Ranked #2992

Tytania

Overall: 7.5/10

If you haven't seen the oft-compared LoGH (Legend of the Galactic Heroes) yet but intend to, and aren't sure which to watch first, I'd say Tytania is best to start with. Personally, having seen and loved LoGH beforehand, I came to Tytania in hopes of a similar show that I could enjoy. To that end, Tytania was a letdown. LoGH will make it harder to appreciate Tytania for what it is.

...And what Tytania is is a reasonably solid show, with a few notable shortcomings. I can't laud it with praise, nor can I pick it apart with criticism. It is reasonably well-made when the average quality of anime is kept in mind, even if some of the care and attention to detail we saw in LoGH was completely missing.

The first problem with Tytania is its cast of mannequins. Not only is the character development flimsy and lacking, the manner of the characters often felt cheap and one-dimensional. Nobody was terribly interesting nor seemed to have any deep humanity about them. Ironically, the most well-developed characters seemed to hold either unlikeable or unimportant roles.

There's also the trouble of realism. A lot of the things that happened in Tytania didn't make a whole lot of sense... such as a person dying from spending a couple minutes underwater (When there was no need to be there in the first place), or an unarmed man beating up hordes of men who had large guns (But didn't seem to think it appropriate to try using them). It felt that a lot of times, in terms of plot changes, the ends justified the means, even if the means made no sense at all. This contributed, along with the character problems, to the constant feeling that this story was within the world of anime; it could never transition into the real world, because things wouldn't happen this way in the real world.

My last issue with Tytania is that I feel it was poorly translated into anime form. As the original story comes from a series of novels which is still ongoing, conversion into a stand-alone story is not an altogether straightforward process. It takes some creativity to do it well. Unfortunately, I don't believe it was done well, and Tytania ended up feeling incomplete. There wasn't even a real attempt to wrap up the story. I imagine if there were another season or two to work with, it could become something of a more satisfying story; though I don't think another season is coming judging by the reception of the first.

If you're anything like me, you'll get through this show, and you may even enjoy it here and there if you can avoid being too critical. The story was there, it was just poorly realized. read more

My first very review so bear with my lack of skill.

I'm a big Galactic Heroes fan so when I found out Tytania was from the same writer I was excited. I wasn't disappointed, though I want it to progress to the level of LOGH.

Story: Though Tytania is currently not as deep as Legend of Galactic Heroes it still has the feel. An unstoppable force being challenged by an unexpected event. I like how the storyline is continuous. I'm sure the plot will thicken a bit more. And one important thing for some viewers these days who may have short attention spans - the plot is advancing fairly quick. Some of the LOGH "talking-heads" episodes made new(younger) viewers to LOGH turn it off.

Art: What can I say, it's beautiful. The character designer is Mikmoto, one of my favorites.

Sound: Very good. I like the opposites of the opening and closing themes. Opera for the Tytania opening and Rock-n-Roll for the rebel Hyulic.

Character: The depth of the characters still needs work, though the mysteries still exist to make you want more. At first Lydia seemed to be the comic relief, but at episode 9 we find her to be the little ripple in the water that may bring change. Hyulic, as we see, has already created change by just winning a battle he wasn't supposed to.

Enjoyment: Of course I enjoy it. From the seriousness and excitement of space combat to Zarlish arguing with his frilly younger brother or Lydia infiltrating Tytania HQ.

Overall: I think this turn into one of the best series this season. It'll sneak up on you. read more