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I personally really enjoyed this show. With the widely public positive reception. Including the unique and story telling and presentation skills. The narrative explores the psychological perspective of characters and delves into their inner struggles.
The show garnered significant attention from the community when it aired, sparkling discussions about our main characters, Rikka and Akane. Additionally, there was a plethora of illustrations featuring these characters during that time. The captivating storyline and immersive character interaction made audience were invested in the show very much, to the extent that people began formulating theories and speculations about the upcoming episodes and story development.

Animation: the animation was produced ... by Trigger, one of the prestigious production company on fighting and robots. The production quality is guaranteed.

Art: The character design was done by couple of talented people, some of them later transferred to company Yostar, which is a game company that makes famous gacha games with amazing graphics. Remarkably, two main girl characters as you could find in the visual, Rikka and Akane, were well designed, at that time assumed to be the groundbreaking character designs in a decade. The popularity of two characters still preserve today.

Sound: The soundtrack was composed by the renowned composer Shiro Sagisu, who composed the soundtrack for Evangelion and Bleach. Personally speaking the VA of Akane still regarded as the best performing character in my mind at the period. Also the director has played some trick to deepen the emotional impact of the show. For instance, in a scene of ep9 the soundtrack was played backward. A Japanese song “Kokoro no Hitomi” was played to the key scene in ep10.

Plot: To be honest the main story revolves around the MC struggling with the monster fight, on the other hand, as the story progresses, unfolding more mystery elements and character development. Alongside with the main show, there are also post-airing short radio for each episode, enriching the development of side characters and the whole story. Another thing worth notice is that this show is a brand new animation of the original mecha TV series “Gridman”, some of the lore were inserted into the anime and you will be surprised once you’ve found it. (Yeah the discussion did it)

Production and theme: Not just the composer is the same person, this show was influenced by Evangelion by a certain level. From community saying, some of the scene composition directly pay homage to it. Robots, MC’s personality, assembling the impact that Evangelion still remain. Besides the animation, symbolism in this show plays a crucial role in conveying deeper meanings and themes. What makes it stands out is that most of the time the show will not tell you what is the problem, instead conveying it through symbols. One example is in the first minute of the show, you will notice in a scene a shoe standing alone from others on the ground, a girl on the school roof watching the ground, meteoric falling from sky, which is essential enough to convey the main theme and the plot of the whole story. And with these elements, you can’t help but start building up theory in your mind and excited on what’s happening next. With this stunning opening, for sure you can know the following of the show will not disappoint you. Such presentation skill made me thinking of this show sets it apart.

Character: As the story continues, more clues are revealed about the character and their motivations. The antagonist plays a central role in the storyline, and by exploring their motivation, you may find it relevant to the audience. The narrative is designed to be self-inserted and aims to resonate with audience.

World development: The world building in this story features a mystical setting. In the first episode, the MC discovers a stationary monster at the end of the sky. As the story unfolds, additional elements are introduced to enhance the world-building and allow the audience to delve into the true story of this whole universe.

To close this, the Japanese song that mentioned above “Kokoro no Hitomi” literally means the eye of the soul, I hope after the hype ride of this immersive experiences, at the end of the day the impressions will dwell in your heart.