For a long time, I kept confusing Gravion and Godannar. This was mainly because both shows came out at roughly the same time and both begin with the letter G. After actually watching them, they’re not too hard to tell apart:
i'm not even sure which part of this is my 'favorite' bit of engrish
Godannar has Takahiro Kimura character designs. Gravion has Makoto Uno ones.
Godannar has Nemeses. Gravion has Zeravires.
Godannar has Ichiro Mizuki songs. Gravion has JAM Project.
Godannar is awesome. Gravion well, kinda sucks.
The easy explanation would be to simply say “lol Gonzo”. The weak pacing, inability to make disparate elements gel together, and lame ending that are Gonzo hallmarks are really only a small part of Gravion’s problem. The real problem is that it really felt like Gonzo was just phoning things in.
Why is that such a big problem here? Well, it’s because Gravion is a super robot show. If there is a single genre which absolutely, positively should not be half-assed, it’s super robot shows. A dull harem comedy is still somewhat completing its goals if it has regularly scheduled nuditity. A moe-centric show can coast along with nothing but some decent character designs. Yet with a super robot show, everything cannot be larger than life if you’re not filled with HOT BLOOD and BURNING PASSION. Nothing in Gravion ever feels exciting, epic, over-the-top, or ridiculous (in a good way or a bad way) to the point where when I hear a JAM Project insert song, rather than being a cue to get pumped, it’s a cue for me to fast forward through a dull, overly-lengthy stock transformation scene.
Yes, I agree, you’ve completely captured my thoughts on this subject and expressed them in a way I couldn’t quite express myself. Thank you, fellow internet user. You are correct, and I appreciate your input.
CLITICAL HIT
JP just CLITTED.
And now I’m decased
A DECASED CITIZEN JP 10,000,000
wow I read the comments before I saw that screenshot and I didn’t think it was really this bad ｧﾊﾊ…ｯﾃ(*´▽｀≡；´△｀)ｴｴ!?
A clitical success.
But really, I only saw this show up to that screencap, but I always meant to go back to it because I heard it was halfway decent, but apparently it isn’t?
If you ever feel compelled to try to finish Gravion, just watch Godannar again instead.
I think the only interesting thing about Gravion is that the main character is not the main pilot.
I’ll at least say Gravion works out OKAY in SRWZ lol
hmm that was a hollibly clitical analysis…
CLITTED FOR 1337 DAMAGE
Avatar and I have had a long-running argument about Gravion. He thinks the director was serious about it. I think he had his tongue in his cheek.
It seemed to me more obvious in the second (and last) series that it was a put-on.
When I watched the first half, I was tuned to it being serious and I hated it. When I watched the second half, I was tuned to it being a parody, and I enjoyed myself immensely.
It could be that the director really was serious, but the series is more fun if you don’t take it seriously.
The show does have a lot of comedy to it, but I’m of the mindset where if it’s hard to tell if something is parody/satire, it’s probably not.
Well, the thing was that in the second series they powerups and reveals really got bizarre, to the point where I simply couldn’t believe they were serious about it. (I wish I could reveal one spoiler, just as an example.)
Oh, also, there’s good reason to believe that whatsisname the rich guy is a Marty Stu.