Overman King Gainer <\/em>we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got a lot of implied backstory for Gain, the Exodus specialist, but never really enough to go on. This is a problem in a series such as this, where the protagonist role is split between two characters\u00c2\u00a0 and the younger one – the one whose name is in the title – wins out as the audience\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s focus. It’s a shame because Gain feels like a refugee from another series, infinitely harder and cooler than this one.<\/p>\nGainer is a high school student and game champion who hates Exodus because he believes that Exodus agents murdered his parents. Because he has access to an Overman (this series\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 brand of super powered robots, not to be confused with the lower class silhouette engines), Gainer ends up defending the Exodus anyway.<\/p>\n
Given that the Exodus literally takes your home with it, once it has started it is very difficult for a resist. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rare that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see people discontented with their experience; the city is underdeveloped and a character deeply entrenched in the community would have gone a long way to fleshing it out. Gainer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s resistance to the idea of Exodus is understandable but ultimately unexplored, making him one of the weakest entries in the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153reluctant hero\u00e2\u20ac\u009d canon. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good character, but not good in that particular role. The way he eventually seems to shrug off the murder of his parents is disturbing; after the 21 episode mark it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear that lead writer Okouchi knew he was running out of time, and subtlety is no longer called for.<\/p>\n
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When subtlety flies away, so too does all sense of one of the characters, Koyasu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Asuham Boone. A character with his own motivations up until that point, he gets shoehorned into another role solely to provide much of the final drama. I would not go so far as to say that none of the series\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 climax makes any sense, because most of it does after a fashion, but his involvement simply can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be explained. Other characters are introduced throughout the series, including Yapan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own Minmay, Meeya, of whom nothing comes. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like that all the way: introducing things that might pay off later, though no promises are made.<\/p>\n
It also becomes clear that the light tone, while welcome, should have been compromised at some point. There is constant talk of ruthless sacrifice needing to be made for the Exodus to succeed, but it never really happens. The Five Wise Men, elected leaders of the Exodus, are painted as if they should be a damn sight more sinister than they actually are.<\/p>\n
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I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve front loaded this review with most of the series\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 negative aspects, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s truly mostly a force for good. The Overmen themselves are interestingly designed, somewhat animalistic and – according to Tomino – like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153plush toys\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. King Gainer itself is frequently referred to as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hair bastard\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and, to the best of my knowledge, is the only mech ever to feature white dreadlocks. Surprisingly, the show is actually near its best when it deal with the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Overskill of the week\u00e2\u20ac\u009d format under the leadership of the bizarrely fey Kashmir Valle. These are concept episodes, and among the few that do consider the psychology of the people on the Exodus. It gives rise to one of the most weak plot resolutions on offer, but otherwise they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re\u00c2\u00a0 very strong character pieces. The fact that one piece of hardware can exhibit new abilities long after its inception is never explained but it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t strictly matter.<\/p>\n
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While the cast could <\/em>have been fleshed out more, and Asuham could have standed not been ruined, for the most part they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a joy to watch and get their own moments. Yassaba only lasts the first few episodes, but he makes an impression that pays off by the end. Professional defector Adette, once her character has been buttoned down, is a lot of fun, and the supporting cast – particularly the Siberian Railway triumvirate, are among the best I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen in a long while. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Princess\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ana Medaiyu and her three ferret things run away with the show and, if it had gone a different way, she could have been a political force. She also leads everyone in dance, and so holds a special place in my heart.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Overman King Gainer <\/em>is an interesting experiment that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite succeed. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mostly highly enjoyable and has a lot of good ideas, but it attempts too much and can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help but disappoint by the end. The disappointment isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enough to derail overall enjoyment, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always a shame when something aims for lofty heights and falls just short of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I need a King Gainer … King! King! King Gainer! Metal Overman King Gainer! Overman King Gainer can be put on record as featuring one of my favourite OPs in the history of anime. Much of the cast, including designated \u00e2\u20ac\u0153villains\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and robots alike, go-go dance to the rocking tune. It pumped me up so much that most of the time I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t skip it. I would dance around the house singing the song even when I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t watching. Thanks to the wonders of the multimedia review age, I can share that OP with you right now: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[48,47],"tags":[282,127,125,126],"class_list":["post-1218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anime","category-sci-fifantasy","tag-anime","tag-mecha","tag-overman-king-gainer","tag-tomino-yoshiyuki"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1HLZ6-jE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1218"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1220,"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions\/1220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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