Uh, might want to add some more paragraph breaks
it's really clear that Aldnoah.Zero really, really just wants to just be Code Geass,
Mmn. In particular it tries for the same "every ending a cliffhanger" approach CG used, but without any od CG's willingness to change the status quo
by the end the Mecha fighting is ripped pretty much straught from Code Geass.
...Not really? both the focus of the fights is different (Lelouch plans ahead, Inaho discovers weaknesses) and the portrayal (knightmare frames are more mobile than kataphracts)
maybe things will get better in Season 2
Seeing as the princess and Saazbaum somehow survived I'm not holding my breath on that one
I have the feeling that this will probably be a Love It or Hate It show.
So far most people seem to agree that it turned out fairly mediocre
^ Well I was comparing the fight scenes to CG in that the last episode's fight between Inaho and Saazbaum had the same kind of "skating around on rollerblades" showing. That they seem to improbably be able to strafe rapidly and all. Not so much the planning but the style is where I'm getting at.
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A look upon Aldnoah.Zero Season 1
Aldnoah.Zero was a really frustrating show for me to watch, it's setting and story are really interesting and compelling, but the sheer weight of mediocrity and badness surrounding it really hampered my enjoyment of the series. While I do think the plot is really good, the narrative is slower then molasses travelling down sandpaper, and the CG animation for the mecha so plastic looking I had to blink my eyes and remember I wasn't watching a toy commercial.
The problem with the narrative is the insane amount of padding it has, it feels like this first season of Aldnoah was originally a nicely paced hour and a half movie that got stretched to a punishing twelve episode run. The other big problem I have is with the animation, the CG used to animate the mecha as I stated is really bad. Obnoxious CG is already a problem I have with a lot of anime but here it's compounded by the action itself being really dull to watch. I get that this show is really going to a more realistic protrayal of how Humongous Mecha would work, but all pretense toward believable realism is thrown out when the otherwise big bulky mecha start hoping around like the Knightmares from Code Geass.
And really that might be part of the problem it's really clear that Aldnoah.Zero really, really just wants to just be Code Geass, the plot's are basically the same and they're both primarily mecha show and by the end the Mecha fighting is ripped pretty much straught from Code Geass. Aldnoah however wants to try to be much more personal with the horrors of war, but it's done almost exclusively contrary to Show, Don't Tell, which also comes at the cost of the show's pacing which as I've mentioned is dreadfully slow and just made me beg for stuff to happen already.
The last two episodes forming the finale are pretty awesome and I almost want to recommend it for that, but the ten episodes of tediousness required to reach it are a big enough turn off for me, maybe things will get better in Season 2, but Season 1 of Aldnoah.Zero is overall below average, and I have the feeling that this will probably be a Love It or Hate It show. I would only suggest Aldnoah to diehard Anime fans that really do not have another Mecha show to watch.
Rating: 2/5, Skip, unless Season 2 turns out to be awesome.