While browsing through various anime titles which can be watched legally on line I came across this, I'd not heard of it before but thought I'd give it a go. It wasn't particularly original featuring a teenaged boy who becomes the pilot of a huge mecha. When we first meet our protagonist, Kouichi Hayase, he is weak and the victim of the school bullies but when a giant mecha called Linebarrel falls on him he becomes unnaturally strong and heals quickly. With his new strength he soon puts the bullies in their place and declares that he will become a 'hero of justice' although in fact he just becomes a jerk. He and Linebarrel are soon recruited into JUDA a group defending Japan against KATAU; both these groups have frequent battles involving large numbers of mechas fighting each other. There are quite a few comic moments to lighten the atmosphere to be honest I enjoyed these a lot more than the fighting as that got a little tedious.
The animation had a fairly rough look to it and the main character wasn't at all sympathetic which detracted from my enjoyment, thankfully the secondary characters were more likable. If you aren't a fan of giant mechas beating the living daylights out of each other I wouldn't recommend this; if that is your sort of thing though check it out as you might enjoy it. There was a nice twist shortly before the finale but after that it was non-stop fighting as Kouichi and his friends battle to save the Earth. I'd only really recommend this if you are into mecha anime, if you are give it a go.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
The animation had a fairly rough look to it and the main character wasn't at all sympathetic which detracted from my enjoyment, thankfully the secondary characters were more likable. If you aren't a fan of giant mechas beating the living daylights out of each other I wouldn't recommend this; if that is your sort of thing though check it out as you might enjoy it. There was a nice twist shortly before the finale but after that it was non-stop fighting as Kouichi and his friends battle to save the Earth. I'd only really recommend this if you are into mecha anime, if you are give it a go.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.