After lazing about for 9 days Im back to write my review on Wicked City finish this duology. In my last review I went over how Demon City although a bad movie was a movie I rather enjoyed due to its atmosphere visual design. Im hoping this will be the same case for Wicked City. Story: 5/10 The story in Wicked City is just as lackluster as it was in Demon City however I give the nod to Wicked City because it somewhat tries to do more with its plot theres more going on this film more to digest more to think about. The plot about this movie is that a bodyguard from the human world a bodyguard from the demon world have to team up with each other in order to protect this guy from getting killed by a faction of the demon world that doesnt want this peace treaty to be signed. Unlike Demon City the plot is actually somewhat thoughtout it has a potentially engaging narrative at its fingertips. Of course this doesnt really amount to too much. This movie just doesnt explore how the treaty would effect either side were largely confined to the human world rarely if ever getting to have a look inside the demon world. The plot is largely underplayed for this one largely serving more as backdrop/an excuse for the action scenes to happen. Characters: 5/10 The characters in this one are also lacking like in Demon City however I think theyyre slightly more charismatic have just a pinch more of a personality than the characters from Demon City do. That being said theyre still 1dimensional ultimately with the slight exception being Mayart but him becoming the protector someone actually competent on some level from a pervert at the start of the movie is rather sudden nothing foreshadows that hes more than what he may seem. The characters are ok overall like the plot they primarily serve to drive the action sequences but credit where its due theyre more memorable than they were in Demon City. The various Demons that Taki Makie fight are completely 1dimensional uninteresting. Theyre only personality trait is Ill kill you nothing more. Even their powers arent much to write about. Art: 9/10 Without a doubt the strongest part of this film is the art. Wicked City is aesthetically gorgeous its character designs are slick the color design is pardon the pun wicked. Its an all around strong effort. The animation is also fluid flows very well. The action scenes are staged choreographed directed well leave an impact. Some of the storyboarding shot structure is also pretty cool. I remember a shot about 50 minutes into the movie that served as a transitional segment for an action segment. The minimalistic color design of this shot is what made it so memorable to me. Sound: 7/10 The sound is about on par with Demon City the mixing can be rather quiet hard to hear some of the time the voice acting is a solid effort the rest of the sound design relying sometimes on ambiguity sometimes on crunch all sell the tone atmosphere of the individual scenes about as well as Demon City did so not too much more to comment on with this one. Overall: 6/10 Wicked City is moreorless on par with Demon City. Although I slightly prefer Wicked City because the plot characters are somewhat more engaging in this one than they were in Demon City. Otherwise though theyre equally worth watching. The plot is underutilized the characters arent super interesting the art atmosphere setting are fantastic the animation is also fantastic. The sound is solid. Its an ok movie enjoyable schlock if you will. Im giving this one a 6/10.