Story 8/10: A very solid anime original story, feels like it's trying to be Code Geass in some places, but with less politics and good writing and a shit ton more fighting. This show is definitely a show where the story is there to serve the action and adventure as opposed to the other way around. However, if you try to copy the Mona Lisa, your not getting a masterpiece but you still might get something pretty cool. The story is fine, but the reason why it's an 8 as opposed to a 7 is because there are several moment's in the story that punch well above their weight class. Solid story, can't complain.
Art 10/10: This show is an artistic masterpiece in every conceivable way. Not only are the cinematic and panoramic shots absolutely stunning to look at, everything in this show seems to be built from the design phase up with nothing in mind but "would it look badass?" and "how much detail should we put into the badassery?" The character designs are good, but the mech designs are so godDAM perfect. To top it all off, the uncut action sequences are so seamless and fluid you will be constantly rewinding to watch it again and again. Not much more I can say, but if it's related to art I could gush about it till the end of time; this show is goated here.
Sound 9/10: The intro's are both fire, with Survivor being among my all time favorites. Apart from that, the rest of the soundtrack is pretty awesome with a few tracks being particularly memorable. One of the old non Hiroyuki Sawano soundtracks I regularly listen to, it's a banger and a half. Don't really know what else to say about it, but I promise you it's good.
Character 7/10: A lot of them have their moments where they shine through, but ultimately it is a pretty big cast of characters and they have a hard time focusing on anyone effectively. Development isn't amazing, but is still alright for most of the cast and doesn't hinder enjoyment of the show. The characters tend to lean a little to heavily on their archetypes, and the so called mastermind behind a lot of the antics that go on in the show does somethings that are somewhat stupid pretty often, but that's about the extent of my issues.
Enjoyment 10/10: This show is the anime equivalent of driving down the highway as fast as your car can handle and blasting music in every direction. You would either have to be an extremely jaded anime viewer or a hardcore boomer Gundam loyalist to find yourself have zero fun during the fight scenes, it's just to high energy.
Overall 9/10: While this might be a little higher than the show objectively deserves with it's somewhat decent writing held together with an all you can eat buffet of eye candy and fight scenes, the eye candy and fight scenes are the peak of what the industry of anime has to offer and I think that has to be worth something at the very least.
