Stunning, stunning mecha design of all the B’Ts. I was always fascinated with mythological beasts such as the Phoenix, Pegasus and the winged dragons of China. Seeing them designed in exquite mecha form engaging in outstanding battle scenes makes me love this even more. One other thing great about this anime is that this is mostly full of touching side stories — from the loss of Teppei’s brother to the backgrounds of Fao, the story of retribution and saving the world is all the more justified. But all the more of course, is the relationship of the characters to their B’Ts. Yup. Each legendary machine beast has their own personality and loyalties and intellect. It’s even nice to note that each character’s B’T seems to match its master’s own past and personality. The bulk of the story actually lies on the cooperation of the B’Ts with their masters. The relationships they develop is one fascinating one I’ve ever seen that you see how it counts in battle. And when you see the battle scenes, you’ll not only be more amazed by the spectacular eye candy, you’ll actually have more feeling as to what they are fighting for. My favorite character is actually Fao, who rides on Juteam, a phoenix B’T. I don’t know why but I love eccentric, reserved and cool characters who just happen to drive big fantastic machines. One sad thing though is that this is not released internationally. I happen to see this on a local network. If any hopes of release for this is shown, we’ll immediately put up the link. In the meantime, you can try such anime as Gundam Wing or Macross.
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Individual Rating: Art/Animation 10; Story 9; Characters 10; Sounds 8
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