People who can't follow a movie when someone else is talking can blame their genes. (sciencemag.org)
The 2016 anime series, which follows the movies isn't used, although the game covers those events, and events afterwards. (cogconnected.com)
While it closely follows the movie's plot it is still heavily edited and concise, which is why I highly recommend seeing the movie before even considering touching this game. (impulsegamer.com)