Among legends, incredible powers and feelings, the "Aquarion" saga was a huge surprise in the panorama of robotic souls, thanks to a very apt characterization of characters and an amazing mecha design, combined with a solid narrative that managed to combine fantasy elements, mecha and sentimental (some even not conventioned).
And now, with "Aquarion Evol", the legend of the mechanical angel and of the sacred genesis is ready to start again.
"Evol" takes up the elements that characterized the previous series: a plot full of twists, where romantic feelings will be the basis of the story, with lots of links to the events that occurred in the first series; a strong characterization of the characters, each with their own characters and with episodes dedicated to them so as not to make them elements to make numbers, where friendships and deeper feelings are born for someone, and also the enemies of Altair show a strong humanity in the scenes to dedicated to them; and obviously fights in the name of surprise and absurdity, where the configurations of the Aquarions (here Evol, Gepard and Spada) will show ever more absurd and spectacular and effective powers according to the pilots (here too with the name of the attack first execution).
In the graphic field, the series abandons the picture style of the previous one, in favor of a more realistic and colorful graphic, especially in the CGI scenes depicting the Aquarion and the various Altair mecha, thanks to the appearance of a guest from the past (there the surprise was enormous).
Also in the field of sound, the quality of the previous one is repeated, with very orchestrated music, complete with insert songs and excellent opening and ending, but, if you miss those of the previous series, you can rest assured that you will be able to hear them.
"Aquarion Evol" manages to convey the same emotions as the previous series, of course, the beginning is not one of the nicest, but over time the atmosphere will be able to recover. It is also true that some rather particular themes are dealt with, not in an extreme way, but fortunately they will be solved.
For the rest, it remains a very beautiful series to look at, where once again the feeling of love will be the winning card. Finally I do not recommend the vision of this anime for those like me who love Aquarion deeply, or at least don't start with the assumption that it can reach the levels of Aquarion.
Although EVOL's graphics are far better, the story is decidedly commercial. 12,000 years have passed since the final battle against the angels of darkness, culminating then with the sacrifice of the Aquarion and its pilots, who remained inside to prevent the destruction of the planet, and this battle has become legendary among books, religious cults and even cinematographic films, with the foundation of the Sacred Angel Institute, dedicated to the legend of the Aquarion and frequented by young people endowed with Element powers.
