Bagi, The Return of the Monster is a Japanese 3D CGI anime film and the sequel to the Bagi, The Monster of Mighty Nature. It continues where the first film off one year later. An English dub would be shown at Fathom Events alongside the first film.
Plot[]
A year has passed since Ryo almost killed Bagi. In December of 1985, he unexpectedly reunites with his former friend and now seeks to amend their relationship and restore Bagi to her former pre-feral self. Meanwhile the Soviet Union's finest operatives are trying to change Ryo's mind by either scaring him off, buying him off, loving him off, or kill him off.
Synopsis[]
A year has passed since Ryo showed regret for almost killing his former friend Bagi. She has lost her human traits and become a wild animal. For a whole year, Bagi has survived in the Americas by drinking fresh water and eating other animals. Although she has never harmed other feline animals. On night in Mexico, Bagi stalks and eats a farmer's flock of sheep.
In December of 1985, Ryo heads to the Americas and is preparing for a hunting trip when the farmer calls on him to put down Bagi. After she has killed a giant tarantula, Bagi gets into a fight with Ryo angrily blaming him for trying to kill her. Now filled with regret, Ryo throws away his weapons and admits his misunderstandings and wants to earn her forgiveness. Just then, a young Russian KGB agent named Lt. Arkady Ivankov tries to kill Bagi in the Uxmal Ruins. Ryo and Bagi barely survive the fight as the lieutenant falls to his death. Ryo vows to restore Bagi's human traits and talking ability.
In Mexico City, Sgt. Anatoly Cutuzov is briefed on the situation by his superiors including a Russian military general named Vadim Toptunov, one of Russia's most proven battlemasters. Cutuzov, like Ivankov, is among the quintet of special KGB agents called the Winds of Kosovo. He thinks back to his team's briefing on the situation. With a motorcycle team of troopers, Cutuzov ambushes Bagi and Ryo on the plains of Campeche and uses electric tonfas to give the duo a somewhat fierce fight, but even so, Bagi and Ryo kill the strong KGB agent.
Col. Aleksandr Fomin, the leader of the Winds of Kosovo is informed by his client, a recall election candidate named Georg Rot (Duke Red) of the bounty of 2 million dollars (121,250,000 rubles).
For days, Ryo and Bagi travel through Mexico gathering supplies to survive, but are forced to turn to Merida thanks to an authorized Russian blockade before Mexico City. Just then Black Jack offers to find a vaccine to cure Bagi of her feral state. On the way, they are almost scared off by Sgt. Dimitri "Volk" Trotsky whom Ryo defeats in combat. Before dying, Volk foretells Ryo's future. In Merida, Anya attempts to love off Ryo but he refuses to drink the drugged coffee. Black Jack finds a promising vaccine labeled BG84M3 which Ryo's mother made from a Mexican flower.
Back in the cave, Ryo gives Bagi the shot and it appears to have killed her. Ryo punishes himself for his failure to restore Bagi's voice and humanity. He then fights General Toptunov's forces by himself as the situation is getting worse for him. Fatigued, Ryo runs out of ammunition and cries for Bagi to come back to life and the half-puma half-human he wanted to be family with. Mercenary Skunk arrives with a grenade without its pin and Ryo too distraught to fight back any longer gives a tear-stained farewell to Bagi before the grenade goes off...
When Ryo opens his eyes seconds later, he is outside the cave. Bagi has her human traits restored and forgives Ryo speaking for the first time in six years. She vows never to leave Ryo again and fights Toptunov's forces killing them all. Anya reveals her true evil and nasty self to Ryo wanting to kill him off to make Bagi alone before she dies. It seems to be the end when Bagi races back and saves her only friend then engages the angry and unhinged Anya in an intense fight with Anya using self-destruct knives until Bagi fatally slashes Anya's face killing her as she laments her failures. Bagi and Ryo finally confess their love.
Just then, the Crematorium airstrike is called in by Toptunov with MiG-29s carrying HDG92 Surface Burning Tactical Napalm Bombs. Desperate, Ryo and Bagi make it to high ground to fool the bombers with Russian uniforms and their flares. After staving off the airstrike, Ryo and Bagi vow to make it back to Japan and end the cruel gene experiments on animals.
They spend a romantic time at the Meridan hotel near the airport, though the Soviets try to kill Bagi with a radio bomb in her sleep. She foils the attempt and with a disguise to pass for a human, she and Ryo make it back to Japan. Although, another Monican ally of Fomin's tries to sabotage the plane's landing gear, Bagi and Ryo parachute out before the plane performs a belly landing on the runway.
Camping out by a lakeside, they meet Princess Sapphire who is training and has refused Col. Fomin's offer for the bounty. After resting at Sapphire's home, they head to the Tobu Zoo where Bagi reunites with her resurrected mom along with other genetically anthrofied felines. Col. Fomin orders his men not to use guns
Trivia[]
- The new composer, Reijiro Koroku is known for Space Runaway Ideon and Kessen music scores.