In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission led to the discovery of long lost technology on the moon in the form of a hypergate, eventually leading to the colonization of Mars. Not long after, the Vers Empire, a coalition of the humans who left for Mars, return claiming the technology as their own, leading to conflict between Earth and its distant brethren.
The nations of Arandas and Ingelmia have been at war. Ingelmia has made advances and pushed Arandas to the Great Wall, an impregnable fortress that has defended Arandas since its founding. Then it falls, because of course, this is a mecha anime. Tokimune is a mech pilot in the Arandas army and after saving a mysterious girl, he happens upon the mysterious prototype, Argevollen. Yeah.
Join me as I go back in time and catch up on some of the classics and hidden gems of the mecha genre that every proper fan should know about. Whether I was too young or simply missed out on them, it’s time for me to see the greats of a bygone era and why you should too!
This time: Mobile Police Patlabor
Aoba Watase is (surprise!) an ordinary high school student. His ordinary life is shaken up however when a man in a giant robot appears and tries to kill him.
There are two great civilizations who live in opposition of each other. The Western Star and the Eastern Star. Something about prophecies about how a great king would come to unite them both. I don’t really give a shit.
Recap: Izuru launches to the front lines, taking the last steps to become a true hero.
Recap: The final battle begins, but Izuru is forced to stay on the sidelines.
Recap: Team Doberman is nearly wiped out during a crucial mission to discover the Wulgaru gate, and the world prepares for a decisive final battle.
Recap: The Wulgaru are attacking the space academy on Earth directly, and Team Rabbits are the only ones who can stop them!
Recap: Izuru starts acting strange, a possible side effect of Red-5’s Berserker mode. To make things worse, a date with Teoria is interrupted by a Wulgaru attack.
Recap: A new pilot joins Team Rabbits, and Izuru goes ballistic during a new operation.
Recap: Everybody fights. The heroes win. Who knew?
Sorry folks, the rest of the GLORIO crew is still pretty busy these days so it’s up to me to bring you guys your weekly dosage of OP/ED Op-Eds: 90s Edition. This week’s feature is a bit of a borderline case, being a 1999-2000 show, but what the hell, I’m including it anyways. Prepare your…
Recap: Everyone does a bunch of inconsequential stuff on their day off.
Recap: Turns out Commander Kugel formed a religious cult somehow and plans to blow up Gargantia.
Recap: Our heroes infiltrate the downed Wulgaru ship on Mars.
Recap: Pinion heads on the warpath with the weapons recovered from the seafloor as Ledo wrestles with the implications of what he’s done.
Recap: Teoria explains the conflicts origins to Team Rabbits as Jiart reports back to the Wulgaru commanders.
Recap: While out salvaging with Pinion, Ledo discovers the truth about the Hideauze.
Recap: Humanity licks their wounds from the Battle of Ceres while Team Rabbits learns of the Wulgaru’s true nature.
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