Introduction
In a futuristic, post-disaster Tokyo, the "Special Public Security Fifth Division Third Mobile Assault Eighth Unit," or "Unit Eight," is a police unit specializing in handling criminals who wield dangerous wearable technology called "Willwear." Equipped with Willwear of their own, the squadron is often criticized by the public for their carelessness and disregard for protocol.
Sent in by the government as an undercover agent with special instructions from the higher-ups, Asami Kazari is Unit Eight's newest member. Determined to straighten out what she expects to be a group of incompetent fools, she instead finds a team of well-intentioned experts who use very effective—albeit unorthodox—methods, hindered by strict regulations. With their newest member by their side, Unit Eight fights crime and overcomes unexpected adversaries in Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hachi Gakari.
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Audience reviews
7 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Sagaiko
The futuristic setting and cool mecha suits promise excitement, but the execution falls short :/
The narrative or the whole story in general is a total meh. The only strong things that i can admit on this anime is the sound effects and the characters. Its cool and varied cast. Each character's got their own style and personality, which makes the anime interesting. Side characters like Haruka get some good development, but the main characters are kinda left hanging by the end.
The mecha action, which should be the highlight, often feels lackluster. The Willwears, despite their fancy designs, don't bring the level of excitement you'd expect from a mecha anime in my opinion.
It's not the worst out there, but it's definitely not the first pick for a thrilling mecha-police combo.
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I wanted to like this show more than I did really. After sitting through a couple episodes I usually become very bored. I went into this expecting police officer mystery and stuff involving robots. However, that quickly evolved into some power rangers stuff where they fight once and it's really just that.
The story itself had me wondering the entire time about why people would really want to do this. And is finally revealed on the last episode. (Wasn't worth it) Everything was smashed together. At least that what it felt like to me. A way to describe it is future stuff and hacking. That's the bare bones explanation of what drives most of the episodes.
Moving onto the characters I really have no opinion on them because I know nothing about them! Except one girl likes to throw in English…
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So I liked this show a lot, but it's a niche kind of show. You'll either love it or think it's mediocre at best.
If there's any way to describe this show without specific examples, I'd have to say it's a well executed show full of tropes that we all want to see more of. It's really detailed at some points in regards to jargon, but kind of runs over others.
It doesn't really focus on just one character, it focuses on the ensemble as a whole. every character gets an episode or two to them self, except for like, that maintenance guy, but whatevs.
It has a lot going on, and doesn't really spend too much time on any one theme or subject, which may throw you off, but they are done rather well. It's a good mix, but the fact that it's a mix may not suit your palette.
For the most part, the ea…
Read at the sourcejgomezg
Wait...doesn't this premise remind you of Patlabor or Psycho-Pass? A little, but only on the surface. In practice, it's a lot closer to a newly self-aware entry in Toei's old Metal Hero series. Think Winspector meets Dekaranger, except guest starring Bonzi Buddy. Or just Power Rangers. That said, Active Raid was a hard sell right out of the gate. It isn't really innovative nor sophisticated, but in the end it can still provide some lighthearted fun for those who can sit back and relax without overthinking the material. Even Goro Taniguchi, who is one of the two directors involved, cautioned that this show wouldn't be anything like his previous projects.
Story:
Active Raid does not revolve around the life of a central protagonist or singular character. The story centers on the team as an…
Read at the sourceGrimanir
Thunderbirds meets Gundam meets Power Rangers/Super Sentai. That's the most apt description I can think for this series.
This is the updated preview -> review, and I think the scores hold. The last 2 episodes are better than the others, but don't do enough to pull the overall score up.
Story: 6
Possibly the weakest link of the series. The story revolves around a team of police officers who operate from a mobile train base, and utilise Willwears, powered suits of armour, to fight crime. Sounds pretty exciting, right?
The problem comes from a complete lack of focus; only late in the series does Logos truly come into play. I realise in retrospect that this is because it is leading into the next season. However, this approach is not particularly appealing to new potential watchers.
As a mostl…
Read at the sourceFlawfinder
I don't really like it when somebody tries to impress me by copying my favorites. After all, I could just interact with my favorite again if I wanted to, and it doesn't help that a lot of the times when something copies what I enjoy, it tends to miss the point entirely and thus we get a thousand Boondock Saints and five hundred Boondock Saints 2. Every once in a while though, you get one that gets what's up, or takes it in a direction you didn't know you wanted. As such, I was kind of looking forward to Active Raid despite it looking like a shitty Patlabor-ripoff because although he wasn't actually directing the thing, I was interested to see if Taniguchi would do anything interesting with it - and more importantly, make us remember Production IMS for something besides shitty light novel a…
Read at the sourceAllenHavens92
Active Raid, while having a set plot in mind, felt like a hodge-podge of elements thrown throughout each episode, making me question what kind of series it wants to be.
The story has your typical futuristic setting featuring authoritarian and political plot lines with mechas thrown into the mix. Personally, I've always found it difficult to comprehend all of the futuristic jargon being delivered, but it just might just be I'm slow when it comes to stuff like that. The structure of the series is simple: early episodes are one-shots until the last few episodes where the "big picture" is finally put into play.
Our main set of characters (those of Unit 8) are unique in their own way, which shows their individuality. We also have episodes that focus on a particular character, so they get thei…
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