Supposedly, this anime draws from an existing novel for inspiration called A Little Princess in which the main protagonist attends a rich school in New York City but her father dies in World War II which causes her to become a maid for the school. There she is laughed at by her peers and treated poorly. This anime utilizes that setup to create a similar scenario of the main character having it all and losing it all and being bullied.
The story is nothing special. In the background, two nations are fighting to establish an existing conflict and they aren't really explored or fleshed out in the runtime. As mentioned, the main character, Sara, attends a special school for piloting special mechs but an enemy attack hits her area and it turns out her brother became a traitor. We follow her becoming basically a grunt mecha pilot for an academy where she is laughed at and mocked for being distant and showing off her skills. From there, trouble ensues and casualties take place.
The story felt rather boring. It contains action moments given its mecha tag but it could have used more screentime for fights. The show has like 2-3 eps of downtime to add humor which isnt all that funny. And for a show labelled an ecchi, it only has 3 eps with nudity. They should have leaned heavy into the nudity which it didnt.
The series does end for Sara. Nothing epic like ending a war but for her own journey. Having said that, the ending has a happy route which I did not care for since none of the conflict or characters I cared for to appreciate the ending.
Characters:3/10
Let me just say this first, no one in this damn show is memorable nor are they likable. Many side character that are introduced are not fleshed out and several die to push some sort of reaction from characters and motivation to perform some action due to their deaths. Sara was a MC whom I could not care for. I thought her struggles were ok. I enjoyed the riches to rags to whatever she became in the end and that was it. The antagonist, her brother Ralph, was forgettable, and his motivations were rather shallow and unimaginative. OF all the characters in the show, I hated one girl named Lavinia because she attempts to do something to the MC in the name of love which backfires and create more conflict. I just hated her and she was one of the only source of ecchi in the show which sucked even more.
Sound: 4/10
I felt overall, none of the music in the show really stood out. Rather bland to listen to. Additionally, I had no thoughts on the VAs.
Art: 4/10
The character designs were generic and unappealing. They kind of looked bad. The thing that stood out for better and for worse was the inclusion of CGI. It was used for the mechas which I will say were unique in design. The models though for other CGI entities looked out of place and the CGI explosions did not look right. I value them attempting to incorporate dynamic scenes with the help of CGI but wished they looked better and had more screentime for these mecha fights.
Enjoyment: 3/10
I think the only thing I will remember from this show is how much of a snoozefest it was. There are better mecha genre out there that should suffice rather than watching this. Same goes for ecchi. I would not recommend anyone to really watch this unless they desire something to help them sleep.
Overall: 3/10
