Pacing's a little whack, but I love the animation's style and coloring, as well as the overall story and worldbuilding, including all the designs for places, vehicles, robots, and armor. Also, the live action bit was really cool, but the camerawork was kind of sloppy and it's a little hard to figure out what exactly was happening (not that it really matters, that whole scene felt kinda put there for the hell of it but the fact that it was makes me love that scene more).

Pacing's a little whack, but I love the animation's style and coloring, as well as the overall story and worldbuilding, including all the designs for places, vehicles, robots, and armor. Also, the live action bit was really cool, but the camerawork was kind of sloppy and it's a little hard to figure out what exactly was happening (not that it really matters, that whole scene felt kinda put there for the hell of it but the fact that it was makes me love that scene more).

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Thank the internet for preserving lost gems like this. In a world with increasing accessibility to forgotten anime, this is one of the riper candidates that could be rescued. An originality drives this film and separates it from its peers. Its art form lies in the lineage of Moebius, Nausicaä, and even, I'd posit, Fantastic Planet.

These novel influences allow the movie to carve out a unique niche. Its individuality affirmed by its five-minute introductory observance of a real robot. Has any other mecha anime dared to broach reality like this? The utilization of practical effects in this way feels like a precursor to three dimensionality submersion a la Mad God from a few years ago.

If this were a full-length, it would be remembered at least on par with Nausicaä. Its short run time yields a compromised story with truncated lore and motivation. Not a criticism of the film itself, but rather an observation of how much more they could have done were they able. Nonetheless the animation is enthralling and compensates for any shortcomings of the narrative.

This is absolutely worth a (re)visit because its place in animation history is its own. A captivating synthesis of beauty and bad assery.

Thank the internet for preserving lost gems like this. In a world with increasing accessibility to forgotten anime, this is one of the riper candidates that could be rescued. An originality drives this film and separates it from its peers. Its art form lies in the lineage of Moebius, Nausicaä, and even, I'd posit, Fantastic Planet.

These novel influences allow the movie to carve out a unique niche. Its individuality affirmed by its five-minute introductory observance of a real robot. Has any other mecha anime dared to broach reality like this? The utilization of practical effects in this way feels like a precursor to three dimensionality submersion a la Mad God from a few years ago.

If this were a full-length, it would be remembered at least on par with Nausicaä. Its short run time yields a compromised story with truncated lore and motivation. Not a criticism of the film itself, but rather an observation of how much more they could have done were they able. Nonetheless the animation is enthralling and compensates for any shortcomings of the narrative.

This is absolutely worth a (re)visit because its place in animation history is its own. A captivating synthesis of beauty and bad assery.