Heroic Age

A 26 ep animation produced by the same crew that gave us fafner..that is, assuming my guess is correct. The art, the music is so similar I had to assume. I had to try out this space genre that is becoming so rare. And I didn't regret it.

The story setting may be a little ambitious and the character designs(from the same person who did GS/D) is getting a little boring, but the art, the music blew me off in the first ep. Giant monsters fighting each other, celestial-like beings being all celestial/godlike, a main char that is almost indestructable and a Hime with that wierd power. Sounds cliche. But it was actually neatly done.

The chemistry between Age and the Princess was so pure it was so cute. No lame romantic plots or damsel always in distress thing. I think, ironically, the two being apart most of the time made this couple seem more attractive than if they had spend the whole 26eps together trying to create "moments". But. Of course. They had their few moments. And because it was few, it was great.

Ok. About the plot. Hmmm... trying to resolve a universal war by travelling in a spaceship from place to place. And the hime is a guide? O_o HA! Sounds good at first but they became draggy in the middle. The prolonged battles between the 5 heroic tribe members wasn't helping. Reused footage, dumb roaring yadda yadda yadda... But at least the scriptwriters knew how to use the golden tribe as a mystery hence though sidetracked now and then, the story stayed on course, which thankfully, was to a wonderfully executed ending leaving much questions answered, yet adding alittle doubts here and there, but just enough to satisfy the casual viewer.

I like the music, I like the characters and I liked the ending. The story was about the journey of seeking truth and what a ride it was for me. Thumbs up!