Gurren Lagann (by DW)

General Summary:

An inspiring tail of a what if story of the future of what could be to come .Where beast like humans who call them self’s beastmen  who rule the surface keeping all human’s below the surface in desolate wastelands . But there is a courageous human who dreams of a life on the surface his name is Kamina .He will not let anything deter him from his dream of surface life so he creates a group of people to help him made of both surface dwellers and ditch people .Simon the kid of the group is a digger of his village ,its said that digging helps to expand the village. While digging one day Simon finds an artifact that is going to change his life forever he just didn’t know it yet .  Kamina being the courageous man he is wants Simon to believe in himself so he can become a man.

My Thoughts

Gurren Lagann a series I enjoyed from start to finish without a dull or slow moment .When there is a dull moment it quickly cuts back to more action in a different scene to explain the plot more. There was nothing I found unclear about this when I was done watching this saga



Watch if you like:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mecha


 
Written By: Kazuki Nakashima
Studio: Gainax
Licensed By: Bandai

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Final Thoughts

General Summary:

2307 AD, the depletion of fossil forced humanity to search for a new source of power. This lead up to the the creation of a massive array of solar power power collectors orbiting the Earth. They are supported by three orbital elevators, each serving one of the three "power blocs" on the planet. With this new found source of power only the regions with the elevators benefited from the project. This resulted in a constant wars breaking out around the globe among minor countries for fuel and energy.  The conflict lead to the creation of a military group called Celestial Being, dedicated to eradicating war and uniting humanity. All events lead up the movie Gundam 00 The Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer.

My Thoughts:

Out of all  the Gundam series this is a must see. It has just the right amount of romance (SEED killed me with the romance!), the Gundam's aren't too over powered and the story is awesome. If you don't like war anime with a lot of politics then you may not like it as much, but give it a shot.






Watch if you like
Action, Drama, Mecha

Written By: Yosuke Kuroda
Studio: Sunrise
Licensed By: Bandai

Outlaw Star - Final Thoughts

General Summary:

Gene Starwind and his 11-year-old business associate James Hawking run a small handyman business. After the two take a job as bodyguards for and engage in a brief skirmish with Pirates, Gene and Jim find themselves the owners of a ship Gene nicknames the "Outlaw Star" and the caretakers of a mysterious girl named Melfina. The ship's true purpose is to locate the "Galactic Leyline", a place which folks claim is a holder of immense treasure, knowledge, and power. Throughout the course of the series, the crew grows to include the kimono-garbed contract killer "Twilight" Suzuka and Aisha Clanclan, a catgirl of the Ctarl-Ctarl alien race.

My Thoughts:

Sorry for the Toonami trailer I know some of you feel really old right now lol. I loved this show and I'm glad I found the series online for my collection. Outlaw Star has a bit of everything in it: Action to Drama, Romance to Comedy. This is a must see classic.

Watch if you like:
Space Western, Sci-fi





Written by: Takehiko Ito
Studio: Sunrise
Licensed by: Bandai

Cowboy Bebop Final Thoughts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT9JDIyiVgY

General Summary:

Spike, Jet, Faye, and Ed and a team of bounty hunters traveling through space on a ship called the Bebop. Mainly driven by money and a small since of justice the team works together (sometimes) to bring down their targets.

Further into the story (minor spoilers):

Spike is a former mafia member and with his close friend Vicious they ruled with a iron fist. After being betrayed and almost dying he decided to walk away. Later in the series his past comes back to hunt him. Jet is a former police officer that retired due to a mob hit that cost him his arm. Faye is a victim of a terrible accident during early space exploration. She was put into cryostasis and revived decades later. In part of the series she decided to investigate her past because of her memory lost. Edward is a young computer hacker from Earth. With a strange past and personality Ed completes the mismatched crew of the Bebop.

Final Thoughts:

I love this classical anime and this was the show that started my interest into anime. The show has everything from action to drama, comedy to romance, western to noir, and everything in between. The music is amazing, and I still revisit the show from time to time.

Fan Made Trailer for the Movie


Something I thought fans would enjoy!




Watch If you like:

Crime Fiction, Sci-Fi, Film Noir, Space Western

Written by: Keiko Nobumoto
Studio: Surise
Licensed by: Bandai

Eureka Seven Final Thoughts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zmMVZpeb8  (Fan made Trailer)




General Summary:

Renton Thurston is a fourteen year boy growing up in a very dull place called Bell Forest. Renton is the son of Adrock Thurston a researcher for the military who died in a testing accident, saving the world when Renton was very young. With little to do in his small town Renton takes up a sport called Lifting. One of his role models is a legendary lifter named Holland. Holland is the leader of the renegade group Gekkostate. One day a member of the Gekko by the name of Eureka crashes her mech into his room. The world as he knows it is forever turned upside down.

Why You Should Watch:

I would highly recommend this show to anyone who loves a romance story with a nice touch of action. Although the world is completely different from ours Dai Sato and the rest of the team made it extremely easy to develop a deep connection with most of the characters. With each episode you see each character slowly grow as if you where aboard the Gekko with them. The sound track is awesome with works from Supercar, Bivattchee, Flow, Denki Groove, and many others. If you haven't seen this series yet the first two episodes may bore you bit. At least that's the experience I had when I first saw it or introduced it to others but they are important. Also don't fret over Sub v.s Dub with this show the dialog pretty much stays the same. I have watched Euerka Seven about 10 times half Subbed and half Dubbed.

Final Thoughts:

I have not fully read the manga so I can't tell you witch is better but the anime does have a completely different approach to the story. The same with the movie and Eureka Seven Ao (will cover another day).
With that being said the anime alone is awesome. It does get a little confusing here and there but other than that I have no complaints! Besides the fact that the "sequel" Ao isn't really clear on what was kept from the original story and what got the boot (If you have seen Eureka Seven take a look at Ao episode 0 - New Order to understand what I mean). Watching Eureka with others no matter if they didn't like anime or didn't like the genre, everyone pretty much reacted the same to the show.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N23j1mxqkrI


Psalms of Planets EUREKA SEVEN
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Mecha
Weitten by - Dai Sato
Studio - Bones
Licensed by Bandai
http://www.bones.co.jp/eureka-seven