BRS having just been awakened helps fight alongside the humans to fight off the Alien invasion and try to save the human race which is almost extinct...If some of this sounds very familiar thats because this anime is closer to the game's story in terms of setting than it is the previous 2 anime series however, despite this, some of the same themes from past anime series are still here. (Hope and despair and not giving up) Make no mistake though, the anime is NOT telling the game's story, the two stories are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Just as one example for this anime that's not a spoiler, instead of Aliens from the game its an AI that humans created thats trying to kill humanity. BRS' origins are also completely different between the two and, as said before, each BRS series, whether anime, game or otherwise has different characters who yes, may share the same name as another character in another universe, but are not the same character at all. BRS is one of a handful of those individuals who shares the BRS name.
Now that you know this, I want you to go into this with an OPEN MIND should you decide to watch any BRS anime, especially this one. This one has some cliches yes but those don't ruin the anime or hinder it and it is my hope that BRS fans will be more open minded in the future. This anime doesn't deserve the low ratings which are, imo, over reactions and thus unfair and unjust ratings just because its nothing like the 1st two anime series and I DOUBT the mobile game thats set to release this year (barring a delay or cancellation...) will be like what BRS fans might be expecting from a character and story perspective too. Fyi, I HIGHLY recommend playing BRS: The Game if you are able too, its a great game and has 2 endings, maybe more I forget but 2 for sure endings as there may've been a 3rd ending being a bad ending, I forget (Look up a spoiler free guide for how to get the endings, I forget how to get the endings) If nothing else I believe the game has playthroughs on Youtube though its more fun to actually play if you can vs. watching the game being played
Back to this anime, despite a few cliches (emphasis on a few, not many), its been interesting and good and I love the mystery the anime had but I have to say the anime needed 1 more episode but that aside, I rate it a 7.0 out of 10. Its a GOOD anime and a GOOD adaptation of BRS and again, they've done a similar story for BRS with BRS: The Game on PSP but as stated before, both the game and Dawn Fall anime have very different stories and characters and endings too. So many fans calling this not BRS when it is very much so BRS. BRS' CORE theme is hope in the depths of darkness and despair and BRS is typically that hope. How this plays out in Dawn Fall is interesting and BRS isn't alone in trying to save humanity. There are some twists you may not see coming, for example in my case I did not see why Lunatic, aka Artimis, aka the AI trying to wipe out humanity, is trying to wipe out humanity. She chose the perfect name for herself alright, Lunatic suits her both in her craziness and in the reference to the moon with the luna in her name. I won't spoil why she's doing this, that's for you to find out as it was one of many mysteries. I enjoyed BRS: Dawn Fall, just wish it got 1 more episode to tie up some loose ends... and I really enjoyed the mystery aspect BRS: Dawn Fall had, it, alongside the characters are what helped to bring this story, the characters and world and their reality to life and considering what kind of story this is, that's a MUST and they nailed it.
It is my hope, you will look past the negative reviews and misguided beliefs on who and what BRS is as this review has tried to point out who and what both the character and the series BRS is/are. Many don't like the slight changes in her design for example, thats nothing new, she always gets changes to her design and so on with every adaptation yet some people make it sound like they butchered both her design and story of BRS when they did not and her design is close enough to all the other BRS characters. Dead Master's design changed a lot here, that is true, but again she is not the same Dead Master as in previous BRS series and I actually liked this Dead Master. What I'm trying to say is, its better if you go into this with an open mind instead of a closed off one and if you like mysteries you might just enjoy BRS: Dawn Fall, long as you have an open mind.
This review was brought to you by a BRS fan whose seen all the anime pretty much and played BRS: The Game, for whatever that's worth to you. Its my hope this info and my review will help you have a more open mind to this anime and thus a more enjoyable experience.
