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remember rewatching the part in strikers a couple years ago in which nanoha goes to save vivio, her adopted daughter, who is a girl of FIVE forced to become a magical super weapon no longer in control of her body and nanoha has to beam her so incredibly powerfully that nanoha becomes permanently disabled to a small degree and nanoha KNEW of that risk (could easily have been worse) and i was literally CRYING even with completely forgotten context because SOMEHOW this is just this series’ specialty where the most emotional moment is when Nanoha pulls it ALL OUT to stop somebody and in doing so saving them andhere it is extra powerful because vivio is calling out for nanoha to save her and nanoha can only do that by hurting her
SHES FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Armor Hunter Mellowlink (1988), 12 episodes.
I'll start by saying that if you want to maximize your enjoyment of this show you should definitely not watch it in one sitting. It's very episodic in a way that starts to feel repetitive. upon bringing. It's also structured a little odd, the first seven episodes are very formulaic (Mellowlink hunts down corrupt military responsible for the betrayal of his platoon) but the last five are more continuous as we get to the final confrontation and all the juicy reveals.
If you're here for 'man vs. mech' the show delivers and then some. Each episode presents Mellowlink with a new scenario he has to figure out, the Mechs are largely the same but the environments aren't and so they possess a unique challenge to fight. This and the pacing issues make this show an excellent contender for a video game adaptation somewhere down the line. With all the existing thematic overlap with the Metal Gear Solid series, this would be right up Hideo Kojima's alley.
Addressing themes, action melodrama is a genre that more western writers should embrace, especially within the context of military fiction. This show does an excellent job of blending those sensibilities with the revenge genre in a way that makes sense, a 'good' soldier is someone who's been trained to respond to any situation with violence. The show explores this idea in addition to a supposed grunt who is detached from the war he is supposed to be fighting. Military corruption is par for the course with a show like this and, I've heard, for the VOTOMS franchise as a whole.
There are some elements that feel a little more predictable and passe, but if you extend your viewing experience they should detract from the show as a whole. Though (as is sadly predictable for a show like this) there is a questionable treatment of women. Not as bad as some stuff out there but still oddly misplaced in a show that is otherwise so empathic.
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Miguel La Variel was the tragic hero of a hard sci fi action anime movie with deep philosophical themes?
That’s how I would describe the hidden gem of 1980′s anime Grey: Digital Target.
I recently watched this anime in Spanish as part of my language learning journey, and I was impressed with the writing, world building, and atmosphere of this vintage sci fi action adventure anime. The hero Grey not only looks like my favourite guy in Escaflowne but his personality is just like Miguel in my own fanfics.
Grey: Digital Target follows the harrowing life of a soldier in a far future dystopia named Miguel, excuse me, Grey and his struggle to find freedom as an individual in the repressive system of enforced and pointless war his society is locked in.
Check out the anime en espanol here!
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March Of Robots Day 27: Heavy Assault Barbarossa
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