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Finally relented and watched the camrip sub, and am quite glad I did. Once again KyoAni has done what they do best, and that's improve upon the original. Yes, the part up to Taniguchi's return does drag a bit, but it does in the novel as well. But God damn does it ever make up for it... ^_^

Easily the most gorgeous animated movie I've ever seen. My jaw is still dropped from the rooftop scene. I can easily see how someone could mistake it for a real background. Can not wait to get my hands on a Blu Ray of this. Yay for US and Japan being in the same region...

Best scene is the stabbing scene (as I knew it would be). Psychopathic Ryoko is gloriously psychopathic... The BGM was perfect, and the twirling around was just an amazing touch. Awesome, awesome, awesome movie... 10/10 ^_^