Audience reviews
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Joe_Devaney
Overview:
Similar to "Solty Rei", "Kiddy Grade" is a 2000s science-fiction anime produced by the rather unpopular anime studio Gonzo, one that you are unlikely to have heard of unless you're a big fan of sci-fi or Gonzo, with me just happening to come across the series by complete coincidence. While it does ultimately suffer from many of the same problems as most other anime from the studio, "Kiddy Grade" nevertheless has enough originality and strengths that make it a likeable anime, and I am not ashamed to admit that I enjoyed the series quite a bit.
Story (6.5/10):
Set in a distant future where humanity has colonized many planets across the galaxy (as if any of us haven't heard THAT a thousand times before), "Kiddy Grade" revolves primarily around the Galactic Organization of Trade and…
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This anime can be very twisty a little confusing has far more plot then the average fan service anime and far less fan service then you might expect. I can think of only one maybe two episodes that warrant the mild nudity rating. It’s a bit violent but I have seen far worse and almost no language. Frankly in the current era even uncensored there are probably more tv 14 shows that fit the same billing. The is one of the best plots I have seen in this genre and part of the reason the fan service is lacking is due to the fact that there is so much plot going on with just one or two filler episodes out of 24. I would say the show really starts to get interesting at episode 17 however there is large amount of plot leading up to that point so make sure you watch the whole thing. If you like a sh…
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Kiddy Grade is the story about Lumiere and Eclair, ES members of the Galactic Organisation of Trade and Tariffs or otherwise known as GOTT. They along with 12 others that possess amazing superpowers are a type of police squad that bring down criminals.
My thoughts:
I truly enjoyed watching Kiddy Grade. The story is engaging. At each episode we learn something new that brings us closer to knowing what GOTT is and who the ES members are. This an anime I will certainly watch again and I look forward to seeing the movies and the second season.
Note: I've been looking for the movies and sadly can't find them anywhere.
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Kiddy Grade is an amateurishly made anime with no sense of direction. For this mess of an anime, I will discuss its 4 distinct arcs. Enjoyment on all stages is a 1.
Arc 1: Episodes 1-4
| Story: 1 | Art: 3 | Sound: 2 | Character: 1 | Overall: 1 |
Imagine pointless filler, but... but nothing. This does nothing, achieves no purpose. It's intended to introduce us to the characters, but it could've been done subtly instead of having 4 episodes of nothing. The directing is horrendous, the pacing is nonexistent, the characters are nonsensical, the plot is comically incompetent.
Arc 2: Episodes 5-10
| Story: 5 | Art: 4 | Sound: 3 | Character: 1 | Overall: 3 |
Imagine a bad anime, but... but nothing. It's just bad. This kind of sort of leads to the only redeemable part of the anime. The directing…
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It’s a tale as old as time, and yet it still takes place in the distant future... After space on Earth started to become scarce, the human race expanded to the stars, developing the technology to terraform planets and claiming them for the sake of creating brand new civilizations. As you might imagine, this brought untold chaos at first, as disputes between these super-sized settlements erupted into large scale wars, where an insurmountable number of lives were claimed. Enter the Galactic Union, an all-powerful government that was formed to stabilize the relationships between these warring worlds and unite all of humanity under one rule!
Enforcing this rule and keeping the peace is the GOTT: The Global Organization of Trade and Tariffs, and at their beck and call is the loyal ES Taskforce…
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it's really worth watching. the female lead, eclair is a unique charachter who can be very naive, even if her looks are of a young woman, but she also can be very dangerous and not just because she is the strongest, but because she has lived a lot and she has surpassed a lot of difficulties, so she is experienced and with a wide knowledge. even if eclair is presented as a dreamer and happy type, she is the most troubled one. she lived even longer than lumiere and she also has the power to kill by her own hand, with this power comming the burden of the blood and all the incocent deths.
it is very intersting how she always keeps getting in the same point when she turns against GOTT and than she destroys it and looses her memories. the memories haunt her till she remmembers everything and unt…
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A "diverse" series that manages to accomplish far more than one might expect.
As always, my reviews are spoiler free.
When you look at the cover of Kiddy Grade, your first thought might be, "Oh look, scantily clad women with super powers fighting bad guys. I think I've seen this one before." You might laugh at the mecha, ecchi, and sci-fi tags and never watch it. The title might even scare you away.
To some degree, you would be correct in your thought. Kiddy Grade is about scantily clad women with super powers fighting bad guys, after all. There are robots, space ships, pseudo-science, super powers, guns, and panty shots. I have no idea what Gonzo was thinking when they titled it. The first episode throws it all out on the table in one big mess, and anyone would be taken aback. But slo…
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This is my First review! Lets get right down to it, shall we? Kiddy Grade is a action packed outer space, futuristic based anime. The Storyline is a bit shifty (changes frequently) but fun to watch. There was only a few problem with the plot... 1) Although enjoyable, it's VERY confusing and alot of things are left unexplained (or perhaps they were and I didnt follow it). But the things that are making sense by watching the series finished didn't make alot of sense when the event was happening. 2) I got totally confused at one point when everyone was changing bodies and cloning and I honestly don't know what was happening, so I just watched the last bit of the season not knowing what was happening O_o....3) (I don't know if this was a problem with the Japanese Voices, since i only got my ha…
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First I doesn't really like sci-fi anime, but because of the super power-stuff I was hoping. The was enough for one movie divided in three main parts. The one I'd liked to know was the identits (secrets) of the characters and their power.
This anime is Marked on my list with the "Cursed 24". That's only my opinion, but most of the anime I've seen vith 24 eps. were disappointing (Chrono Crusade, Trinity Blood, Full Metal Panic 1st).
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A Space-Opera in 3 acts, "Kiddy Grade" in my (humble) oppinion should rightfully be regarded as a Classic of the Genre.
Although, as many are quick to point-out, the show is off to a "Slow Start" [spoiler]Which apparently involves fighting five armed Cyborgs bare-handed and foregoing an inter-Planetary War[/spoiler], somehow it manages to never seem boring, if maybe a bit easy-going at times.
To that i have to attribute the copious doses of fanservice, splendid mecha graphics, and to a lesser extent the Classical Victorian style implemented in the artwork, from balroom-dances to Lumiére's schoolgirl *ahem* I mean work-uniform, which help to give the Series a distinguished look and feel.
In the Second Chapter of the Series however, the atmosphere shifts radically as things take a turn fo…
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When I saw the first few episodes I was thrilled. Everything about this anime invited me to immediately watch the next episode and the one after and the one after. Too bad it didn't stay that way until the last episode.
Story: 6
Éclair and Lumière are two girls who work for the GOTT, an organization which takes care of businesses with governments all over the galaxy. These two ES member are the ones standing on the frontlines and as we follow them throughout the story they take care of pretty much everything that stands in their way from accomplishing their goal. While the anime starts very light-hearted it becomes dark towards the end.
The problem with the story is that there are gaps, and quite a lot of them. I kept hoping that they would explain everything at the end of the series, bu…
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(updated 18 June 2010)
Well, unlike the several other rather negative reviews of this show, I gotta say, I liked it, and I recommend it. That said, here's my take on the good and bad of the show:
Summary: Great soundtrack, emotional appeal (lots of heartwarming moments), interesting story themes. Plot not sufficiently coherent, and generally tries to do too much. Also, minor fanservice warning.
It's great for the following things:
* Characterization, especially of Éclair. Even though I'm just an ordinary person in the present, and Éclair is a superhero from a space-based future, I felt that I could relate to her and her feelings very well. The show really does very well in portraying her emotions and her experiences in a very "show don't tell" way, and while you'll have to consult info-…
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Overall/Enjoyment:
Some of the stuff I mention is already touched upon in other reviews, however I watched Kiddy Grade dubbed, so in case you are wondering what that was like...
There were some things I liked about this show, but also a lot of things I did not. I wouldn't say don't watch this show, but if I had to give someone a list of recommendations, it probably wouldn't come to mind. I'll give it credit, at least the series has AN ending, which in my experience is a feat in of itself when it comes to anime. It's a fun show to watch if you can tolerate some iffy writing (and a great show if you're really into ecchi). Kiddy Grade was surprisingly well on its way to being a "good" anime. The way the quarter end is handled however makes it an average anime at best, and wank material for h…
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Kiddy Grade is an action/ fanservice laden anime that I thought would be good if I wanted to turn off my brain and marathon something. However, even with this low standard I set, it still didn’t fare as well as I hoped. This is primarily due to the first third and the last third of the series.
To avoid any spoilers I’ll split Kiddy Grade in 3 parts, first third, middle, and last third. The first third consisted of standalone episodes that were designed to let the viewer get familiar/learn about the characters. This is a pretty standard format that many 2 kour series follow. First, have an episodic beginning to get to know the characters while giving clues to the bigger story that would start later. Many times series wait too long to get on with the story. In this case, I thoug…
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