Karen Senki

This anime is both under-rated, and ove-rated. Under-rated for the story and characters, and over-rated for the superficial things, like being all 3-D CG.

My take on it, after watching all 11 episodes and waiting more than a month to let my emotions settle down, is that the characters and story are strong. Each episode reveals more and more about the story, and since they are only 11 minutes or so long, you can watch all of them "marathon style", but I would advise you not to do so.

Even though they are only 11 minutes long, each episode changes our assumptions and fills in more of ... the story. Unless you are very alert, you might not process all of the information which is revealed, and thus, think that you were never told important things.

Whilst not going into the details of the plot or story, it was both tragic and comedic, and if you watch carefully, everything important is revealed.

So, overall, this series looks great, has great characters, a great story, and is well presented. It compacts a lot into the short episodes, and the glamor can easily distract you from the substance, but the substance is there, as well.

In addition, there is nothing quite like it... when you actually watch it with an open mind, I am sure you will come to appreciate it as more than the sum of its parts. Highly recommended.

Do you like action packed, explosive, shoot'em ups with characters trying to survive the world their in and destroy those who would do them harm? Then Karen Senki may be the anime for you. It's not a deep story, and there isn't a lot of character development. It is however, visualy appealing and features a band of unlikely heros doing their part for the common good. I wish it had more content, and I can see why many others dislike this anime. It's a fun story that in the end, left me wanting a little more. I enjoyed it for what it was, and I ... would consider watching it again in the future.

Earth, 2147. The legacy of the Metal Wars, where man fought machines—and machines won. Bio-Dreads—I mean, The story takes place in Tokyo where much of the manual labor is done by robots called Boomers, which are run by a mega-corporation Genom-I mean; In Los Angeles, November 2019, retired police officer Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is detained by officer Gaff...
Okay so you get the idea, a one woman war against the machines that attacked us. Nothing new or innovative here. I like the art and style, but I dislike the fact that there it’s (insert protagonist) versus the machines, a plot used and abused throughout time. ... It's 11 episodes, but there seems to be only six episodes of material. And it moves as such, like they plotted out six episodes then got greenlit for 11. For what it is, it works, and I'm glad I watched something that didn't make me think I'm watching a child's program. But it's not enough, of anything, violence, sex appeal, plot, emotion you name it. If there was no more, I wouldn't miss it, and if there was more I'd probably watch it. Other than that it's take it or leave it. A good solid "meh..."
But I do want to add that it's mediocre anime like this that keeps AoT great in the minds of some fans...