Would love to hear first thoughts about this, as it doesn't peak my interest a ton like other new animes this summer. So I'm looking forward to your thoughts on it.

Well, like Aldnoah.Zero, Shriogane starts off pretty slowly but picks up in the last half or so. I can't say too much about it, since it is just the first episode.

I will say this though: the main mech's design kicks ass, the other mechs kinda remind me of Mech Warrior in how they're designed and move.

episode 11 of marvel disk wars, i love this episode. :lol
I love it when an anime shows it's protagonists just goofing off.

Not completely accurate. EPisodes 2 and 3 should be Mercury and Mars, but then they battle Jaedite next and then in chapter 5 Jupiter comes in to play. Venus shows up in Chapter 8 of the manga, so she shouldn't be until Episode 8 at the earliest. This all depends though on how much filler they put into these episodes though as they might not rush it since they are stretching this arc out for 26 episodes.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that it is written by Gen Urobuchi (Gaim and Psycho Pass), I probably wouldn't have checked out the first episode.

Season 2 of Space dandy's premiere.
...Can we get a full show of the first alternate universe please? :lol
That capcom esqe universe was awesome. :lol

What do you mean?

The episode had to do with the characters jumping into alternate universes and i thought the first one they visited was awesome. :lol

Little late to the party as I wasn't feeling all that well yesterday but I watched the first episode of Aldnoah.Zero today.

The art direction was great which I think was the saving grace of the episode, as the story itself was clichéd and exposition heavy. And I get this is only the first episode, so exposition and stuff is to be expected to some extent but this episode really piles it on. The last five or so minutes are when the show really starts but I'd say it has potential.

Ah right I was going by info on,ine cause I can't find good online site that has the new version if the manga. Only the old horrible Tokyo pop versions

So the new Captain Earth OP has naturally spoiled a whole lot of stuff that's coming in future episodes.

Will be nice to finally see some more mecha action though.