Review of No Game, No Life: Zero

Overall, I think this movie was pretty okay movie, I just don't think it was a great No Game No Life movie. What made me enjoy the original series as much as I did were the actual games. The idea of two characters wanting to basically conquer the world using weird games so they can beat God at a game of Chess was a great premise and the series had a lot amazing moments in it. When Sora played against Jibril in the original series I was almost floored because it showed that the series can do so much with this concept and I wasexcited to see where it could go.

The disappointing thing for me is this movie has almost none of that. It took the characters from the original, put them in a prequel movie and had very little to do with the series except for the opening and ending scenes. And honestly, on it's own it's pretty decent! The writing is good, you care for the characters, the soundtrack did the job and the animation and visuals were pretty! Although the color palette was a bit too much for me, but I had the same issue with the series.

I do suggest this movie because it's a fairly enjoyable watch, I just would've preferred an actual No Game No Life movie where they show off the games, progress the story and the creativity in the series. But you should still totally watch it legally so we may actually get a season 2!