Mars Daybreak (TV) Reviews
Mars Daybreak
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Title(s): Mars Daybreak
Gorgeous Tango: The Mars Daybreak, Kenran Butoh Sai: The Mars Daybreak
Creator: BONES
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Age Group: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage: April 1, 2004
Status: Completed
Summary: Mars is now almost entirely covered in water. Humanity exists in large city-ships that float through the open seas. But life is hard for those who live on Mars - the economy is in bad shape, work is scarce, and food is expensive and highly prized. Gram and his friends try to do the best they can, but the work keeps drying up. Some have taken to a life of piracy to combat the corruption in the government; one such group is the pirates of the feared Ship of Aurora. And the Earth government, which rules Mars, has dispatched a new team of military pilots to combat them. In their specialized mecha called Round Bucklers, they must make the seas of Mars safe for humanity. Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, Gram finds himself on the run with the most notorious pirates on Mars. But here's the thing? - He's starting to like them!

(Source: Bandai Ent)
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First! Although not how you might think...
Written by stevodevo on August 30, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 4
Actually by first, I mean this is the first BONES production that hasn't wowed me. I've been making my way through the BONES anime and so far they've been outstanding. While Mars Daybreak was good, I can't say it held up to the standard that's been set to this point...

The setting for this series holds promise, as does the storyline - however, the devil is in the details and this is where Mars Daybreak falls flat. While I found myself drawn back for each episode, there was always something missing. My wife and I watched the entire series waiting for the heartpounding action, the tender romance, the heartbreaking sob story, the edge of your seat peril... sure, it had all those elements, but none of it really grabbed you by the throat and shook you up. The action was solid, just not thrilling. The romance was cute, just not tender. And most of all the peril, well, I never really felt like the characters were in any peril and that most of all is what deflated the series like a dead balloon.

Technically, this is a very well done anime. The visuals for the most part are great, although the style is a little old school almost cartoony. Backdrops were excellent and the animation itself was fluid. The music was appropriate although not memorable. The VA's were good and you could tell they did the best they could with the dialogue given to them.

In the end though, the build-up to buried treasure, political intrigue and betrayal, Mars independence and massive RB battles went out with a whimper. Don't get me wrong, this series was good, but it was just that. Good. Not great. Not excellent like so many other productions by BONES.
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