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Closer To 3.5 But It Was A Fun Anime So 4 It Is

Michael Harmon | davis california | 05/21/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I rented the first disc of Gravion after I finished Godannar Vol. 5. I have to wait 2 months for volume 6 so I figured I'd give Gravion a shot. I knew I could get the whole series for only 30 bucks so if i liked the first disc, I could just buy it cheap. Well, after watching the first disc my wife and I went out and bought the box set and finished all 13 episodes that night. Now all things considered: price A+, animation B-, music A-, japanese acting B english C, writing/story B, characters B, and so on, this is a solid collection. I noticed on most of the episodes that the time went pretty fast. I mean I couldnt believe it was almost over when i looked at the time. It was that engaging. Some animes I'm hoping for the end of the episode already but this one rarely did that. I will say however that in a couple of episodes it did end too quickly. Kind of like, okay we finally found out how to defeat the alien and now we are out of time so one slash, end, and music. Overall the animation was good but near the end you could tell they were either running out of money or time because some scenes were drawn subpar as well as the definition and color. As for the writing, It was pretty good. I know "aliens invade earth, send in the robo-protector" isnt new but it was what the writers did to keep that age old concept fresh. For example How do you form your big robot when missing a pilot? And if you can, what are the consequences? The music was great in this as well. You have to have a great "merging" song in these shows and you get one as well as a good opening and closing song. I liked these characters too. The pilots were funny and interesting. The fan service was minimal. Now as a big fan of Godannar I have seen fan service. Gravions fan service was nothing compared to Godannars. I also thought the characters had enough backround and the ones who didnt needed to stay mysterious and I think that helped their character strength. Well this is getting long, in conclusion, this series was very good. It gave me what I was looking for, something to tide me over till the next installment of Godannar comes out. If you are a fan of Godannar, Gravion is not on par with Godannar in almost every category but its still very good for what it is and as its own show. I hope Gravion Zwei ends the series well because Gravion was a great beginning."