The story follows the exploits and life of a young boy named Simon who finds a very small mech while digging to expand his underground village. With this mech Simon embarks on a journey to the surface with another man who acts as Simons big brother Kamina, A female sniper named Yoko as well as a cast of supporting characters. The journey of Simon and crew has one purpose which is to make the surface habitable for humans by defeating the beastmen who drive their own mechs to prevent humans from going to the surface .
I give the story a 10 our 10 because its a story with a simple concept presented in an amazing fashion. It carries itself on a lot of humor however the story has the most impact on its saddest and darkest moments which are delivered well. Those moments are later followed by some of the best mech fights I have seen in an anime. Unlike ordinary fights in mechas these have more passion because things are more personal and the characters are stronger than before.
I give the art a solid ten for its amazingly done 2d mech fights. I never really agreed with people that 3d mech finds are way worse that than the 2d ones as all seemed the same to me. The mech fights in this anime have drawn me more to the 2d side as these fights where beautiful with the movement of the mechs, the colors, the characters faces when doing epic things with the mechs. The animation outside of mech finds was good when it comes to anime and noting seemed to crisp or smooth. The designs of the mechs and the characters are interesting and pretty unique for all.
The soundtrack for this anime is comprised of a load of action music and music that you would use for an epic moment where someone does something badass. That with the opening you get a decent soundtrack for an action series but not too amazing.
The characters of the series where all unique in their roles with a decent level of character development to make you care about them. The main character Simon is a character that gets more interesting as the story progresses. What we see in the beginning is a small kid who is afraid to stand up for himself who later gets the right to stand along the other bad asses he associates and protect the weak with when he turns into a strong character on his own.
Kamina the man who acts as a brother to Simon in the series is probably one of the unique and manliness guys in anime in terms of personality as he does what he does for the sake of being a man. He is also a very inspirational character who can get people who find him annoying to share his thoughts and emotions and acts as a perfect role model for Simon. Other characters in this series server to be catalyst that help Simon get stronger and encourage to challenge new feats.
In terms of my enjoyment of the series I give this show the highest score as I got giddy in the best moments of the show knowing badassary is upon my view.
Story 10/10
Art 10/10
Sound 8/10
Character 10/10
Enjoyment 10/10
Overall 9.5/10
