Mecha-ude

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"One day, Amatsuga Hikaru, a junior high school student living in Kitakagami City, meets the mysterious "Ude"-shaped mechanical life form Alma. Alma attempts to bind to Hikaru's body in order to obtain energy from him, but fails. To his surprise, it binds to the hoodie that Hikaru was wearing. Meanwhile, the "Kagami Group," a large corporation that plans to enslave the Mecha-Udes and turn them into weapons, is in pursuit of Alma. ARMS, an organization working to save and free the Mecha-Udes, also searches for Alma. Hikaru, unable to abandon the weakened Alma, puts on the hoodie that Alma has bonded with and gets caught up in the great events unfolding among the Mecha-Ude users......

Source: Official Website"

Genre(s): Action, Sci-fi

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The second incarnation of the spirit of studio Trigger this season, Mecha-use does just one thing well- it builds hype. Attribute that to the score and direction, but the climax scenes do get the blood pumpin, just a little. There is some good talent at work here, making it more than the modest seeming budget should be capable of.

Your typical "boy-meets-power while navigating two opposing factions of power users" story, but I'm kinda diggin it so far. You more or less know what you're getting into here, but it's not bad.

I like the girl. She has arms growing out of her ass!

That is... certainly a distinct character design. Yet nary a thread of panty graces the screen for all the violent flapping of her skirt. Japanese magic, I tell ya.

Keeps it mysterious. I like it.