Feb 19, 2017
This tv special anime has a very high potential if given a chance to make it a proper tv series. I daresay that the creators concept of "Let's make the Mecha shows we want to watch!", barring executive meddling, would have fully realize in this anime project; shame that it hasn't been greenlit to become a full-fledge anime series.
Why did I say that? Several reasons which I have listed below:
1) FeMC - okay not quite "main character' but the main pilot, which equates main character in a mecha show, is a girl.
2) No romance (a rarity in mecha shows) - the two pilots acts as
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reluctant comrade-in-arms that became friends gradually. Unless you're a rabid shipper, romance between them is nil (and not just because of the reveal).
3) "mecha' gender-roles are reversed - The main pilot is a girl and the support pilot is a boy, meaning the "muscle" is the girl while the "brains" is the boy when it's usually the opposite. Also, the role of a 'nice' doctor/scientist that may be cold/analytical on the inside and possibly a villain (which is often played by a man) is a woman and the role of a stoic faced commander that is a softy/sentimental in reality and have no choice but to hardened his heart for the sake of humanity (sometimes played by a woman) is a man.
The plot, the 'true' rebirth plan, is intriguing enough for me to want to know what IS happening; the cause of the invasion and the pilot's hinted origins.
Overall, I gave this a "fine" rating of 6/10 on the basis that this is a "special" anime episode and whether the creators delivered their "vision" in the best possible way they can with the constrains they've been handed.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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