Presentation
The artwork is pretty standard for most anime, and there is a small amount of fan service. Also plenty of giant robot combat to keep you entertained if that is your thing. The character designs are put together relatively well, though several of the characters do look strikingly similar. This can make it a bit tough to tell some of them apart. There were quite a few scenes where I didn’t realize who a character was supposed to be until after the scene ended. The background and setting are usually quite nice, with roughly half the series taking place in Venezuela and the other half taking place in urban Japan. The music itself is not terribly memorable or catchy. The music definitely does not distract from the series either. Instead it blends in well to support each scene as it goes along. The opening song is a bit of the exception. It’s a happy, cheerful, and rather upbeat song. This seems a bit odd to me, since the series is mostly geared toward mystery, intrigue, and drama. The ending song is a bit more of a techno beat with deep and heavy female vocal. It is quite a beautiful song. The biggest thing to remember during this series, are the timeline switches. There’s quite a few between 1988 and 1991, the easiest way to tell the difference is try to keep track if the story arch is about Aoba or Akao. Aoba’s mostly occurs in 1988, while Akao’s is mostly in 1991. Sadly, there’s little other way to tell and the viewer is left on his own to attempt to figure it out.
Extras
This series carries the standard extras. Clean opening and closing songs (at least the songs are really nice to listen to) and substantial amount of funimation trailers.
Overall, this series have the ingredients to pull off a great intriguing storyline. However, the bouncing around can leave some of the plot look unresolved. If you focus and pay attention though, it’s a good story and well worth the watching.