I came into this anime with one red flag waving, Gen Urobuchi.
(or Gen Urobuch-er as my friends tend to call him)
Honest to god I came in thinking, "yup hes gonna die, and him, oh and that one too." That's just what we tend to see from him. And its fine, I have no problem with it, that's his style and he writes masterpieces, like Fate/ Zero, with it. Its just, every-single time I saw something potentially powerful, I thought to myself "thats the murder weapon." And in a way that style is still present, but I am shocked to say that it was in a much more subtle way.
Without getting into too many spoilers I will say this is the lighter side of Uro.
The story is a pretty basic "outsider adapting to society" plot, with a bit of a mech and pirate twist.
It did seem at times the author bit off more than he could chew and that everything wouldnt be solved or that so many questions would have been left up in the air my brain would start nagging me while I try to sleep.
I dont like that.
Thankfully, there was a pretty dam good wrap-up of what needed to be answer with the right amount of space for a sequel if necessary, though I think its fine the way it ended.
There really isnt much to say about the animation, it was just beautiful, with emphasis on how fluid the battle scenes were. I was constantly left with chills after every explosion and even though I did say it was the "lighter side of Uro," thats like saying the lightest whale or the least rabid mongoose, there was plenty of action to get the blood boiling.
The character development was nice too. You got to see how "space boy", as they called him, began adapting to life and how he came to realize the faults of his methodologies.
The sound was top notch, bar none. I thought the sound track fit the scenarios very well.
In terms of enjoyment, it is something to be enjoyed. The story was unexpectedly light hearted, yet at the same time captivating. The fight scenes from the beginning phrase that started the conflict to end "farewell" statement (those who've seen it know what I mean) are the literal meaning of the word epic.
Some people may not necessarily agree with me at all, but when I talked to other people they said that they would have enjoyed it tons more if they just wouldn't have had that, "this is written Gen Urobuchi" mindset.
I recommend it
