1 Name: Germany : 2011-09-10 22:40 ID:IKxblsOr (Image: 400x399 jpg, 31 kb) [Del]
It's a really D.L.(down low, or what most people call "unknown")anime with a lot of depth to it. While it may seem like Gundamn on the surface, the story spins it a more "divergent" direction.
The Linebarrels of Iron story takes place in a fictional alternate future, centering on a junior-high school student named Kouichi Hayase, who escaped his daily life of being bullied as a child by daydreaming about being a hero. His life was forever changed during a class trip in the year 2016 when an artificial satellite fell from orbit. Due to this "accident", Kouichi was left in a coma for half a year, and upon awakening, found himself with strange powers, including superhuman strength. Then, in 2019, a mysterious robot called "Linebarrel" appears before him. It is revealed that the accident from three years ago was not caused by a satellite, but rather by the Machina robot Linebarrel, and that this turned him into a "Factor", which is the name given to Machina pilots. This leads him to encounter Emi Kizaki, a mysterious amnesiac girl whose unknown past seems to be related to Linebarrel. He joins her in fighting for JUDA, the world's largest medical equipment maker, which happens to secretly own several other Machina robots.
2 Name: Mael !hefBVEyOUs : 2011-09-10 23:05 ID:K+hrkpxF [Del]
I like that someone else is starting to post well composed threads.
In any case, this sounds interesting, I'll definitely look into it.
3 Name: Ayanavi : 2011-09-11 00:47 ID:y5MkN7sB [Del]
I liked how the main character was an unrepentant bastard. I didn't like him much as a character, but it was refreshing to see someone who was a complete jerk and rarely actually felt bad about it.
And of course, the series tends to deconstruct the "Oh I have natural talent and a strong weapon - fuck armies!"
...Or it tries to. Linebarrel is pretty damn hard to top, even with training.
Props go to the guy with his katana-bot though... He's insane. After he took on that man-sized mecha and fucked him up, I grew all sorts of respect for him.
And the twins... god the twins are great, especially when he gives the wrong one a hairclip to distinguish their genders.
