I had always wished there had been a movie after the anime showing their triangular relationship and how it developed... Julia, Spike, Vicious. But I wouldn’t consider that a flaw or a shortcoming of the anime at all. The anime had a clear purpose: to convey the idea of running away from the past and eventually confronting it.

And this is where the artistic depth of writer Keiko Nobumoto and director Shinichirō Watanabe truly shines. They crafted the scenarios and visual scenes in a way that allows the viewer to fully grasp their emotional and thematic dimensions.

For example, Vicious.. when he learned about Spike and Julia’s relationship, and Spike’s desire to leave the Red Dragon Syndicate and abandon everything... as a viewer, I can understand Vicious’s feelings of jealousy, betrayal, abandonment, and loneliness. A deep void within him that he wanted to escape from. That’s why he threatened Julia, so that Spike and Julia would remain within the circle of his life, even if that connection became a hostile one.

Facial expressions, gaze of the eyes, body language, the characters’ lines, the surrounding atmosphere and colors, the soundtrack, and the art style... everything works in harmony and complements each other perfectly. Everything is executed with remarkable precision. That’s what makes you emotionally engage with it so deeply because it's sincere and real.

Two-Minute Scene That Managed to Convey Everything: The Genius of Screenwriting and Scene Presentation… (A Little Rambling Ahead)