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Well, it seems ADV have reorganised
and offered up some new releases for the starved UK market. About
time too :)
The best way to sum up Generator Gawl would be a soft Guyver with
time traveling overtones. 3 teenage guys have transported themselves
to the past, in order to prevent some as yet unknown menace from (presumably)
destroying a good chunk of humanity.
With Gundam Wing style marketing savvy, we're given 3 pretty boys
with characteristics that should appeal to the widest possible audience
- hotheaded fighter Gawl should get the testosterone vote from the
guys, and be suitably attractive to the ladies. Koji is the cool pony-tailed
leader type who's dark and moody, and Ryo is the cute quiet one who
keeps the team together.
Thankfully Gawl infuses a lot more character development and plot
than the Guyver ever attempted, and as such it holds your attention
after the initial fight scenes have ended. The team works well, and
the interaction between them is convincing - they really do act like
an efficient unit. The sub is as good as you'd expect, and the dub
is better than you'd think - the voice actors convey their characters
very well, and by the end of disc one I'd settled on the dub as my
medium of choice.
However, the animation is really nothing special, with uninspired
character designs and pretty bad music which damage the overall package,
but despite this it remains very more-ish - its extremely accessible
and despite its run-of-the-mill output qualities, worth getting hold
of.
If you want something darker with more mech and less monsters, go
for Gasaraki, but for a slightly lighter monster-mash, Gawl could
well be for you.
7/10 - Workmanlike design doesn't spoil an interesting story
with plenty of mileage and likeable characters.
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very similar premise, similar production values and some ace designs,
Manga Entertainment's Guyver series was the first anime "video
comic" - take a look and see what you think...