Aug 31, 2018
When I write a review, I try to act as if this is the only anime I have ever watched. This is only fair because ideas have been used constantly and I do not see a reason to hold it against a show for "recycling" an idea.
That being said Blue Gender deals with a menace that has wiped out most of the population of earth, and a group of humans on a space station trying to reclaim the planet. I recommend it to those who like war, mecha, emotional conflict, and great depictions of the
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horrors of warfare. I, however found the story killed itself in the last few episodes, and ended up not making much sense. For those who wish to stop reading now my overall score is a 7, it is worth watching.
For those still with me lets talk about the good points first.
ART - Blue Gender has a retro style art, and does a fine job of it. It is a style that some hate and some love. I would rather see great retro art, specifically in the battle scenes, than CGI and shortcuts.
SOUND - The op and ed are fantastic. The BGM through out the show is suspenseful, creepy, and inspiring exactly when needed.
CHARACTERS - This is really where Blue Gender shines. Each character is fleshed out and has a reason for acting accordingly. The New Earth soldiers are given a reason they devalue existing humans on the planet, and the sleepers are given a reason to act the way they do. It is also shown exactly why person A is attached to person B. I respect this in a series. That said I still felt a detachment towards the characters personally, and did not get upset when one (or many) died, but I can not fault the anime.
STORY - This was the biggest fault for me. The story alluded to some reasons why the Blues existed, then threw away all of that in the last few episodes and went with the most trite reason possible. Even then at the ending of the last episode with no explanation a major event happens for no reason. Even the awful reason for the Blues existence does not explain away why this happens, and they do not even have the common decency to try to explain it.
FINAL - Blue Gender could be a perfect example of how harsh human reality, war, loss, suffering, and hope collide. However, the fact that the show backs out of everything with such a dud ending after spending so much detail on everything else leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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