Altered Carbon: Resleeved · review
Whoever thought to bring anime yakuza sensibilities into the world of Altered Carbon... Thank you. Resleeved was an awesome little addition to the series. The story is interesting, mixing the detective plot of the first half of the first season with a yakuza power struggle. Then they decide to throw an interesting twist in there that capitalizes on the world it is set in. Visually, this is a magnificent feat. CG-anime animation that actually looks good throughout the whole thing and manages to flow like real movement? How did they pull that off? Netflix has been doing a lot of that style lately, and they really hittheir stride with Resleeved. It looks great.
That fluid 3D animation tells right into some really well-choreographed fights that feel ripped straight out of Sega's Yakuza videogame series. The fights are intense and hit heavy, but still show off skilled and intricate fighting.
Overall, Altered Carbon: Resleeved is a successful venture for the series into a new medium that expertly uses that move to create something worth adding to the universe.