Anime compilation films are far from a new phenomenon. Since the 1970s, feature-length re-edits of animated television series have been a mainstay in Japanese cinemas.

Offering diehard fans the opportunity of a big-screen refresher, while giving franchise newcomers a crash course that is all killer no filler, every self-respecting series from Space Battleship Yamato to Mobile Suit Gundam has swung for a splashy theatrical cash grab.

Recently, Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan both scored notable box office hits with compilation films made up of almost entirely of previously-seen footage.

Read my full South China Morning Post review here