Sousuke Sagara, a seventeen year old military specialist working for the secret organization MITHRIL, has been assigned to protect the latest "Whispered" candidate Kaname Chidori. To complete this task Sousuke will have to deal with enemies from his past as well as the occasional panty thief. Unfortunately for Sousuke, the toughest part of his mission isn't only protecting Miss Chidori but also getting used to living an average High School students life, no easy task for someone raised on the battlefield.
General Info:
Episodes; 24.
Language; Japanese with English subs, English dub.
Review:
This show DEFINITELY has the whole mecha thing going on, which I will admit I really love the concept of. I always have and always will be a big fan of the flashy robot-y like things, so this was pretty much a drool-worthy gorgeousness for me.
So aside the flashiness there was a bit of story line with Chidori being a so called 'Whispered' and then Sousuke sort of being her protector. Then of course there the little bit of love between them. Sadly, it doesn't amount to much more than a little blushing, so I suppose the romance aspect was for girly men and girls. Or in other words - no, it was not the main point of the story.
Nevertheless, it had an interesting story line with Kurz (Kurts? Weber) and Mel (Melissa Mao), along with the addition of Tessa a little later. It's very dramatic and has a couple things in it that you wouldn't normally expect.
I have to say this now, but the whole high school thing is a lie. Yes, they are in high school, but it is NOT AT ALL about how Sousuke copes with being in high school - it's about him protecting Chidori in different situations. There are some school aspects - like Sousuke always getting yelled at (understandably) for bringing firearms and bombs to school and whatnot - but most of the actual story doesn't even take place at the high school!
However, the actual action bit is quite good. As with all action shows there are times when it is a little redundant, and for a couple episodes your just sort of numb and watching colours fly by, but when the submarine is taken over by the enemies and the one episode where Sousuke is with the other E9 (I cannot remember for the life of me what they are actually called) squad and the whole thing with Gauron. It's a very interesting story line.
If you are looking for an mecha, si-fi, action show with the tichi-est touch of romance, then this is a good show. If you are looking for something a little more romance oriented, then I wouldn't suggest this, it just leads to disappointment in that area.
Must Watch Episodes:
I actually didn't have any episodes I particularly favoured over others - they were all pretty good.
Rating:
I would give it 4 starts out of 5. * * * *
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