This series offered a very innovative plot idea with a hint of a classic anime. Instead of having your plain old robot and person with an eerie past, Ride Back used a dancer and a motorcycle, then blended them into what you would call genius! I loved all the action packed into here with the twist up of a political feel. Plenty of fighting scenes for those who enjoy action and a very lovely animation design. A driving point for this anime could also be the fact that it stood out amongst all the other robot anime out there, and the fact that this short show equally balanced plot twists and action without overloading itself. Plus the music in here is well timed an the opening theme song is made by the same person who did the Black Lagoon opening, which in my tastes is awesome!
There are some elements this anime lacks though.
1) For those who expect humor in their anime, this doesn't have that (nor does it have a pink haired anime chick).
2) You will not get those one episode dedications to character backgrounds.
3) Not a real lacking element, but there were those times where the anime slowed down a bit and was slightly boring.
4) There is no romance (yeah I cried for some, but hey no complaints), but the way everybody cries for Ogata Rin's sake, you would think there is some sort of lesbian love affair in here.
Overall 10/10, the series could have been longer, but everything was as it should be. In my opinion, everyone who loves that classic feeling anime should watch this.
