Out of nowhere, a meteor has hit earth, with the consequence that most of the planet got flooded - but by some weird coincidence, Tokyo was spared and forms now the only known dry land on the planet. Also, humankind got decimated to about 7 million people - and it has become a dog-eat-dog world overall. But that's not enough, radiation of the meteor has turned everybody exposed to it into human-animal hybrids called the Anaroc, and they have the habit to kill humans. But there are also Man-Anarocs, humans exposed to the meteor-rays who somehow have not turned into human-animal hybrids but have instead developed some mental superpowers. One such Man-Anaroc is Botan (Tori Griffith) a.k.a. Lion-Girl as she hides behind a lion mask when doing her heroics. She was born to a mother who had just turned into an Anaroc and died giving birth, and raised and trained by her uncle Ken (Damian Toofeek Raven) - and she has turned into quite a hero, so much so that self-imposed shogun Fujinaga (Tomuki Kimura) has put a bounty on her head. Presently, Ken and Lion-Girl are approached by Herbert (Matt Standley) and Mayumi (Shelby Lee Parks) who want them to escort them to a hidden Man-Anaroc communeled by legendary Ogi Agan (Stefanie Estes), as Mayumi is herself a Man-Anaroc and thus not safe among humans. But the foursome and their driver (and Lion-Girl's soon love interest Marion (Joey Iwanaga) soon run into resistance in the form of Kaisei Kishi (Derek Mears) and his Man-Anaroc slayers, and they have the means to sniff Man-Anarocs out and to fight and defeat them. And them taking our heroes captive might be the beginning of the end of their adventure ...

A film from the mind of Japanese manga virtuoso spells madness almost by definition - and Lion-Girl is of course no exception to the rule, a weird mix of post apocalyptic cinema and superher movies full of ideas that are too far-fetched to be taken seriously, but brought across in a very tongue-in-cheek way. And that the whole thing's fast-paced enough to keep things moving at all times, sports some cool cinematography, and is carried by a colourful cast of characters embodied by an able ensemble of course also helps to make this rather splendid genre entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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