The “Godzilla” anime saga continues with “City On The Edge Of Battle”. These films just completely miss the point of the “Godzilla” franchise. Maybe if they were original sci-fi films then they might work but to have these as “Godzilla” films is just not tolerable.

The humans and their alien friends are still trying to find a way to destroy Godzilla so that they can reclaim the Earth. They discover the remains of Mechagodzilla and think they may have just found a way to defeat Godzilla. However, success cannot come without great loss. What will be sacrificed to achieve victory against the mighty monster? Is it worth it?

The visual style on the characters still looks somewhat cold and uninviting. We barely see Godzilla in this movie and he just look really bad. You almost forget that this is a Godzilla movie because he only really appears near the end. Don’t expect to see much of Mechagodzilla either. In fact, what they do with Mechagodzilla is just embarrassing. The various characters are not interesting and I just didn’t care about their struggle. When they start to ponder philosophical issues, you just can’t get invested because the whole movie is so unengaging.

If you are expecting an exciting flick with giant monsters then this is another big disappointment. I really just don’t understand why the filmmakers don’t just make this a completely original thing because it has virtually nothing to do with “Godzilla”. The animation is still really weird and unpleasant despite a few visually striking moments. The whole thing is just so anti-climactic too. If you really liked “Planet of the Monsters” then this will be show you what happened next but for everybody else, just stay away from these awful anime movies. Please just go and watch the live-action “Godzilla” films from Japan instead.