GASARAKI

Rant, rant, rant, rant, and rant... Hehe, I could do that all day about stuff I want to see in a good quality driven animation that disappointed me. Well, let's say I didn't do that.
Speaking objectively, Gasaraki is great at establishing the mood and settings of it's story. The series is dialogue driven with some nice action that is animated extremely well. Yet, the story itself is not an easy one to understand. Or in Gasaraki's case: stay awake on. The music in the opening and closing themes are amazing.
Gasaraki falls short on the timing of it's storytelling. It tries to build suspense of what exactly Gasaraki is; but it's so long and drawn out, that you don't really care anymore. Usually a long and drawn out story could be remedied by some good character development or some nice character interaction. However, alas, the timing on bringing these characters to LIFE also takes a very, very long while. Gasaraki has a nice soundtrack though.
The best parts of Gasaraki are somewhere in the middle of the series. Yet, I'm afraid a lot of viewers would not have the patience to watch it up to that point. By the way, did I mention how cool the music is?
I did the best I could without ranting. I think I did pretty well. Well, aside from the amazing animated action and the nice music in the opening and closing themes, Gasaraki falls short more than it leaps to be a good series. The bad timing on the overall story and character development process just says boring. The suspense is so subtle and drawn out that it seems like the story never goes any where. If you're looking for some cool mechs and some nice visuals then look no further. However, you may want to look elsewhere for a more polished story that doesn't happen while you're asleep.

-Zojitzu

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