Selector Destructed WIXOSS Movie

Selector Destructed WIXOSS is a good movie IF you have already watched both Infected and Spread.

(TL;DR questions at the end)

Unlike with the majority of other anime recap movies, which can still make perfect sense to those who haven’t watched the original series it’s adapting to film, Selector Destructed is a true ‘speedrun’ of the Selector story, skipping over huge chunks of the narrative and adding new clips which only carry impact if you’ve previously had the chance to watch these characters grow.

For reference, most recaps will adapt HALF A COUR (~6 episodes) per 1.5 - 2 hour movie, still having to cut several scenes to ... compress the storyline. If Selector were to follow this format, it would need FOUR movies to even begin telling a self-contained story for those who didn’t have any previous knowledge. Not only that, but with the extra scenes, I would estimate less than 20% of the original content actually made it into Selector Destructed.

I’m sure that Selector Destructed served its original purpose well - giving people back in 2016 a quick review of the story so far (which began in 2014), right before Lostorage started airing. In the modern day, however, it does seem to be (aside from the ~15 minutes worth of extra scenes) mostly redundant to all but the most dedicated of fans.

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Q: “Is Selector Destructed WIXOSS a good movie?”
A: Yes, but only if you’ve already watched Selector Infected WIXOSS and Selector Spread WIXOSS. It is particularly handy if you’ve taken a break, and wish to start watching Lostorage without having to binge all 24 episodes of Selector again.

Q: “Can I watch this instead of Infected and Spread?”
A: NO. This is not a good way to enjoy the story for the first time, and will likely leave you confused or even hating the show.

Q: “Is this worth watching for casual fans?”
A: It really depends. The extra scenes aren’t essential to understanding the main plot, simply helping to flesh out some of the characters and their backstories a little. Beyond anything else, it depends on how much you enjoyed the series and how willing you are to sit through a recap for the backstory content.

This movie is mostly a recap of Selector Infected WIXOSS and Selector Spread WIXOSS. It greatly reduced my enjoyment of the movie.

A few new things are introduced throughout the movie, with a focus on certain characters. To be honest, I didn't understand those parts because the rest of the movie bored me to the point I lost concentration.

I would say the last 20 minutes were worth watching and I highly enjoyed them. The ending of the movie didn't contain recap scenes and made a beautiful final to the series.

From the POV of a fan who watched the two series just two months ago, I think ... I would have enjoyed the movie more if it left out the recap scenes/narration and put the rest together in a +/- 30 minute film.

So in short, I liked the story, but I didn't like how all of it was presented with so many old scenes.

(Bonus points: the ending song of the movie is crazy good. I LOVE it.)

I will straight this movie is not good it is basically a recap of infected and spread, does not service the show well. So watch those first if you plan to watch this.

Now there is a Unique story is in that is Ulith story is of course a character from infected and spread. Is worth watching for that. If they did less recap and more of Ulith story focus I think I would have enjoyed it more, but what I got was still ok.

I don't wanna say anymore but that is what you get with the movie so now you know what you are getting.