Audience reviews
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Armio
Its simple and fun, with a charming plot and nostalgic anime character archetypes. The enemy robots are funnily reminiscent of Gundam: War in the Pockets 'Hygogg' and 'Kampfer', while the group of goofy officers who hire and support the main character are funny. The first episode is the stronger of the two, with Marons introduction being particularly memorable. Im a fan of this era of japanese idols as well, so the small references to real world people and programs of the time was neat to see.
Its only two episodes, so you cant really complain about wasting time. I think if you enjoy 80s-early 90s anime like Ranma 1/2, Kodocha, and Dragon Ball you will at least smirk and enjoy your time with the show.
Read at the sourceSgtSalamander
Assemble Insert is a delightful little OVA from the late 80s, complete with goofy villains, and a definitively endearing protagonist. Beginning with the story, it's a simple setup, with an over-the-top themed gang of bank robbers in power armor, a hapless yet passionate special police unit, and a regular girl with special powers and a heart of gold who comes to save the day. The pacing is snappy, pairing well with the general flavor of the comedy throughout, and its various elements manage to come together to make this anime a real pleasure to watch. The art is even more impressive. Not only does it capture that warmth that often characterizes older titles, it pairs it with a fun flare unique to its own style, especially in the way it handles character designs, specifically the design of t…
Read at the sourceKamezuki
Despite its flaws, “Assemble Insert” was more fun than expected, and it left me with a smile on my face.
The story centers on a junior high schooler named Maron who, due to her unbelievable strength, won an idol audition to fight a group of goofy villains called Demon Seed. The audition was set up by a special police force formed to find a solution to the Demon Seed issue; due to the villains’ powerful mobile suits, the police hadn’t been able to fight against them on their own.
Maron is somewhat of a reluctant hero. She spends most of her time training as an idol singer rather than as a fighter, and when it comes time for her to make her fighting debut (Demon Seed politely announced when and where their next heist would be), she gets nervous and almost runs away. However, the police gro…
Read at the sourcematthigh
Surprise, surprise - this was quite a bit of fun!
A small, neglected police task force is given the job of trying to stop a crime wave by a mwah-hah-hah-style eeeeeevil gang headed by an eeeevil mastermind and lots of powersuit mechas causing all sorts of damage. Conventional methods don't work, so they decide to audition to hire an idol singer to distract the public.
And it turns out their choice, the shy, naive, demure, young Maron, just happens to be ridiculously strong. Not only does she wipe the floor with the bad guys, she also become the nation's top idol in the process.
Okay, okay, the idea is pretty damn stupid. But that's kind of the point. This is a HUMOR show, where they are mixing in police drama with idol singers with mecha with the aforementioned eeeeevil antagonist. I…
Read at the sourceGorbash
A well made parody anime mocking its fellows from years before, it takes a well thought out and wicked jab at genres like the simpleminded heroine, evil organizations and small task forces dedicated to fighting them in place of the normal police, super human and mecha anime, drunken but heart of gold head of staff, a department full of misfits, all of them steryotypes that get a good ribbing out of this show.
They break the 4th wall and make a mockery of advertisement and product placement in such a blatant way, that its actually effective!
Its definitely light hearted, and basic story line, several more in depth plot lines were hinted at but since it was cut to a 2 episode miniseries everything was pretty much left out if it wasn't going to be finished in those 2 episodes.
Classic late 80…
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