Suisei no Gargantia

In the distant future, a majority of humans have left the Earth, and the Galactic Alliance of Humanity is founded to guide exploration and ensure the prosperity of mankind. However, a significant threat arises in the form of strange creatures called Hideauze, resulting in an interstellar war to prevent humanity's extinction. Armed with Chamber, an autonomous robot, 16-year-old lieutenant Ledo of the Galactic Alliance joins the battle against the monsters. In an unfortunate turn of events, Ledo loses control during the battle and is cast out to the far reaches of space, crash-landing on a waterlogged Earth.

On the blue planet, Gargantia—a large fleet of scavenger ships—comes across Chamber and retrieves it from the ocean, thinking they have salvaged something of value. Mistaking their actions for hostility, Ledo sneaks aboard and takes a young messenger girl named Amy hostage, only to realize that the residents of Gargantia are not as dangerous as he had believed. Faced with uncertainty, and unable to communicate with his comrades in space, Ledo attempts to get his bearings and acclimate to a new lifestyle. But his peaceful days are about to be short-lived, as there is more to this ocean-covered planet than meets the eye.

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Chamber Main

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Ledo Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Amy Main

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Bellows Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Melty Supporting

Asumi, Kana Japanese

Mayta Supporting

Tokui, Sora Japanese

Saaya Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Rackage Supporting

Tsunematsu, Ayumi Japanese

Kugel Supporting

Ono, Yuuki Japanese

Pinion Supporting

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Hirasawa, Nao Producer

Kitada, Shuuichi Producer

Kikukawa, Hiroyuki Producer

Doi, Yoshinao Producer

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May 7, 2024

Rian_Rahmat

Recommended

I'm not very good at putting words together, but in essence I recommend this anime to watch!

I think this anime has a simple story, the beginning of a war and getting lost in another dimension (Earth) then living life there, but not only that, MC always tries to rejoin the alliance he left.

I think the character design, sound, visuals and graphics are all good, maybe the robot design is not so good in my opinion, it looks different from the robots I often see.

Everything is neatly arranged, there are no gaps that give the audience a bored effect, The tension and curiosity of the audience ... about the next story makes anime very suitable to continue watching.
Unlike other bad anime, placing comedy and even parody at the wrong time actually makes me sick.

The storyline is quite relaxed, but still manages to maintain tension in it, there is no drama or pointless nonsense, everything is neatly arranged, Each episode is connected to each other, so it won't make the audience feel strange or even confused in the next episode.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 6, 2021

moose_man

Mixed Feelings

If it were possible to watch episodes 1-3ish, then episodes 9-finale, it would be a 7 or an 8. Some of Urobuchi's best work thematically. The problem is that he bailed out of the middle portions of the series, making it a real uneven mess that takes a turn away from the actual interesting part of the story to do some kinda vapid fanservicey stuff. Unfortunately you can't really skip over it because there needs to be character development to move the hero from the great opening to the great ending.

Still worth a watch, just barrel through the middle.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 18, 2015

PersonaSimon

Not Recommended

What is worse, a show that aims high and fail or a show that doesn’t and succeed. Personally, I think the latter is more acceptable. I feel this way since a show doesn’t aim high doesn’t give me false expectations. Shows that do aim high, but fail to deliver just leave me angry and frustrated, such in the case with Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet.

The first episode set up something that could've been genuinely interesting. It yet another fish of water story, this time it’s in the distant future with a mecha pilot from the Galactic Alliance named Ledo, gets stranded on a floating ... boat city called Gargantia ( thus the title name ) on a water covered earth and have to learn to get along with the indigenous population.

While this is far from an original idea, it leaves itself open to many different ideas and concepts to explore. But sadly it squandered any potential it had in favor favor of fanservice, filler, shock factor, and deus ex machinas.

The point where I knew this anime was going suck really hard was when Amy asked Ledo help deal with some pirates to later to condemn him for killing the pirates. Amy is all like “ you shouldn’t kill people” for no real reason. First off, it’s Amy’s fault that she never specifies what she wanted Ledo to do. Ledo clearly explained before hand that he is warmonger society and that he was raised specifically for war. What did she expect Ledo to do if she never elaborate on what she want? And this “ we value all life “ BS is completely contradicted because in the very same episode, the people of Gargantia who were attacked by pirates were using machine guns to kill pirates.

It doesn’t stop there. In the next episode, the higher ups of Gargantia ask Ledo to help fend off the main pirate fleet, but not to kill any of the pirates. Then the people of Gargantia proceed ………... to kill the pirates. Seriously, this one of the most backward society ever. Why would they let Ledo pacify the pirates? It’s not like they are holding some moral high ground since they hold no qualms shooting at the pirates. And it would only benefit them if they had Ledo pacify the pirates since his mecha is the strongest thing on the planet. The only reason they do this is just because the plot said so. And if this isn’t a sign of bad writing, I don’t know what is.

And the show proceeds to go up it own ass. It really tries to convince its viewers that is moving and emotional, but it just comes off as manipulative and soulless. In the last third, the show does a 180 tonal shift and throws out a bunch of Shyamalan twist just make the viewer go “ OMG, I TOTALLY DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING!!” I was burying my face in my hands because I couldn’t give a fuck. The show done nothing to make me care about the characters. And it doesn’t help the fact that the twists are totally clique and can be seen coming from a mile away. Hell, they even use “ it was human all along” twist that is used in almost everything.

And as if it couldn’t get any worse, the show throws in evil counterparts for the main characters. Now there’s an EVIL Ledo, an EVIL Chamber, and an EVIL Gargantia. Then stuff happens, someone shoots a nuke at the evil Gargantia, Chamber pulls a deux ex machina out of his databanks, and the show just seemingly ends with almost nothing resolved.

As for the characters, I have nothing much to say about them. Other than Ledo, everyone seems to either serve as a plot devices or set pieces. The only other “character” might actually be Ledo’s mech Chamber. Yeah, out of the dozen or so characters, there are only two that might actually be considered “characters”.

If you couldn’t tell before, I don’t recommend this anime. If you want an anime with an interesting world or a soothing atmosphere go watch Haibane Renmei or Shinsekai Yori. If you want a good sci fi story that handles multiple themes go watch Ergo Proxy, Lain, or Zegapain. Seriously, just avoid this show at all costs.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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