Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka

Gunparade March is a unique anime.

The story based of the manga by the same name is great. Gunaparde takes place in a alternate future when after the end of WWII in 1945 a alien race appears on the earth and begins to kill of humans. Fast forward 54 years to 1999 humans are still fighting. The story takes place in Japan one of the last remaining strongholds on the planet. The story focuses on the 5121st Platoon who are made up mainly of young teenagers who were drafted.

The characters were great adding life and emotion to the anime. I personally ... liked the two main characters, Atsushi Hayami and Mai Shibamura the best. They helped the anime become great.

The animation and sound was very good but not great. I didn't like the design of the mecha in the anime, but it really didn't bother me much. The music was had some flaws but was still very good.

The biggest problem I had overall with Gunaparad March was the length of the anime. It was only 12 episodes long. I think it could have gone on for a lot longer. The story was broad and could have gone on a lot longer. I would have love to see the story taken to other parts of the world along with the great characters. Still it really doesn't take much away from the anime, it's still great and worth watching.

Gunparade is one of the best series I've seen.
although the art, sound and animation aren't top notch, the storyline compensates for that and makes this a one-of-a-kind.

No other series i watched delivered the same atmosphere this one has - dark,
post apocalyptic, yet somehow different. It's not something explainable, just watch it and you'll understand.

This series does have all sorts of anime cliches and the ending is visible from miles away, but it is still quite interesting to learn about who the characters are, witness their development(though very minor)
and slowly understand how exactly the world got to what it is in the series-how ... the

I kinda make it sound dull, but it isn't. The series is filled with comedy in all the right places, there is decent action throughout the 12 episodes and (almost) nothing feels out of place

to sum up - what makes this anime special is the storyline that doesn't leave many holes open and the unique atmosphere it delivers. if you love mecha, love post apocalyptic wolds and don't hate the "friendship crap", this is a must watch.