmental design and music ( credits to the ever amazing Kuniaki Haishima). But the story department is lacking as are the characters and their motivations. I am understanding enough to consider the time period this was made in. They weren't going to be able to and provide anything ground breaking or particularly intelligent here. Itjust caught me by surprise that they tried to at all. Was planning to give this one a pass, but the mention of it being a movie set in Turkey.. kept hovering in my mind's space. So with that said.. this viewing was kind of inevitable for me.

I would say, the visual presentation alone makes this a fair recommendation for people looking to get into something with a little more thought put into it's creation. Split between giving an overall 7 or 8.

Let me put it this way. 7 is my personal score. And 8 is more suited, when compared to the junk that's popular today.