Batman: Gotham Knight

The DVD is cited as being a feature length movie, but it is actually a collection of short stories drawn by different Anime artists that are well known in Manga / Anime circles. The first of these stories, "Have I Got a Story For You", uses unrealistic proportions and styles on the characters, yet really good looking backgrounds. The story for this one is very cliched and is very similar to a story from the 90's animated series as a group of 4 children recount their memories of seeing the Batman in action (each one remembering him slightly differently). The second story, "Crossfire", features far better animation and the people actually look as you'd expect them to as it looks more like the American style of cartoon drawing but with an Anime influence. The story again features little screentime for the actual Batman and focuses more on a couple of officers from Lt. Gordon's MCU (Major Crimes Unit) taking a recently captured criminal to Blackgate until they are caught in the crossfire ... Read more