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Since: Oct, 2014
04/10/2015 00:00:00
I basically thought of the show as Gundam, where the Space Empire dudes are using the titular mecha type, while the Feddies are using G Ms to fight them.
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A Letdown
This show is really just a generic Mobile Suit Gundam clone with a gimmick: one side has access to alien technology.
The few things I did like was the concept of Inaho being a Science Hero instead of a typical anime protagonist and that he doesn't use a Super Prototype (I think the mecha genre as a whole is too dependent on that trope). Unfortunately, that was marred by execution, as Inaho was quickly turned into a Mary Sue; while he was wrong a few times, he never suffers any serious defeats. I contrast him with Lelouch from Code Geass, who was a Mary Tzu himself, but had as many defeats as he did victories.
The series starts off with a bang in the first three episodes, but quickly devolves into a Kataphraktos of the week format. Then season 1 ends with perhaps the greatest Wham Episode in recent anime history, only to show most of it undone the first episode of season 2. The rest of season 2 has Slaine oddly join the side that used to hate him, and the finale completely reverses the season 1 finale and ends the conflict in a way that the season 1 finale should have rendered impossible, leading to an ending that feels rather rushed. Also, we never really find out who Dr. Troyard was and how he and Saline came to be on Vers, a flashback would have been nice.