>>2991045I like stories that deal with mercenary groups in a way that shows some very unique distinctions between national armies or national forces, I think G-Reco demonstated how convulted it can be when you try to present BOTH types of those kinds of forces.
stories like Area 88, Yukikaze, and (and I thought the side stories for Gundam Seed such as the Manga and Stargazer were better because they were removed from the larger "epic scale drama"). and Macross Frontier excluded... for the most part. Anyway, these types of robo/sci-fi shoes are more enjoyable for me because you get to take a step back from the over-arching war and really focus on the small, close knit group of characters. IBO is slowly gaining an ensemble cast, but it started really strong with that band of brothers feel. and For Area 88 and Yukikaze especially, there's that bond between men that's forged because of survival and trust.
Well, IBO hit the ground running with that, but still shows up in small little scenes how the main 2 rely on each other, in their complicated way, and we'll probably get more flashbacks as the story progresses. Orga DID open the show with a nightmare/flashback, which begs the question of "does that still haunt him? why?"
Possibly because he couldn't protect Mika at that time, and since then has been somewhat cursed to be under Mika's protection instead, a reversal of older brother role.
and are they really searching for a place they belong? With the latest episode, it's certainly not a place "without fighting" because I think it's forgone conclusion now that Mika and Orga are destined to fight and fight and fight to the death. He doesn't hold that vew for all the Tekkadan though, since he allowed a lot of the kids to leave (with pay too!) so it's really a personal weight he is carrying.
anyway, technical aspects of the genre-- I'm always hyped to see the fights, because I love the 2D animation, and Sunrise does set the bar for set up and climaxes of fights.
