Promare / Side: Lio
A neon-charged anime prequel compresses Promare’s fiery science-fiction world into a brief character-focused burst before the feature begins.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- kinetic
- bombastic
- neon-lit
- anime marathon
- action double feature
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The short is explicitly set one day before the events of Promare and functions as a direct prequel.
Its Promare setting and anime production lineage support a highly saturated, graphic visual identity designed for immediate impact.
Lio Fotia, Galo Thymos, Aina Ardebit, and members of the firefighting team are represented through the credited cast and prequel setup.
At ten minutes, the short presents a tightly focused prelude to the feature's imminent events.
Films like Promare / Side: Lio, and why
Promare
neon-colored anime action, exaggerated mecha spectacle, and energetic science fiction worldbuilding
Kill la Kill: The Movie
stylized anime action, colorful visual design, rebellious heroes, and high-energy science fiction adventure
Redline
short-form animated science fiction action with bold color, kinetic pacing, and apocalyptic stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- Tatsumi Fujii
- Release Date
- 2019-05-24
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (27)
Cast
- Taichi Saotome
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Ayane Sakura
- Rikiya Koyama
- Taiten Kusunoki
- Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Katsuyuki Konishi
- Mao Ichimichi
Common questions
- What is Promare / Side: Lio about?
- A neon-charged anime prequel compresses Promare’s fiery science-fiction world into a brief character-focused burst before the feature begins.
- What is Promare / Side: Lio like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Promare / Side: Lio as breakneck, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Promare / Side: Lio violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Promare / Side: Lio as mild.
- Which films are like Promare / Side: Lio?
- Films with a similar feel include Promare, Kill la Kill: The Movie, and Redline.
- How long is Promare / Side: Lio?
- Promare / Side: Lio runs 10 minutes.
