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Hellboy: Sword of Storms is the first of the Hellboy Animated series based on Mike Mignola's popular comic book series Hellboy and the live-action film of the same name. It was released in 2006 on DVD and premiered that later same year on Cartoon Network. The second animated straight-to-DVD film, Hellboy: Blood and Iron, was released on 17 March 2007.

Plot
Hellboy and his fellow agents investigate a possessed professor in Japan who sends several dangerous creatures to retrieve a powerful sword.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Just like the original film, the film has a very grim tone, but even based by the art style and premise, it doesn't really work at all. Not only that, but it also relies more on the movie and not on the comics. A simple reminder that the original film was panned for its unfaithfulness, which hurts the film.
 * 2) The plot is a mess since it tries to develop a bunch of subplots to a bunch of characters with some left on a cliffhanger. Most of the movie focuses on Hellboy rather than fleshing the others to feel...you know, important. That was another reason why the original failed.
 * 3) Mediocre animation and art style. Most humans look the same whatever gender they're on. It also looks nothing like the comics.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The voice acting is pretty decent, especially for Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, and John Hurt.

Reception
The film received mixed reviews from the audiences, but it wasn't well-received from the fans. It was criticized for the plot and the art style.

IGN scored the movie a 8.7 out of 10, while JoBlo.com gave the film a one star out of five.