Introduction
The series is set in a near-future world where the boundary between human being and AI is vague. A rapid biological evolution, similar to "Cambrian Explosion," is caused by one incident. This incident turns into the genesis of a new jostle for supremacy, and the influence of the evolution goes beyond biological framework and spreads to various kinds of materials and technologies. The era of massive evolution involving diverse existences, such as human, machines, and biotechnologies, is coming. Characters fight an existential war in such a world.
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Audience reviews
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Last Hope (Juushinki Pandora) is a sci-fi anime based in a fictional, post-apocalyptic, Asian country in the not-too-distant future. The story takes place after the main character and a partner attempt to create a fancy energy-related device that ends up destroying most of the world by merging machines and biological creatures. The premise is interesting, and the characters’ backstories start off rather intriguing. However, as the plot progresses, the story as a whole falls apart. The already pseudo-scientific physics babble and “quantum reactor” plot turns sideways when absurdly disconnected subplots start getting rammed together, merging physics, spirituality, ridiculous multidimensional travel, giant fighting robots, morality, yin and yang, biology, and the chara…
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Neon Evolution EvangeTransformers...Shoji Kawamori you kinda went crazy with this one...
Juushinki Pandora gives us something of an Attack on Titan "last of humanity" while monsters named B.R.A.I (or animals that evolved into mechs) invaded the land due to the Cambrian Explosion and needing Hyperdrived vehicles named M.O.E.V in order to defeat them, but for LA's main reason as to why this anime interested LA......Nao Touyama was in it.
So to brass tax, Juushinki Pandora somewhat excels in character and story integration which makes the increasingly crazy plot twists apply and oddly enough given enough leeway and hinting as such, where the anime does falter however comes in in terms of structure, pacing and execution, but that a bit later.
Character-wise due to the major development and…
Read at the sourceAquas_Veritem
I'm a bit of an oddity when it comes to watching anime. I judge a show based on how well it immerses me into it's world and how deep the story is. When I watched this, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story was fairly deep and wasn't very predictable like other animes I've watched. The art style was interesting and well executed, with the 'quantum' effects really hitting right how it should. The sound, while not particularly special, was used to further emphasize the emotional impact of scenes and the mystery of the quantum realms. The characters were a little typecast at times, but despite their personalities being a bit trope-y, it never felt forced.
The main thing is that this is a slow-burner story, not some long adrenaline high like most mecha animes. Theres more time spent on creating t…
Read at the sourceCreissonino
You know, this is an EVA clone.
But while Evangelion is christian, we can say this anime is the Atheist Evangelion, since they use evolutionary theory, chaos theory and string theory instead of bible and catholic lore to tell almost the same story, with almost the same structure, but with a nicer ending.
Juushinki Pandora can be pretty bad and boring sometimes, but its concept overall is very entertaining and kept me until the end.
Also, the characters are cool and interesting and I like the world-building. The sniper's subplot is amazing.
I'm only upset this could be prettier. The animation sucks. Like, it really sucks. Overall, the technical aspects of it are pretty lame. And the fanservice is dumb as fuck.
Read at the sourceNitemare25
I've always had a soft spot for shows where some nerdy guy suddenly becomes an action hero. So once again here I am, writing a review for a show that I really liked and almost nobody watched.
Story - This is a show about a genius scientist and his pals fighting monsters and bad guys with crazy science powers. However, there is also a plot that is actually pretty interesting, and it does sort of manage to work in the backstories and motivations of our 3 main heroes: Leon, Quinny, and Doug.
Art - I think the most memorable quality of the art is how colorful it is. I personally thought it looked fine, but I could see someone calling it overkill. The animation is pretty decent for the most part, although I noticed a few problems towards the end.
Sound - The soundtrack is serviceable with a…
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Shoji Kawamori, the creator of the much beloved Macross series of the 80s and 90s, has created another flick to his name, the latest project called Juushinki Pandora, an omage to his works of past of the sci-fi-mecha genre which as of late, has seen much flack due to the many issues with his directorial work.
Oh...how the mighty have fallen. To be fair, the honest takeaway is Shoji Kawamori's mech designs which still look good...at the expense of other areas of the show that quite honestly, isn't a good sales-pitch anymore going forward.
Juushinki Pandora is set in an alternate universe where human beings and AI, or much rather, the B.R.A.I, which are machine-made beasts made out from the cause of biological evolution, was spearheaded from an unforeseen explosion by one man who goes unde…
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