Madoka is an energetic girl, and the only member of her school's Jersey Club - a club devoted to helping anyone any time. One day a mysterious girl called Lan asks Madoka for help - by piloting a Robot. With this Madoka is thrown into a new life where she must pilot one of three legendary robots known as Vox that destroyed the earth 200000 years ago, and have to power to do so again.
(Anime; 2 Seasons, 12 episodes, Finished)
This is a pretty average series - its good but not great, its not terrible but has a lot going against it. The Animation is impressive and in a lot of places does some unique twists, and when it comes to the robot battles the style of the series really stands out. But at times it can be a little too 'sparkly' and those moments are obvious because they don't really fit with whats going on. The story is pretty good, but it gets wrapped up in its own mythology and spends a lot of time ignoring anything resembling plot. The first season left things really open so a second was much called for. But again the second season suffered from the same problems - starting with some big idea and then ignoring it because of all the mystery surrounding the Vox. This lack of plot or overall drive isn't helped by the characters - they are fun and great to watch, but none of them have any sense of ambition story wise. Most of the time they are just there to make funny lines. Also, there is some underlying joke that the three main female characters are 'more than just friends', this leads to some good jokes, but otherwise just seems silly.
So there you have it, Rinne no Lagrange is a fun watch but nothing spectacular.
Rating - 5/10
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