Promare
A flamboyant firefighting pilot and a persecuted fire-wielding leader collide in a spectacular anime battle for the planet’s future.
Overview
In a world where fire is a deadly foe, a team of elite firefighters battles against the flames and the mutants that control them.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- exuberant
- irreverent
- propulsive
- anime marathon
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Promare as a visually dazzling, narratively exhilarating anime spectacle, while noting occasional friction in its transitions between 2D and 3D animation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses vivid reds, blues, yellows, and angular geometric imagery to turn firefighting and mecha combat into graphic spectacle.
Galo Thymos serves in a futuristic firefighting mecha service that battles fire-related superpowered disasters.
The conflict centers on mutant or superpowered people whose existence produces social fear and political repression.
The film escalates from rescue missions to colossal super robot battles with flamboyant transformations and apocalyptic imagery.
Films like Promare, and why
Promare
high-energy anime mecha spectacle, colorful visual design, rebellious heroes, and escalating superpowered action
Gurren Lagann: The Movie
kinetic mecha action, bombastic transformation sequences, colorful animation, and an anti-authoritarian heroic spirit
Kill la Kill: The Movie
stylized anime action, exaggerated superpowers, vivid color, and confrontations with oppressive institutions
Redline
visually maximalist science fiction, giant robots, apocalyptic stakes, and exuberant genre spectacle
Mazinger Z: Infinity
super robot adventure, flamboyant animation, disaster-scale conflict, and emotionally direct heroism
Movie Details
- Director
- Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Release Date
- 2019-05-24
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (334)
Cast
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Taichi Saotome
- Ayane Sakura
- Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Tetsu Inada
- Mayumi Shintani
- Rikiya Koyama
- Taiten Kusunoki
- Ami Koshimizu
- Nobuyuki Hiyama
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Promare about?
- A flamboyant firefighting pilot and a persecuted fire-wielding leader collide in a spectacular anime battle for the planet’s future.
- What is Promare like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Promare as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Promare violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Promare as moderate.
- What did critics think of Promare?
- Critics broadly praised Promare as a visually dazzling, narratively exhilarating anime spectacle, while noting occasional friction in its transitions between 2D and 3D animation.
- Which films are like Promare?
- Films with a similar feel include Promare, Gurren Lagann: The Movie, Kill la Kill: The Movie, Redline, and Mazinger Z: Infinity.
- How long is Promare?
- Promare runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Promare?
- In United States, Promare streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
