That's my worry when I went and purchased Heroic Age. I feared that the male lead, or anybody else who's a guy, would have his character assassinated. I also feared that it would be the next to bandwagon off of Martian Successor Nadesico (which seemed to rely on hopeless fanboys more than itself).
As the late, great Billy Mays would have it; "Not Anymore."
Heroic Age is a great mixture of space battles, politics, friendship, and intrigue; it twice the level one would find in Glass Fleet. It's like what you get after removing the sexual promiscuity and so-called "comedy" from Nadesico.
This show, thankfully, isn't to SHOUNEN or fanservicy. And it might come off as bland, lovey-dovey, and hesitant when half of the "bad guys" need to be evil. AND the question needs to be asked about Karkinos' "Am I Cute Uugu?" face. But it's fun and engaging in a "What Happens Next?" way.
Finally: Points go to FUNimation for giving Colleen Clinkenbeard's "serious older woman" voice to the commanding pair of military knockers known as Nilval Nephew. (Now if only FUNi can focus more of getting shows like these, as oppose to just focusing on shows with knockers in general; than they can start regaining respect as the self-proclaimed "anime leader.")
