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DreamSword
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the USA!
I know I'm way late in starting this, but in my defense, Memory of Heroez is a surprisingly fun game that I highly recommend you all check out.
(real life stuff like my job getting more hectic as we enter the holiday season also happened but that's clearly far less important and way less of an excuse i mean really how dare i)
So without further ado, let's start covering...
SSSS.Gridman is a rather unique production in that it serves as not only a soft reboot to the original Hyper Agent Gridman, but also its American counterpart, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. The show essentially combines elements of both in order to create something to appeal to both sides of the pacific.
And full disclosure, while I do know a few scant details about Gridman due to internet osmosis, the one I am far more familiar with is Syber-Squad, and I even made sure to rewatch it in its entirety back when this anime was first announced. It's total 90s cheese, but I love it, and I recommend checking out the show on YouTube if you're curious.
As such, I'll be sure to point out every reference this anime makes to Syber-Squad that I can. Unfortunately I can't do the same for Gridman, having never seen it. I'll probably also drop some comparisons here and there.
Oh, and like always, I'll be specifically talking about the dub of this anime. Not only because I think it's really good, but due to one specific choice that the dub made that I really appreciate. But I'll go more into that in the future.
With that, let's begin.
Episode 1: Awakening
Our story begins with Yuta, a boy who's lost his memory. Upon waking up, he begins to realize that there's alot of things that only he can see: Giant Kaiju standing at the borders of the city, a thick fog out of Silent Hill, and a mysterious entity known as Gridman who keeps telling Yuta that he needs to "remember his calling." Rikka, the girl who found Yuta passed out infront of her house, isn't buying any of it, and chalks what Yuta sees up to brain damage. She is atleast nice to enough to help him find his way to both the hospital and his home though, even if she is cryptic about what exactly her connection to Yuta is.
cue squees from kamen rider die in the distance
Back at school, Yuta meets a boy who he apparently recently became friends with named Sho, who is a huge nerd and fan of the
Ultra Series
. He also runs into Akane(the girl in the first screenshot). And it's at this point that we run into the first reference that pretty much anyone is sure to recognize:
THE SANDWICH!
This hybrid between a sandwich and a hotdog was invented by the Lunchlady(best character) from Syber-Squad, and is also the very thing that Tanker used as inspiration when designing Servo(US Gridman)'s' sword and shield weapon.
Speaking of which, it becomes clear pretty quick who our main trio are meant to mirror: Yuta is the new Sam, Rikka is the new Syd, and Sho is the new Tanker. Granted, their personalities are way different, but the dynamic is there. Maybe the personalities match more in the original Gridman? Either way there's no new stand-ins for Amp or Lucky, unfortunately.
One thing that I feel definitely makes this episode stand out, especially in terms of introductory episodes, is its atmosphere and general air of mystery. There's almost no music throughout the entire thing! The animation and the character's' manners of speech are more slow-paced, minor events(like the sandwich getting smashed) are played with the same sort of levity that a bullet going off would, and it just in general has a much more... I guess "grounded" would be the word? Sort of feel than most shows of this ilk tend to have.
AND THEN THINGS KICK INTO HIGH GEAR
I
love
how the Kaiji are in terms of both design and animation in this show; They're made to look like people in rubber suits! The action itself is even more slow-paced in order to mimic that of the sort of fights you'd see in say, Megazord battles or other giant monster fights from the early days of Toku. It's a great attention to detail that helps show that the people behind this project certainly cared about it.
Oh, and the show makes sure to emphasize how one specific character in particular gets blown up by the Kaiju, but I'm sure that's not important.
Overall it's a great first impression, and I got just as excited rewatching this episode as I had when I first saw it about a year ago. This is gonna be a fun ride.
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