The initial episodes were good, they had a slow pace with proper introduction of characters and solid world building. The plot went forward in an digestable and reasonable way. But it also became clear that this show wouldn't take itself seriously. Gradually it downgraded in quality, and, by episode 11 it became apparent that the story would just be your averagely bad dumb space soap opera in space where everything follows the law of convenience to fulfill drama requirements. Actions made by characters are illogical or downright pathetic if it creates a bit of drama, the characters which at first looked like adults, gradually become emotionally unstable children with temper tantrums in space. Aren't this supposed to be the best humanity has to offer?
It quickly became a boring show, with the typical space tropes kicking in, which it would be ok if they were well done. The lazy storytelling was overwhelming, no regard whatsoever for logic, and at least two absolutely unbelievable moments of outstanding ridiculousness that sentenced this show to mediocrity. And I mean it, this were among the worst scenes I ever watched in my life.
But not everything was bad, animation, drawing style, effects, backgrounds, they had above the average quality for anime. It had good action moments, and, if one ignores the nonsense, it was a well paced show. The characters aesthetic design is quite good for my taste, and most of the characters were actually interesting, likeable and some relatable. The voice actors also did a good job, and a special thumbs up for the main villain voice actor, what a magnificient voice for that character and such a good voice acting. The last episodes were also ok, not over the top nonsense. This positives kept me going until the end, where usually I would have dropped it.
In the end, its a real shame, this show could have been easily an 8/10 but it failed on key areas. A chain is as strong as its weakest link.
