That "description" in the first post pretty much spoils the entire first episode. ANN are a bunch of idiots, but do we really need to copy it here too? AniDB's description is much better.
I don't know if I'd go with Macross Frontier. Maybe Macross 7 would be more appropriate. I got more of a Madoka/Saikano vibe from it. Nanoha Force influences too because of the grimdark vibe (though a lot of that might be the reused sfx...no complaints from me about those though
).
I had watched the PV, so I knew what to expect from the rest of the episode, but the first 30 seconds of the episode sold me on the series. The direction of that segment was extremely well done. You caught the mood immediately, and the
sound of that intense downpour combined with the devastated landscape hit hard. This series might skimp on the animation a bit, but the sound direction
excels.
The songs were good, the action was over the top and amusing (with the titled attacks no less), and the characters are quirky. The Noise are definitely weird looking, and the bright colors offset the threat they pose. But once you see the ash floating in the air, it's fairly unnerving. One minute everything is somewhat okay, and the next, everyone isn't just dead, they're
gone.
This is one of the most promising series I've seen so far this season.
Originally Posted by Ryllharu
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