HAMETSU NO MARS

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  megafat

  0/100
  One of the most pointless anime is existance.

  Surprisingly, whoever approved of Tenkuu Danzai Skelter+Heaven thought that it was a great idea, and decided to do it again with Mars of Destruction. And it was only released a mere seven months after Tenkuu Danzai Skelter+Heaven. And after doing some reading into how this was made, it seems both Skelter+Heaven and Mars of Destruction seem to overlap in how they came to be.

  The plot, what little there is, starts soon after a space shuttle returns from a mission to Mars in the far off year of 2010 ends up being destroyed in the Earth's atmosphere. Soon afterwards, strange monsters called "Ancients" began to appear around Tokyo. A group of specialists taught to fight the Ancients must stop them before they destroy the human race.

  And just like Skelter+Heaven, the plot in this is confusing if you don't know about or haven't played the visual novel. And unlike Skelter+Heaven, which seemed to be original animation, this OVA is a compilation of all the animated cutscenes from the game it's based on. The company behind the game, Idea Factory, thought that it was a good idea to take the games animated cutscenes and slap them onto a DVD. If this was an unlockable in the game, or was a DVD that came with the Special Edition of the game in a higher resolution so that fans could enjoy them, this wouldn't have had the infamous reception that it got. But having it's own DVD release? Why?

  As a promotional tool for the game, it isn't very good. The scenes aren't even edited together well, looking like a compilation that some random person would have put together in 2007 for their YouTube channel. And top top the whole thing off, the OVA has poorly rendered classical music put over it. I'm assuming that this was release as a cash grab for fans to eat up, but there could have been a better way, like the previously mention possiblity for a Special Edition of the game.

  Somehow, the animation is both better and worse than Tenkuu Danzai Skelter+Heaven. Better in that there are more frames of animation and the characters overall look better, but the perspective is complete trash. There was even one instance where a character turns around, but their perspective suddenly changes half way through. I would say that it's so poorly animated that you have to wonder how no one noticed how bad it looks, but I imagine the budget and constraints probably didn't allow for a second pass.

  Since this thing is a compilation of cutscenes, 95% of the plot is missing, so yet again I had to do some research into what the game was about. And just like Skelter+Heaven, this is an Evangelion rip-off, right down to the main character having a father that forced him into fighting giant monsters in a mech. I don't know how you rip-off Evangelion twice, because not only are you competing with something much better with Evangelion, but you're just competing with yourself, and whoever bought this because they liked the other game, they're going to noticed the similarities right off the bat.

  Everything else about the PS2 game just makes it seem like your standard visual novel. I don't speak or read Japanese, so I can't exactly attest to it's quality, but I imagine that it at least fleshed out the story more than in the OVA, even if the quality seems off. But from the plot description and the fact that this is an Evangelion rip-off, I think I know what to expect from the plot.

  Just like Tenkuu Danzai Skelter+Heaven, this one is just painful watch. It isn't even funny bad like a lot of other infamously awful anime. If it weren't for that that this was less than 20 minutes, I probably would have never even bothered. Avoid at all costs.

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  zakarias

  1/100
  Great watch and I really recommend to new and established anime enthusiasts across the world

  I didn't really know what I was bringing myself into but boy was I both suprised and shocked: however not in the way you'd expect. I knew instantly after watching this OVA that i absolutely needed to write a review to let everyone know about this masterpiece.

  Story 10/10
  I. LOVE. IT. The story is extraordinarily excecuted I might even say to perfection. Every single act has been so meticulously crafted to pull at your heart strings when needed, so much so it feels like you're about to die. Like literally die. Everyone is memorable and leave a huge impact on both the audience and the plot. When that blue haired girl got blasted to the face and the green haired girl went 'oh no' I. FELT. THAT. They kept her alive after the main character (talk about that later) has a significant development and kills like 1 person and then dies to save her. However, after being brought to the hospital after their best efforts (off screen) the doctor stares in dismay at the girl with her fucking head blown off and says 'it's too late for her'. The irony that they saved the main character but couldn't save her really shakes you off your feet as you were previously thinking that there's no way she's going to be cut off so early in the show but think again, bucko. There are even moments more shocking like when that big bad guy told 'innocent' small boy that they are the true earthlings. The plot twisted harder than a fat man trying to take the cap off his seventh mt. dew bottle and on a completely and utterly inspirational - kinda makes you think about life uno? Needless to say, I was surprised that it wasn't one of Shinkai's works

  Characters 10/10
  Like I said, the mecha suit guy is probably one of the most recognised characters and blue haired girl will always be my best girl but ngl my favourite was probably the big bad guy cause he wasn't even in the wrong. Mecha suit guy too much of a fucking pussy and green haired girl didn't do shit for her friends except call reinforcements when they were overwhelmed. The character development really struck a chord with me as I really relate to having to be forced to wear the special anti-ancient armor gear by my dad (we haven't been on good terms ever since) and it really gives me a kick to see other people making the best of the very same situation. The other reviews don't really care to talk pick up about this but i'm surprised they didn't highlight the art of the dialogue. In order to not spoil to much but my favourite's have got to be when the doctor said 'She ain't making this one' and the ship guy when they were burning up and he said 'we're burning up'.

  Artistic design and Animation 10/10
  2005 this aired? Wow steins; gate must be based on a true story because they sure did send this gift from the future! Never seen more perfectly stitched frames and the character's idle actions sure do match with their on screen personas. Wait did you notice I said animation? Well if you are the same as me after spending hours watching countless reviews to fully unwrap the ending (which I am still struggling to decode the ambigious meaning/s ) you couldn't find the character's real names so you could find their adresses and send them fan mail :( well thats because (still in the third stage of disbelief) they were not actually real! It's completely computer sketched. Amazing right! Ah the wonders of the future. Each frame moves fluildy from one to next as if they were part of a continuum beyond the feeble physical realms of space and time. If you still cannot understand what I am hinting towards I shall say it clear: I'm lead to believe God himself has literally drawn every single frame.

  Sound 10/10
  Not much to say about this one as I was too distracted by the plot but nevertheless smooth tranisitions between songs and sound effects were like the real thing. Beethoven really did a number on this.

  Enjoyment factor 10/10
  Need something to watch with friends? Watch this
  Need a good horror to scare you at wits end? Watch this
  Netflix and chill isn't working too well? Watch this
  Taking a massive shit and you think you wont be out for 19 minutes 35 seconds? Watch this!
  Too many options to enjoy it and will always bring a smile to your face.
  Replayability really isn't a problem

  Summary
  It may be a motion picture, animation, japanese anime BUT I have NEVER seen something so perfect, so endearing than this short OVA. Recommend 100%

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  Btw my zero isn't working so i'm giving it a 1 but otherwise great watch

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• 

  b0o0nes

  75/100
  A parody so good people actually thought it's serious

  (Note before you read, I'm not bullshittin', this is actually my opinion and it may come as a suprise)

  I'll open this review by saying that I adore Mars of Destruction, it's a stupid, boring mess and plays on inspirations (mostly mecha series like mobile suit Gundam and evangelion) in a silly and hilarious way, it's both unironically and ironically hilarious and peronally my favourite anime parody.

  This anime has garnered so much hate because it's an easy target, it's parody taken to the extreme and in my opinion succeeds in being a parody, most of the fun is from it's absolute absurdity and stupidity and y'know what, I dig that.
  I can't fathom why people thought this anime is serious in the slightest bit, from it's obvious copycat nature of Eva's ideas to it's ridiculously shitty combat scenes, this CANNOT be taken seriously and is obviously a parody.

  It also parodies anime tropes that were prevalent since forever, such as it's parody on teenager love, shitty character archtypes and cutty, overdramatised battles, it takes these tropes and completely takes a big ol' dump on em, it is excellent bait material and has fooled almost everyone.

  So why do people hate it so much?, because they took it seriously...
  People got fooled by it's silly front and forgot parodies existed, and since it's a low budget shitty parody on purpose, there ain't much to appreciate other than the joke itself, and if you miss it there's nothing to enjoy....

  Do I recommend Mars of Destruction?
  Yes, but you should watch some mecha anime beforehand to get most of it's jokes, or any anime in general since it parodies almost every major trope out there, and not only that, it manages to mask it in a way that actually convinces people it's a serious mecha anime.

  And for people who mindlessly shit on this anime, I implore you to re-watch it knowing it's a parody, it'll really bump up your experience and your appreciation for the creator's other works such as Tenkuu Danzato Skelter Heaven , which is also an excellent parody and a more direct one of the new entries to the Gundam franchise.

  For people who didn't watch this anime beforehand and saw everyone shitting on it, please give it a chance, it's really funny and a great parody of series we all love, you'll laugh your ass off no matter how you look at it because of it's horrible animation, dialogue, story and battles.....

  (By the way, I highly recommend watching this intoxicated in some fashion, it's incredibly funny...... either play a drinking game of some sorts or just drunk/high and watch this shit cuz it's incredible, same for Yoshiteru Satou's other works)

  Give more appreciation to anime parodies! they don't usually get much recognition or love, so watch some and give them some love, they remind us of the flaws and trends that exist in what we like to watch, and that's a special thing only a parody can achieve.

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