Juusoukikou Dancougar Nova

[masamuneehs]

A new Dancougar series!

In the 22nd century, there are no longer any world wide wars. Instead, small scale wars break out all over the Earth. Meanwhile, a large robot appears who protects the weak. It is called “Dancougar Nova”. Some even call it God.

However, no one knows the reason for its existence - not even its pilots.
Then, another robot, beyond anyone's expectations, reveals itself as the true enemy and begins its attack on the Earth.

Dancougar Nova retaliates against this enemy with a power that was kept secret until now.
Will Dancougar Nova be able to save the Earth? The prelude to this explosive confrontation rings out.

Shinsen Subs_ Juusoukikou Dancougar Nova_ Episode 1

yes, the original Dancougar series was about four mechs that join together to make a bigger, more powerful one. yes, this one has that too. probably won't be the best mecha series of the year, but i'm interested.

edit - an OK first episode. Definitely a "super robot" mecha, so nothing as gritty as Code Geass or serious as Gundam... The characters are pretty interesting, the cop especially. Looks like the emphasis is going to be on the female characters... Animation was nothing to write home about, but still acceptable. You can tell this anime doesn't have a huge budget. I'll be casually sticking with this one.

[Kraco]

yes, the original Dancougar series was about four mechs that join together to make a bigger, more powerful one.

Ho... Well, that answers one big question I had after watching this yesterday: Why the giant robot has a human face. So, it's based on some old-school robot show. I guess it showed also otherwise. Still, it wasn't as bad as I thought, and like Masa said, the characters were somewhat interesting.

I guess I'll watch at least till the next episode, and then judge if it's worth sticking to.

[Akeruri]

I like the fact that, in addition to the human face, they also kept the look of Dancouga still having those detailed gratings and rectangular shapes reminiscent of robots from the 80's-90's that make them feel very heavy, sturdy and indestructible.

What'll probably keep me interested is how they use this twist about "helping the weak side in war", and by doing so, creating no winner on any battlefield.