Mecha-ude

Long ago, alien lifeforms came to Earth, fusing with people on the planet. Due to their appearance, they were dubbed "Mecha-ude," as when fused, they bore a striking resemblance to mechanized limbs.

Through an involuntary partnership, average middle schooler Hikaru Amatsuga works alongside the Mecha-ude Arma, who is an extremely rare and special existence. To protect Arma, the resistance group ARMS assigns the dual Mecha-ude user Aki Murasame to follow him wherever he goes. However, she is also looking for a mysterious Snake-Type Mecha-ude wielder, who has put many of her comrades in a critical state.

Behind the scenes, an organization known as the Kagami Group is searching for the mythical "Trigger Arm," a Mecha-ude said to grant unlimited power. When Aki's life is threatened by this group, Hikaru must team up with Arma to find the courage to fight back and, along the way, learn that his life will never be ordinary again.

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Amatsuga, Hikaru Main

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Alma Main

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Shirano, You Supporting

Eve Japanese

Murasame, Aki Supporting

Shimamura, Yuu Japanese

Kagami, Jun Supporting

Park, Romi Japanese

Fist Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Toudou Supporting

Amatsuki Japanese

Joe Supporting

Tsuboi, Tomohiro Japanese

Imada Supporting

Tajiri, Hiroaki Japanese

Dex Supporting

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Okamoto Director

Eve Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition

Numa Theme Song Arrangement

Narasaki Music

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Jan 1, 2019

Rahkshilord

Recommended

Very promising initial work from new studio TriF, I felt like I had traveled back to the days of the more experimental ovas and specials that appeared in the wake of Gainax rocking the industry, or one of the better young animator training project short films.

In a time where passion projects like FLCL and Gunbuster are being dragged out of their well earned rests as soulless husks who don’t have a creative bone in their bodies, Mecha-ude is a breath of fresh air. A new studio with mostly new staff, a new IP that while not incredibly innovative offers a new idea on some ... old concepts… this is definitely one of the better anime to come out of a crowdfunding campaign.

Is the art and animation a little rough around the edges? Sure, but for a first effort from new animators it’s pretty impressive, the cg is a little choppy at times but mostly looks great, and is easily better than certain other studios I can think of… (Polygon this means you)

And what it lacks in animation polish a full production would have, it makes up in an absolutely fantastic art-style, reminding me a bit of the rougher design sensibilities of mob psycho 100. every character is flashy and stands out next to each other, they even made a high school boy with short brown hair have a good character design, and that’s some black magic right there.

And the music god DAMN it was rad, every track kicks ass and fits the scene it’s played in perfectly.

Everything about this show has the feeling that the staff loves this kind of over the top action shounen stuff and it makes it way more fun, you can really feel the passion behind the project, and the industry could always use more of that raw passion Gainax used to show us in it’s heyday.

I hope this ends up becoming a full series or the team makes something else as enjoyable, and I’ll be keeping my eye on them from now on.


P.S. Aki is super cute and I love her

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 1, 2019

Metazoxan

Recommended

Don't under estimate this series from it's cliche synopsis. Yes it follows a lot of the cliche of Shonen but it does so with effort and love.

Many bad shonen follow the cliche's of Shonen like marking off points on a checklist. These series fail not becase they followed the tropes of Shonen. But because they did so without understanding them. They were just made by companies who looked at what was popular and said "we can do that".

Mecha-ude is nothing like that. It uses the cliche's of Shonen unashamably because the makers clearly love classic shonen and wanted to make their own. The episode ... draws a lot of Parallels to another older Shonen called Busou Renkin. It has a similar male lead, female support, and even their weaposn are simialr as the MC's has golden glow when he fights and heroine's weapons come out from her skirt.

But again it's not simply copying other shonen or pulling out elements and making a checklist. It really feels like the creators simply loved shonen and as fans of Shonen were influenced by past works.

You can see in the final product they knew what makes shonen good and used even the most over used elements to the best effect.

IT's the difference between a production made by a buisness out for nothing but easy money and a production made by people who truly love what they are making.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 4, 2019

Krunchyman

Mixed Feelings

Mechanical Arms (Mecha-Ude) is a single episode ONA that begins a story with the hopes of drawing enough attention/funding to expand into (I suspect) a full length series. According to the studios official website, they successfully collected $65,000 in 2016 from Kickstarter to help fund the project (i.e. the first episode). While I’m not overly impressed with their first offering, it is admirable to see new studios spring up in the age of online piracy. Before every studio and their mother flocks over to Netflix to remain financially solvent.

TriF Studio, the creators of Mechanical Arms, produced a show that adheres to the ... same basic framework of most Shounen anime. It’s a logical decision for a financially strapped studio that wishes to generate enthusiasm for its premier anime. As such, the entertainment value is quite satisfactory with a smattering of exceptionally animated scenes that are sure to get your blood pumping. The combat oriented portions are quite smooth and the overall color palette gives the show a distinct look.

As for the substandard story and the cliche characters, they are just that. Not exceptionally surprising given the brevity of the show itself; nonetheless, it left much to be desired. But if the end goal is to prove yourself as a capable anime studio to secure additional funding for future episodes, then I would say that it met its expectations. Next time, I won’t be so lenient.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Waiter, there's an Alien in this Soup!

by Enivlens

50 Entries · 154 Restacks

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by Chiorashi

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'Mecha-ude' Project Gets Anime Series

The official website of Sae Okamoto's Mecha-ude (Mechanical Arms) project announced a full-fledged anime series on Thursday, revealing the main staff and a key ...read more

Sep 14, 2022 2:57 PM by Hyperion_PS | Discuss (17 comments)

	Poll: Mecha-ude Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 ) FierceAlchemist - Sep 30, 2018	62 replies	by RamRol97 »» Oct 4, 9:32 AM
	Anime Series announcement with first Key Visual and an introduction video from TriF Studio AbelDande - Sep 14, 2022	6 replies	by DarkLeafNinja »» Sep 14, 2022 9:09 PM
	Reina Scully video Caligula_one - May 11, 2019	3 replies	by DonTrumpolino »» May 12, 2019 2:49 PM
	Delay until September 2018 Leroyx - Aug 20, 2018	7 replies	by Ericbj1 »» Jan 6, 2019 9:03 PM
	I think I'm going to watch this TJHooker - May 21, 2018	2 replies	by YakoGa »» Aug 31, 2018 8:19 AM