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Jan 16, 2011
Preliminary (10/26 eps)
Masou Kishin Cybuster is buried treasure. Based on a video game and released in 1999, MKC shows its age but don’t let that stop you. MKC offers a compelling story, engaging characters, and crunchy mecha goodness and, much like a good Gundam series (nothing to do with Gundam - just drawing a comparison), it presents open ended questions regarding science, ecology, warfare, and relationships.

For its time, the art is lush with great backgrounds that range from post apocalyptic cityscapes to an unspoiled “sea of trees. Aircraft, weapons, and mecha detail is pretty good and character designs not overly stylized. But then I actually enjoy the warm look of hand drawn anime over CG anyway. I also liked the music and sound track, but some may find it as dated as the visual. There is a rich mix of characters, some who start out annoying but end up pivotal, some who start off stereotypical end up revealing something unexpected, and others who leave you unsure as to their role while the secrets of “DC” unfold at an excellent pace.

I went looking for MKC in an effort to make sense out of Super Robot Taisen OG: The Inspector. I finally found a dub of it on Veoh. The dub wasn't bad or distracting. In fact, once I started it I couldn’t stop until episode 10 when I had to give up and go to bed still thinking about what would happen next.

Obviously I think highly of this 12 year old series. If you are bored with more current fluff and looking for a solid, meaningful story, and/or classic mecha, don’t wait to watch Masou Kishin Cybuster.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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