I finally managed to watch this film this past Thursday (Dec 19th, 2024). I mostly enjoyed it very much. It doesn't seem to be doing well from what I gather. I was the only person in the audience for my screening that night, which is rare.
The film was distributed and promoted very strangely, as an English only release in the United States; it's not as though the Japanese version doesn't exist though:
This was a marketing failure because a dub only release is going to turn off hardcore sub-only weebs who want to see THIS version with English subtitles. They're going to give a pass on the dub release. They shouldn't but that's what's going to happen. And apparently this boneheaded move was enough such that both MAL and Anime-Planet as of this writing do not include it in their respective databases yet as a “legitimate” anime movie.
I also have a bone to pick with the story itself; In this epic moment, or rather even earlier, why wasn't she proclaimed QUEEN HERA THE FIRST OF ROHAN?? That would've been EPIC!
She can abdicate to her Cousin after the battle, as it makes sense since she has no intention to wed or bear children to produce an heir.
But in this pivotal moment she was their QUEEN. Just SAY it for God's sake. Criminally missed opportunity and it would've been a real morale boost to her soldiers and subjects in their hour of need.
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