Visually Impressive
Glass Fleet is the story Michel and Cleo trying to free the galaxy from the tyranny of the empire. It's kinda like star wars. If Darth Vader were gay and had braids there wouldn't be much difference. There a lot of interesting characters in this anime. There is a good mix of action and drama. The most impressive aspects of this anime are the animation quality and the space battles. It's a unique anime series and there aren't too many other series that are all that similar. I really enjoyed watching this anime. As I said the characters are the best part of Glass Fleet. The bad guy is so bad that you'll wanna fight him yourself, and the heroes will make you wanna strap up and go to bat with them. Overall Glass Fleet is a solid anime. I'd say that my only complaint is the sick little pervert that always follows Vetti, the bad guy, around everywhere. He's pretty sickening. Glass Fleet will probably be a good addition to your collection. It's not a bad price either.
Drawing Ever Closer to the Black Star
I had given up anime, bored with the poor writing, episodic plots and gratuitously silly attempts at humor that seem to be the trend these days, and was looking for something to get me back into watching it: this was the series that finally did so.
Here is a deep, dark, and intense work of science fiction in the space opera vein that often feels like it could quite easily have been written by Frank Herbert or Isaac Asimov. The characters are fascinating and unquestionably the main draw of the series, though the show is nearly completely stolen by a deliciously crazed and twisted villain with a kindhearted young lover blinded by his feelings. Watching these two characters of opposing dispositions play off of each other is a delight, though it is also representative of one of the more disagreeable aspects of the series, which is the way in which Emperor Vetti's homosexuality is portrayed as an aspect of his insanity and sexual perversion. It seems unfortunately poisonous on the...
Engaging Space Opera
This European-styled space opera combines the swashbuckling fun of a good samurai adventure with the melodrama of a political romance. The animation is beautiful, the music is well done, and for once the lead is not some ditzy teenager. Character development is good - the villain is really interesting and fully fleshed out, while the various supporting characters are engaging and lively. The English dub is reasonably good, though the original Japanese is much better - the voice of the Japanese Cleo is Ooh Baby delicious. This is a big story that replays well, with adult themes. Fan service, graphic violence, and sex are minimal, though there is suggested rape and torture as well as some pivotal homosexual and apparently incestuous relationships, so if you are looking for kiddie fare, go elsewhere. If you want lots of screen time devoted to insanely good looking characters in swordfights, gratuitous space battles, love triangles galore, and some tearjerking moments, buy this. I...
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