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Topic	Anime/Other Stuff General V188: "He Ain't Heavy"
Juhanor 08/09/20 8:30:18 AM #340:	Juhanor posted... regret To elaborate further: PlotThe overarching story was very thin. More appropriately it was a series of situations, but unlike the usual mecha MotW or sci-fi police, the stakes were literally never lower. At no point did the heroes seem seriously threatened in battle or be subjected to a higher power; furthermore casulaties of war were essentially nil. Even with wanton destruction, laser beams firing, losing control of the robot etc etc, there would usually be panels afterwards where the speaker would say "fortunately there was only damage to this structure or that, everyone survived!" Keep in mind, this is despite the entire hook for the robots being that they need ~~a pilot to kill~~...<_< CharactersSo the characters. How did they grow or change as people without stakes? The answer is they didn't. Oh sure, the main kid went from being a jackass in the first three volumes to repeatedly, over and over and over, spouting off about how he was an ally of justice; but other than that, from volume one to volume 25, everyone was basically stagnant. There was no death of a friend, no seeking revenge, no personal goal or motivation other than to be poorly defined chess pieces on the main mastermind's board. They went about their business in seemingly nonsensical ways, never really caring for one another except at shoe-horned in talking moments, to confirm that yes the main kid was an ally of justice or yes every girl around him was still madly in love with him. ArtworkTo wrap up, I'll say this section could be specified as character, battle or mecha, but I'll just cover them all under one blanket. The artwork was bad. Due to the odd shapes and lack of features on the mecha, the excessive use of speed lines and smoke clouds and the bland, featureless characters, the manga was for the most part, unpleasant to read. Certainly there was technical skill involved but none of it was applied to making the action clear, the mecha distinct, or the characters individual. ConclusionI don't understand this manga. High handed idealism and a lack of death or consequence absolutely have no place in a story about giant robots, which by their very nature MUST result in some kind of casualty or trouble for the protagonists. Furthermore, for a story about saving humanity...they were already too late. Those folk ain't human cuz they had no spark or soul. Anyway I'm beginning to regret my choice of game, lol --- OG Xbox on PC https://pastebin.com/h3HBTFbF <cite>Juhanor posted [p:943172999] in Anime/Othe... [t:78739053]...</cite> <quote>Juhanor posted...</cite> <quote>regret</quote> To elaborate further: <cite>Plot</cite>The overarching story was very thin. More appropriately it was a series of situations, but unlike the usual mecha MotW or sci-fi police, the stakes were literally never lower. At no point did the heroes seem seriously threatened in battle or be subjected to a higher power; furthermore casulaties of war were essentially nil. Even with wanton destruction, laser beams firing, losing control of the robot etc etc, there would usually be panels afterwards where the speaker would say "fortunately there was only damage to this structure or that, everyone survived!" Keep in mind, this is despite the entire hook for the robots being that they need a pilot to kill...<_< <cite>Characters</cite>So the characters. How did they grow or change as people without stakes? The answer is they didn't. Oh sure, the main kid went from being a jackass in the first three volumes to repeatedly, over and over and over, spouting off about how he was an ally of justice; but other than that, from volume one to volume 25, everyone was basically stagnant. There was no death of a friend, no seeking revenge, no personal goal or motivation other than to be poorly defined chess pieces on the main mastermind's board. They went about their business in seemingly nonsensical ways, never really caring for one another except at shoe-horned in talking moments, to confirm that yes the main kid was an ally of justice or yes every girl around him was still madly in love with him. <cite>Artwork</cite>To wrap up, I'll say this section could be specified as character, battle or mecha, but I'll just cover them all under one blanket. The artwork was bad. Due to the odd shapes and lack of features on the mecha, the excessive use of speed lines and smoke clouds and the bland, featureless characters, the manga was for the most part, unpleasant to read. Certainly there was technical skill involved but none of it was applied to making the action clear, the mecha distinct, or the characters individual. <cite>Conclusion</cite>I don't understand this manga. High handed idealism and a lack of death or consequence absolutely have no place in a story about giant robots, which by their very nature MUST result in some kind of casualty or trouble for the protagonists. Furthermore, for a story about saving humanity...they were already too late. Those folk ain't human cuz they had no spark or soul. Anyway I'm beginning to regret my choice of game, lol --- OG Xbox on PC https://pastebin.com/h3HBTFbF</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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