Aquarion Evol (Anime)

12000 years have passed since the time of Aquarion, and the earth is under threat again. An alien species is coming to earth and stealing women from humanity. The only ones who can fight back is a school that is split between boys and girls. They pilot three robot sets that combine to become the mighty aquarion robot, but because of an old accident, there is a rule that the opposite sexes can not combine together. That is until one day, during an abductor attack, the boy Amata, who has golden wings on his heels, and the kindly girl Mikono climb aboard one of the machines and combines with another boy and girl, breaking the seal and unleashing the power of the new Aquarion Evol.

(Anime: 1 Season, 26 episodes, Finished)

At first glance this looks like a remake of the great sci-fi series Sousei no Aquarion, but it soon becomes clear that this is in fact a direct sequel to it (give or take 12,000 years. I still don't understand how they came to that number). And this was a great reveal because to be honest the end of Sousei no Aquarion left me feeling a little unsatisfied. And Aquarion Evol does a fantastic job of not only meeting the requirements of the previous series, but also exceeds it in a number of ways. Firstly it meets the standard action sequences and giant mecha fights that we've come to expect from Sousei, and goes a lot further by introducing many new attacks and abilities that are guaranteed to be both awesome and laughable at times. Anything you can think of, there may be an attack for it. Then there are the characters of which there are plenty. All of which have their own unique powers as with Sousei and there are lots of relationship webs forming amongst them that are half the fun of the series. There is even a cameo from some of the original cast (including Fuudo Zen, not to give away too much but his deal is finally explained). There are lots good romantic moments, comedic antics and great fights, all culminating in a fabulous series, making up for everything Sousei lacked. One last note: there is a punchline about the series that is almost impossible to see, and when it finally gets sprung on you, then expect to smack yourself in the face for not seeing it.

Rating - 

10/10