STORY- 9/10
The story, is pretty amazing by far. At first it may seem a bit simple, but there are a whole bunch of twists and turns, that just take you on a ride, in ways that's just amazing in how it crafts itself from each episode after another. The themes in the show, are also just as compelling, as they teach about going above and beyond, and valuing the people you care about in your life.
ART- 8/10
The art style in the show, is very good. While it looks like it's a bit loose and out of place, it still feels authentic, and just cohesive as a whole. I can tell that there are some scenes, where yeah, it feels a bit out of place, and the animation and/or artwork sometimes, looks a little cheap, but it definitely does feel, for the most part, pretty amazing in how it's really nice and compelling to still look at the character's design, in the way how their drawn, as well as the different mecha designs.
SOUND- 9/10
The sound is one that I would give praise to in the series. The soundtrack for the series, is very amazing, with the way how it's made, composed, and there are just a whole punch of awe-inspiring tracks, that just pumps you up, and makes you feel as though, that you can do just about anything. The character's themes, fits well with their personality, and the opening theme song, just feels right with the beginning of each episode, every time.
CHARACTER 9/10
This is where it also shines strongly with the show as well. The characters, in my opinion, feel like archetypes, but with a few twist of different personality traits, that don't feel all that stereotypical. The three main characters, are still hands down my most favorite characters, because they're just fun, amazing, and very enjoyable to watch...even though something happens to one of them, that's just moves the story in such a different direction. Watching these characters, throughout the whole 27 episode series, was just something that I'd found myself immerse in, from their personality traits, their abilities, and just how they just drive the story as a whole.
ENJOYMENT 9/10
This is one of the only few animes, that I'd actually found myself re-watching the second time around, in '11, because of just how amazingly enjoyable the whole show is as a whole. Even the story seems a bit simple, the twist and turns, the different personality traits in the three main characters, the entire artwork and soundtrack, just makes them highly enjoyable, and finding myself already reminding myself, from four years ago, of how much I love this show, and how it's just definitely a classic show.
OVERALL 9/10
This is definitely a show, that you want to put on your shelf, as one of the few greatest mecha anime out there. It's even more enjoyable than Neon Genesis Envagelion, which even though that show is still a classic mecha anime, this one surprisingly just beats it a little bit for me. Definitely worth having on your shelf for this one. Even though, most animes these days, aren't being up to snuff in terms of high quality, as this and a few others shows does.
