Heroic Age

Heroic Age isn't a bad anime by any means, but it's not the best either. This was an anime that I picked up randomly because the description sounded interesting, and it did deliver on interesting for sure. The plot tends to mix SciFi and Fantasy in an interesting way, blending mythology with technology and developing a world on the brink or death. The characters aren't exactly the most creative, but they are fairly diverse and mesh well together. Some of the scenes are phenomenal, taking on massive scales for the ships and stations. Planetary scenes are nice and defined, so there is a fair bit of eye-candy for the viewer. My main issue with the series, and really the only one of importance, is that the main character (Age), is unbeatable. His entire schtick in the series is that he is invulnerable, that he CANT fail at whatever it is he is assigned to do. I feel this took away from the value of the series and was unnecessary. This is an enjoyable anime, and worth a watch. If anything, it's a great one to pass time with.

There was a time when I was on an anime binge, similar to how I am now. I was on justdubs looking for something new. I stumbled upon this show and decided to give it a watch. I never wanted to rewind time so much as I watched this. The Story is so freaking boring and bland. There is nothing new, or special, or unique about this show. The characters are not memorable in the slightest. The male lead is uninteresting. The female lead is so ONE FREAKING NOTE it hurts. The music was okay. Not a very memorable sound, but that perfectly fits the rest of the show. NOTHING about this show is good. Heroic Age is the worst anime I have ever seen ever. I don't recommend this to anyone.

I loved this anime. It's by far one of my favorite and I can always go back and re-watch it. I think I loved it so much because Heroic Age makes TONS of references to Greek Mythology and some of the characters are even have or have similar names to Greek Mythology characters. Heroic Age is takes place in space and is intended to be a Si-Fi anime. If you enjoy epic battles in space and Greek Mythology then I think you'll enjoy this anime.

This show had a lot going for it and while the basic building blocks are all here. The fact that the whole show revolves around some "Agreements" and "Contracts" which are never properly explored is ultimately what became the biggest issue throughout. As well as a princess knowing everything there is to know about the "path" while also never given proper background info on where she even got this magical ability of guidance. There other parts where it stumbles along the way, though. For example mostly the fact that the show is unwilling or unable to get rid of a pair of nobles making the worst decisions possible while also having not a modicum of tactical understanding for over half of it. And these became a source of frustration very quickly. Finally and what ultimately breaks the show's believability, for me. We have the Nodos being basically the single most powerful element in the whole show, which are creating some of the most bullshit deus ex machina-esque outcomes while straying way too far from the premise of a space opera in the sci-fi genre. It's a fascinating watch, but sadly not holing up by the end of it and the final two episodes feel extremely forced. It's funny to see reviews here talking about this show dragging on and being boring, while I'm in the complete opposite camp. It needed less fights which at the end of the day distracted from all of the other elements being fleshed out. And it should've been given much, much more time to flesh out all the elements it wanted to have and have explanations for the biggest issues it ultimately falls over.

Heroic Age offers a Super Robot psychodrama as Humans compete with other species in space to discover . The drama between the "Nodos" superrobots and other psychics is simple but effective, as is the setting of a wonderous but departed precursor race. This part of the story is well delivered and in general, and especially in the finale, offers some real visual panache and imaginative elements. The background of this is a space opera settting involving ships, mechs and the like. This is fairly workmanlike, though the non-human races are presented with a bit more imagination. Unfortunately, the middle of the anime, involving for example the idiot brothers, has no impact on anything (even characterwise) and becomes repetitive. After the opening sequences, almost all combat involving ships and mechs is boring, not only as its tactically and visually uninventive but because its clearly going to be irrelevant once the Nodos have properly entered the scene. Heroic Age probably would have been better of as a single cour focused on the story of the Nodos and psychics; its efforts to be a more epic mobile suit space opera outside this almost all fall flat, and unfortunately this means a considerable portion of the show doesn't live up to its high points.

In the beginning it gives out Battlestar Galactica feelings, humans running away from an unbeatable foe. It is too much magic to be just sci f and to me it is more like fantasy in space. Magic goes anywhere from teleportation, telekinesis, telepathic communication, to a weird Deus Ex Machina, where a "tribe" became literal gods, though they were not. But oh yes, they were. So it's a mixed bag of lore, which feels contradictory, kinda very religious like. Battles feel too repetitive, with some literally recycling animations for most of it. But in the end it is well made, though it does drag on. If it was at least 10 episodes shorter, it would´ve been better. Most of the battles feel like they have little to no stakes and in the end nothing was ever truly lost, so the protagonists got everything they ever dreamed of. In my opinion that is just lazy writing, but we'll leave that criticism with the source material. If you are looking to get a BSG/Mecha/space battle itch scratched by viewing this, you might be ok to view it. But if you're expecting a masterpiece, good/original story and an overall good series, then this is one to skip. Last 7 episodes dragged on too long, ever since episode 20 you get an idea of what will happen in the end. Starts well, ends slow.