If anything, this feverish pace might work negatively against them because 1.) it’s probably incredibly jarring to those who haven’t seen Sousei no Aquarion and 2.) the high tension will make subsequent episodes feel like a huge step back. Amidst everything that happened, they even found time to inject some backstory and foreshadowing to give us something to look forward to, so I really didn’t see the need to go all-out in these first two episodes.
#AQUARION ANIME DIALOGUE SERIES#
Heck, there were even scrolling credits to seal the deal.įor a condensed OVA, I kind of expect some of the subtleties in the story and characters to be lost in the pacing however, it’s an unusual approach to take for a TV series that has the time to properly build up the story, hence my confusion over the producers’ decision to start Aquarion EVOL the way they did. Not only that, there’s actually an intermediary conclusion with Amata, Zessica ( Hanazawa Kana), and Cayenne ( Suzumura Kenichi) driving back Kagura ( Uchiyama Kouki) and his hound-like robot, effectively providing the same roller coaster of emotions as its predecessor’s one-hour OVAs. Amata is forced to “release” his Element powers to protect Mikono - in spite his childhood complex about them - and subsequently awakens as the reincarnation of the Solar Wing Apollonius, seizes control of the “Aquaria” Vectors, and forces a “Sousei Gattai” with both sexes to form Aquarion Evol. Rather than the first two episodes of a TV series, the pacing was very reminiscent of the Sousei no Aquarion OVAs ( which I did get around to watching recently, only to find out that it’s a noticeably different retelling of the series).Īfter a quick glimpse of how Amata ( Kaji Yuuki) and Mikono ( Kayano Ai) first met, the two of them are caught up in an Abductor attack not too long after. There was a lot to take in and I really enjoyed the action-packed start, but I admittedly found the progression a bit of a “garbled mess” at the same time. Things took off at a feverish pace with the reawakening of the legendary robot Aquarion, complete with the orgasmic-like “gattai” combinations that the original was known for, and quickly shattered the premise where male and female unions are forbidden.
The sequel to Kawamori Shouji’s Sousei no Aquarion arrives seven years later and kicks off with a one-hour special of the first two episodes. “The Mythical Forbidden Union that Embraces the End Special”
「終末を抱いた神話的禁じられた合体スペシャル」 ( Owari wo Dakiita Shinwateki Kinjirareta Gattai Supesharu)
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