I don't write reviews, that being said, let's get into it.
It's a competent if not seemingly algorithmically generated anime. The shots are done well, the art direction is nice. At some points in time, it can be visually beautiful. However, the dialogue is absolutely wack in some places. The characters say things no normal person would ever utter in response to someone else. Absolutely none of the characters are likable, and they're not fun to hate either. Akira in particular is absolute torture to listen to.
The premise presents an opportunity for some interesting plot developments. Earth being colonized and then the entirety of the planet being relegated to a "third world" status. The Trade Federation (the colonizers) offer contractual positions in their military for pay. These contracted humans then fight alongside other colonized species on behalf of the Trade Federation. The main characters are shipped to some planet and all fight mindlessly against a population of sentient mice who want independence, but have in many ways become reliant on Trade Federation tech. Basically, a near exact model of European colonization of the Americas. From here, there is no redemption for anybody. The main characters kill and kill and kill, and eventually, decide to release the equivalent of a nuclear attack on a civilian city. One even quotes Oppenheimer's death destroyer of world quote.
They are rounded up for a military tribunal, which is presented as unfair and unjustified bureaucracy. All of the characters get off the charges on a legal technicality and high five their former military commanders.
Another reviewer pointed out just how accurate this chain of events is and how much it mirrors the way our civilization actually works. I agree with this wholeheartedly. But the show itself presents no obvious angle to question the morality of the plot. The indigenous mice people are framed as violent bloodthirsty anarchists as they are mercilessly mowed down with high tech military weaponry as if zombies in some video game.
All in all, a soulless execution of a "by-the-book" anime. Watch this if you have time to waste.
It's a competent if not seemingly algorithmically generated anime. The shots are done well, the art direction is nice. At some points in time, it can be visually beautiful. However, the dialogue is absolutely wack in some places. The characters say things no normal person would ever utter in response to someone else. Absolutely none of the characters are likable, and they're not fun to hate either. Akira in particular is absolute torture to listen to.
The premise presents an opportunity for some interesting plot developments. Earth being colonized and then the entirety of the planet being relegated to a "third world" status. The Trade Federation (the colonizers) offer contractual positions in their military for pay. These contracted humans then fight alongside other colonized species on behalf of the Trade Federation. The main characters are shipped to some planet and all fight mindlessly against a population of sentient mice who want independence, but have in many ways become reliant on Trade Federation tech. Basically, a near exact model of European colonization of the Americas. From here, there is no redemption for anybody. The main characters kill and kill and kill, and eventually, decide to release the equivalent of a nuclear attack on a civilian city. One even quotes Oppenheimer's death destroyer of world quote.
They are rounded up for a military tribunal, which is presented as unfair and unjustified bureaucracy. All of the characters get off the charges on a legal technicality and high five their former military commanders.
Another reviewer pointed out just how accurate this chain of events is and how much it mirrors the way our civilization actually works. I agree with this wholeheartedly. But the show itself presents no obvious angle to question the morality of the plot. The indigenous mice people are framed as violent bloodthirsty anarchists as they are mercilessly mowed down with high tech military weaponry as if zombies in some video game.
All in all, a soulless execution of a "by-the-book" anime. Watch this if you have time to waste.