Series Recommendation: 'Earth With'....
Sep. 19th, 2018 10:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mdehnersYes, another title that doesn't translate well into English;>….
When I 1st saw this offered on my streaming service I ignored it because I'm not a "Mecha" kinda guy, even if they were kewl and surreal. Then I read a review by an Anime blogger that has similar tastes to me and decided to try it. And like he said, it doesn't start to "click" until the 3rd episode. This one takes the traditional Mecha trope of Aliens invading and Humans fighting them with giant humanoid robots mixes it with a shitload of Irony and Philosophy.
It starts when you realize that the Aliens are on the side of Peace and Love and the Humans are defending them against such things with biotech taken from the Destroyer of not only a Sentient race but an entire biosystem. Add in Weapons that look like giant toys that when destroyed turn into cottonballs and when they do they give everyone in the blast radius dreams that fill their heart's needs. Then there are spaceships that look like giant cats and dogs and you have a prime series for the Imbiber or just with a twisted sense of humor like me;>….
Cheers,
Pat
When I 1st saw this offered on my streaming service I ignored it because I'm not a "Mecha" kinda guy, even if they were kewl and surreal. Then I read a review by an Anime blogger that has similar tastes to me and decided to try it. And like he said, it doesn't start to "click" until the 3rd episode. This one takes the traditional Mecha trope of Aliens invading and Humans fighting them with giant humanoid robots mixes it with a shitload of Irony and Philosophy.
It starts when you realize that the Aliens are on the side of Peace and Love and the Humans are defending them against such things with biotech taken from the Destroyer of not only a Sentient race but an entire biosystem. Add in Weapons that look like giant toys that when destroyed turn into cottonballs and when they do they give everyone in the blast radius dreams that fill their heart's needs. Then there are spaceships that look like giant cats and dogs and you have a prime series for the Imbiber or just with a twisted sense of humor like me;>….
Cheers,
Pat
