***There are NO spoilers in my review****
Premise
An average nobody with no real importance or definitive features. He isn't the brightest, the smartest, the nicest, the most courageous. Basically an average nobody. An insignificant cog in the labour force with no real family. He is much like Naruto except less bullied and alienated. The nice thing is he is so average that everyone can relate like super basic character yet they made him uber. The main character seems like it is is his older friend who he rides with but his older friend believes he is the main guy. The older guy says "You don't have to believe in yourself, believe in me that believes in you". I will never forget this for the message. Anyway the story is about a kid who lives in a village that just drills lower and lower in to the planet. The boy dreams of going up saying their is a surface. He finds a mystical spiral necklace while drilling and a robot you can ride. He is older friend also agrees their is a surface and his father has been there and is waiting for him. The village thinks the two crazy and doesn't support their ideas. One day mecha from the surface crash down into the village and the boy uses his new robot and friend to fight off the creature as well as a girl who landed in with the creatures but is fighting against them. The 3 then goto the surface to take it back and they go on a crazy adventure to take back the planet. Sounds like a basic story for the most part but towards the very end it picks up a lot.
Pros:
Lots of inspirational quotes. "With this drill I shall pierce the heavens!" So much fun to watch. He is a hero who is super basic yet you can really believe in and fall in love with. The audience can envision themselves in the character.
Cons:
Kinda of really slow paced. The action is very dull. Art is okay, music is okay.
Overall:
Top notch story, no plot holes, very inspirational and emotionally captivating like a better dragonball z but with far less hype. If it had the fan base of dragon ball Z the series could have been huge. The story as it went along kind of got boring though. It is definitely a slower paced anime. Do not expect edge of your seat actions. The fighting scenes were pretty bad. It is really geared towards a younger audience but elders can get lots of enjoyment and inspiration of it the anime, as long as they can bare through the long story. My tastes are for anime are like Code Geass or Death Note. It was kind of childish and lost my attention. I watched 70% percent and then skipped to the last episode and I felt like I hadn't missed anything. A must watch, especially with kids!
