Reviews

There's really only one reason you would want to watch this one-shot OVA: The artwork. It's like nothing else you are going to see anywhere else in anime or manga (with, maybe the exception of some of the ancient tech of Hayao Miyazaki in the Nausicaa manga). The art style is much more reminiscent of eighties European comics. More in the tradition of Heavy Metal or Epic Illustrated, heavily leaning on Jean Giraud or Pepe Moreno.

All of the artwork, that is, except for the main female character. Which is designed in a much more standard stereotypical anime design. The juxtaposition between the two is very, very jarring, and because the running length of this is less than 30 minutes, you never have the time to get over it. It's annoying all the way through.

The story is nothing worth writing home about - a post apocalyptic grudge match between two sentient giant mecha in the far, far distant future. But really, forget the story, it's meaningless anyway. Just soak in the gritty art instead.