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To show that I don't only do things from the gundam series (I only drift more toward there because things and such, I can't really say anything precise tbh).

Replacing the old placeholder with the real deal!

Here is the evolution of the starter Assault Rifle for my project, complete with my custom toon material and color filter.

this will be extremely vague as I only barely remember this, but during the early, to mid, to maybe even late 2010s, I ended up buying a weird mech related book showing the designs of these very colorful eastern inspired mech designs, depicting different factions and characters, one of the few things I remember is some wielding katana’s (doesn’t narrow it down I know). I’m certain that it isn’t a mainstream already well known mech franchise or series as I’d probably already have found it, I’ve been scouring the internet for a while, but if I’m wrong then feel free to let me know. this question has plagued me for a while. for added context, I bought it at a dollar tree.

Note: I am 22M so I realize that I’m outside of the target audience for this anime.

So this is a first for me in multiple fronts, it’s my first magical girl anime and it’s my first CLAMP anime so going in, I was very excited to watch this show!

So let’s begin this review with the things I liked about this anime.

To begin with, I really really liked the character design and general aesthetic of the anime, it was very pretty and it added to my enjoyment of the show as well. The music was great as well, both in each seasons and I really liked that emotional scenes had their own unique songs complimenting it which was very very good!

The story particularly in season 1 was very very good, it’s not the most convoluted plot but it has its charm and it’s very good for what it was! There’s a huge plot twist at the end of season 1 that I won’t reveal for obvious reasons but it definitely retroactively greatest improved my overall feelings on the plot of season 1.

I also really liked the design of the mecha each character used and I like that the mecha was actually alive and had its own thoughts and feelings.

Now onto the things i disliked which as you may expect mostly revolve around season 2 but there is one complaint I have for both season 1 and season 2.

That complaint mostly revolves around the fact that I feel the worldbuilding is non existent across both seasons? It barely feels like we the viewers get to see Cephiro and its inhabitants and I found that very strange. I know that you might say that the world is dying and there’s barely anything to see but that’s the thing, I want to see the world’s condition, I want to see the lives of the inhabitants and how they’re suffering, it makes the world feel more alive.

My second complaint is that in season 2, Hikaru takes center stage in the narrative and while I love her, I felt that season 1 had a more equitable treatment of each of the main girls, whereas in season 2, almost everything centered around Hikaru, including the antagonists.

Speaking of the antagonists, in season 2 there’s nothing remarkable about any of them. Nova is seriously annoying and there’s nothing about her that captivated me, similarly the same can be said about Lady Debonair who’s nothing more than a generic and unremarkable antagonist. I have heard that neither of these were in the manga so it makes sense.

Also a minor nitpick, but I wasn’t a fan of any of the romance in this anime aside from Ferio x Fuu because that at least had some buildup from season 1. It’s weird watching Ascot like Umi because he was just a kid from season 1 and Lantis’ romance with Hikaru felt super forced.

Overall, this is really good anime that I enjoyed and I can’t wait for the remake that’s supposed to be more manga accurate!

I need more recommendations for anime like this, even though I plan on watching Vision of Escaflowne, all recommendations are welcome!

Are the OVAs good?

Just wanted to share out some mecha art that I have done recently

These are my exercise in finishing somthing in one sitting and these are roughly based around a world im building, still building with these art works coming out.

i'm designing my own custom Jeager from pacific rim and i want to give it a little bit of samurai inspiration but i don't know how to implement it without losing the pacific rim style

Euromech RAPREP Spitfire from Shizomakina

Orange Cat Industrial Full Metal Panic ARX-8 Laevatein Review

These were fun to build, my first ever. Here’s a little scene I put them into for fun! Enjoy!

Available here: https://reactorcore.itch.io/ignition-mecha-startup-sequence-maker

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-Select from 4 different Factions to play as; complete with their own unique Commanders and Mechs.

-Limited resources means every unit deployment counts.

-25 levels of narrative driven single player and multiplayer modes for up to 4 players.

If you'd play this then check out our Steam and join the Discord!