Considering I had just watched Knight's and Magic before going into this, I didn't have a good feeling about ID-0, luckily it wasn't that bad and still had some good points, but it still had some bad points too.
Story (6/10)
ID-0's story, mainly concentrates on Ido, who is trying to find out who he really is, since he has no memory from before he became an I-machine, luckily he has a rag tag crew to help him out.
The story starts off a little slow, it takes time to introduce the characters, but it starts shifting into gear once you reach episode 4 or 5 when Ido finally finds a clue to his past.
However, when the story started to get more serious, it just wasn't getting to me, even when a bunch of random planets made out of orichalt came to destroy Earth and humanity, I still wasn't moved.
I think it was mostly to do with the pacing, because I felt like the story moved too quickly and it could've been like Cowboy Bebop where it has 20+ episodes instead of the usual 12 episodes, which could've offered us more development for the characters and I think a few needed that development.
Also the ending was pretty lackluster too, it felt really rushed as you see the good guys win and then you suddenly see an aftermath montage, followed by the crew heading to another asteroid to mine it, the ending just didn't feel right at all to me.
That being said the story wasn't a complete mess, the journey Ido and the others had to take was an interesting one and was probably the main reason why I didn't drop the show, because I kept wondering if Ido would actually find out who he really is and the outcome was pretty surprising....well sorta.
Characters (7/10)
The characters were definitely the best part of the show, even though a few could've benefited from having some develop time, the others who did get more concentration managed to keep the show rolling for me.
Ido is the prime MC of the show, Ido is a mysterious fellow and seeing him trying to figure out who he really is was pretty interesting, despite looking like someone who would be cold and detached from the rest of the group, he is actually very concerned for the other crew members and is willing to sacrifice a part or two for them.
Maya Mikuri is the female MC, she is rescued by the other characters after an excavation goes wrong and has to unwillingly join them, even though she was a smart character and a big help for the others, she kinda annoyed me a few times in some of the arguments she had with the others and the fact her constant worrying didn't help either.
Alice is another female character that the crew picks up along the way, despite being a main character, she really doesn't serve much purpose other than being a story device to keep things rolling, because all she does is either laugh or cry, which made her character seem more of a nuisance to me really.
Clair Honjou is the pilot and the daughter of the ships captain, she is yet again another character who doesn't offer that much to the show, other than her piloting expertise she's pretty much just there, most likely so that Maya didn't feel like the only human character in the crew.
Rick Ayer, Grayman, Karla and Fa-loser are the main crew members of the ship and only have their I-machine bodies, Grayman is the captain of the ship, yet his human form looked kinda similar to Dutch from Black Lagoon, just without the glasses, he seemed like a character that wasn't easy to get along with, since most of the time he either got into arguments with Maya or just made ridiculous ideas so their could run away, so there didn't seem much to like his character overall.
Karla is another female character who is kinda in the same predicament as Ido, except she's only trying to find her body, which is being held captive, she is alright for a character as she is used for information gathering and sometimes making the odd joke here and there making her character surprising sometimes.
Rick was probably my favourite character from the show, his joker personality made him seem like an asshole, but his personality and jokes were definitely one of the best parts of the show, especially considering when he is trying to flirt with one of the characters, which doesn't go very well, often had me smiling or giving a good chuckle from time to time.
Fa-Loser is actually an animal that used to be experimented on before becoming an I-machine, however this dude is just there to make stupid noises and biting Rick.
Amanza Volchkova is part of the military and after having a run in with the crew, she had to end up joining them because she had no choice, for a character she was actually pretty good, despite being pretty cold hearted, her character grew slowly over time as she got to know the other crew members better, especially Rick who kept hounding her with his affection.
Art (6/10)
CGI has always been a little difficult for me to handle, although there are some anime's that have managed to pull it off, this one however is sorta mixed for me really, because the I-machines fitted this aspect very well and looked great too, however seeing the human characters in this format just didn't look right and to be honest this may sound wrong, it made me feel like I was watching RWBY at some points the characters felt that off.
The design of the ships, planets and scenery was done pretty good too, although the CGI for the asteroids looked pretty damn bad.
Sound (5/10)
The op, ed and soundtrack I didn't specifically like, it just didn't match what was going on, well sorta, the soundtrack did have a few good moments here and there, but the thing that impressed me the most sometimes is when some parts of the crews ship didn't make a sound when something was activating I thought it was a good attention to detail, since there isn't any sound in space, until you hear a missile go off or something, which just ruins the moment.
Enjoyment (6/10)
Overall (6/10)
Overall this was another mecha series that you either hate or like and for me it was a mixture of both, you can try it out for yourself, just don't expect something amazing to happen while watching it.
